Sm7B Condenser Microphone

I have a RODE NT-1 Condenser microphone, which is a very good microphone, with a very nice sound for human voices. However, I was having to use the NT-1 in a room that is not sound proof and the NT-1 is VERY sensitive to background noises. After much research I decided to order the Shure SM7B and I am very pleased. I combined the SM7B with a FetHead inline preamp feeding into my RODECaster Pro. The signal is very clean, dramatic drop in background noise pickup, and the SM7B has a superb sound for voices. Add in the form factor on a boom arm is much less intrusive in front of the face than the NT-1 with the pop filter in place is and it makes using the SM7B much nicer when the camera is turned on. All in all a very positive purchase, would not hesitate getting a second (or third) SM7B if I needed to do a multi person web cast, or recording.

When I changed from my condenser microphone to the dynamic Shure SM7B microphone I knew the SM7B had a much lower output signal than the condenser I was replacing. Although in theory there was enough gain in my audio device interface (ADI) to be able to just plug the SM7B into the ADI and thence into my computer I was concerned about the potential noise floor increasing having to run the ADI at very high gain levels to have sufficient signal strength from the SM7B. I decided to order the FetHead when I ordered the SM7B and have the FetHead plugged directly into the SM7B XLR connector, then the XLR cable from the FetHead to my ADI. The result is a dead quiet background, and an ample signal from the SM7B into the ADI to allow for plenty of gain adjustment.The FetHead was very easy to use, literally plug and play (just ensure the ADI is providing phantom power to provide power to the FetHead). I preferred the FetHead design to competing products where two XLR cables are required with the preamp sitting in the middle connected to both cables. With the FetHead, I needed just the one XLR cable to run from the FetHead to the ADI, with the FetHead plugged directly into the SM7B XLR connector. Overall, very satisfied and would buy again if I add another SM7B to my equipment.

connecting the condenser microphone, quite functional

All I can say is Wow. You'll have to hear it to believe it. I tried it with a Shure SM7B microphone.

I was able to lower my gain on my Shure SM7B even lower than what I have for my condenser mic. I have lots of head room and clean sound. Love it.

good basic Large Capsule Condenser Microphone.

Use this to hold up my Blue Condenser Microphone. It's impressive because the microphone is extremely heavy #sweepstakes

This microphone sounds better than the sm7b in my opinion. It is more of a natural sound compared to the sm7b. I highly recommend it!

Love the Rode NTG-1 Condenser Microphone. I use it with my Canon Mark 2

The Shure SM7B sounds incredible... when appropriately used. The first important thing to note is that this microphone is very quiet, so it needs about 50-60db of gain to get its signal up to usable volumes. Not all audio interfaces are created equal in this regard, so make sure yours has enough juice to power it. I needed to max out a Focusrite 18i8 (2nd gen)'s gain to get audible sound from it. Cranking your preamp's gain up so high may come with a price, and that's a low humming sound. It is possible to remedy this by providing the needed gain digitally or by adding a gate to the signal that targets and removes the hum, which is how I first heard the true potential of this microphone and became enamored by it. However, I ultimately opted to get a Cloudlifter CL-1 to do away with said hum and get a clean signal from the get-go. It works perfectly now. I can't recommend it enough.