The Most Overused Microphone (Shure SM7B)

The Shure SM7B is one of the finest and most popular microphones ever made. Unfortunately due to its recent increase in popularity, many people purchase this microphone expecting magic and are instead met with a thin, dull, noisy, and difficult sound to track and edit. In this video, I go over exactly what is causing this and how to solve the problem, as well as recommend alternative microphones that are less demanding to use.
0:00 Intro
0:40 How Microphones Work
3:28 SM7B History
4:58 The SM5
6:08 The SM7
7:25 The SM7B
8:14 Poor Use Cases
10:54 Large and Small Diaphragms
11:53 Where SM7B Excels
12:37 Remove The Filter
14:48 Tackling Noise and Interference
16:29 Preamps
18:54 Back Switch Settings
20:00 Alternative Options
21:40 The EV RE20
24:51 SM7B On Instruments
25:51 High SPL Recording
27:55 Incorrect SM7B Test
29:01 Proper SM7B Test
29:46 SM7B Filter Test
30:24 EV RE20 Test
31:20 Rode NT1 Test
32:25 AKG C451B Test
33:09 Summary
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