Shure SM7dB Active Dynamic Cardioid Microphone with Cloud Licensed Preamp Technology

The Shure SM7dB is a dynamic vocal microphone with a custom Shure-designed built in preamp with technology licensed from Cloud. The preamp has been tuned by Shure’s expert engineers specifically for the SM7dB to ensure the iconic SM7 sound is able to live on inside the SM7dB; unchanged, unaltered and here to stay for generations to come. In a sleek, all-black design, it’s the perfect dynamic microphone for professional podcasters, streamers and vocalists.

The SM7dB provides creators and audio engineers with the exact rugged construction and legendary audio quality of the SM7B, with the addition of a phantom-powered, built-in preamp designed by Shure. This integrated preamp provides a supplementary +18 or +28 decibels (dB) of clean gain, eliminating the need for a separate preamp, and freeing users from the hiss and noise introduced by many audio interfaces when their preamps are driven to the levels necessary to provide enough gain for the SM7B.

Ideal for users of all experience levels, the SM7dB’s additional gain brings the microphone’s sensitivity up to a level optimized for typical audio interfaces. This guarantees users enough gain on hand for their audio to be heard with maximum clarity in a recording, on a broadcast, or while streaming, regardless of their audio interface. For situations not requiring additional gain, users can simply set the integrated preamp to “bypass” to revert to original SM7B performance

Features:

• Legendary Sound: The SM7dB delivers the familiar warm tone adored by broadcasters, vocalists and content creators alike. Shure engineers have painstakingly ensured that it has the same sound signature as the original SM7B.
• Built-in Preamp: The SM7dB has a preamp custom designed by Shure inside, giving it enough output to work with any XLR interface. Providing up to +28 dB of low-noise, flat, transparent gain, the onboard preamp preserves the mic’s frequency response for a clean, classic sound. All you need is an interface or mixer offering +48V phantom power to operate the preamp.
• Gain Level: Choose between a boost of +18dB or +28dB from the preamp. Miking loud sound sources like a guitar cab or snare drum, Use +18dB or bypass the preamp for the original SM7B output level. Podcasting or recording quiet vocals, Select the full built-in boost of +28dB.
• Bypass Switch: A convenient bypass mode allows you to forego the built-in preamp in case you prefer to feed the mic’s unboosted signal into your professional console or interface. The microphone will retain its great audio traits. Bypassing the preamp reverts the SM7dB to original SM7B performance.
• Wide Frequency Response: Whether you’ve activated the preamp or not, you’ll get the same great detail in your recordings from a proven dynamic cartridge and frequency range of 50 to 20,000Hz. Hear all the highs and lows for truly natural sounding audio.
• Cardioid Polar Pattern: Excellent rear-rejection and textbook cardioid pick-up pattern isolates your voice from any background noise, allowing the SM7dB to capture warm, crisp audio in any environment. Ideal for less-than-ideal podcasting or streaming spaces.
• Low Cut & Presence Boost Filters: Just like the SM7B, the SM7dB offers multiple sound signatures using switches on the back of the microphone to suit any type of voice or instrument. Find your ideal tone by cutting the lows or boosting the presence.
• Unclutter Your Audio Chain: The SM7dB frees you from clunky in-line preamps and other accessories, while ensuring you get that classic SM7 tone no matter where you’re recording. One less thing to worry about while you’re traveling!

Specifications:

• Type: Dynamic (moving coil)
• Polar Pattern: Cardioid
• Frequency Response: 50 Hz to 20 kHz
• Output Impendance: 150 ohm in Bypass Mode, 27 ohm in Preamp Mode
• Sensitivity (at 1 kHz, open circuit voltage), [1] 1 Pa=94 dB SPL:
  -59 dBV/Pa[1] (1.12 mV) Flat Response Bypass Mode
  -41 dBV/Pa[1] (1.12 mV) Flat Response +18 Preamp Mode
  -31 dBV/Pa[1] (1.12 mV) Flat Response +28 Preamp Mode
• Polarity relative to Pin 3: Positive pressure on diaphragm produces positive voltage on Pin 2
• Net Weight: 1.875 lbs
• Housing: Black enamel aluminum and steel case with black foam windscreen

Item Includes:

• 1x SM7dB Active Dynamic Cardioid Microphone
• 1x Foam windscreen
• 1x 3/8″ thread adapter