Deal on Shure SM58 Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Microphone for only $169

Essentially, the Shure SM58 is a simple dynamic microphone that shares many of its features with its smaller brother, the Shure SM57. But while the 57 excels at recording instruments because of its flatter grille and smaller footprint, the SM58 is a pure vocal microphone. From the ball-shaped grille that provides some distance between the sound source and capsule, to the ergonomic design geared toward hand-held performance, this is a microphone designed to take your voice and make it sing.

Or talk, you decide. It also boasts an internal pop filter to reduce the negative effects of plosives and pops, and is durable enough to survive being tossed around every night in hot, sweaty clubs without dying. Two things are needed to use this dynamic cardioid microphone: an XLR cable and a recording interface, either a voice recorder or a guitar amplifier with multiple inputs. If you are using it for podcast recording or YouTube, you will need to go a step further and download recording software such as Audacity.

After that, you will be ready to record or jam. In terms of build quality, the SM58 is a reliable piece of hardware. Its humble design communicates the importance of function before form. The removable steel grille makes it easy to clean and replace. Beneath it is a spherical filter that attenuates the harshness of plosives and fricatives, -p, -t, -k or -f, -th, respectively. The tapered metal frame has proven sturdy, which is why it remains a must-have microphone, even 54 years after its initial release. It also features an internal mounting system to reduce vibration-induced noise.

The Shure SM58 is one of the best microphones in its class. Its frequency response (50Hz-15kHz) is designed to emphasize vocals, hence the bass attenuation from 40-100Hz. This is to combat the proximity effect, which occurs when the sound source is too close to the microphone, causing bass frequencies to be exaggerated. Another benefit of de-emphasizing low notes is that it reduces the need to go crazy with a high-pass filter for vocal audio when it is time for editing.

One case where frequency response may not be advantageous is when recording low-frequency sounds such as drums or bass. If you try recording these sounds with the Shure SM58, you will notice that they sound quieter than voices, guitars, and most piano chords. You can increase the volume when editing, but you may run into distortion as you increase the volume.

One of the many reasons the Shure SM58 is so popular is that if, by some strange circumstance, you manage to break it, you can replace it piece by piece. The grille is the most obvious replacement, but the grille on an SM58 is more likely to be replaced because it looks a little shabby after years of breathing and sweating than because it has broken.

Dian Erwin
Dian Erwin
Dian Erwin is a review writer for Bollyinside, covering topics related to computing, such as laptops, tablets, phones, and other hardware. Dian spends much too much of his free time on Twitter, reading speculative fiction novels, playing video games, and reading comic books. He also enjoys reading video game manuals.

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