Shure MV7 Studio microphone Silver
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Price: £262.42
Brand: Shure
Description: Inspired by the legendary SM7B the MV7 is a dynamic microphone with both USB and XLR outputs for use with computers and professional interfaces alike. Connect via USB and explore additional set-up features and Auto Level Mode within our Shure Plus MOTIV app to control your vocal tone and distance from the microphone. With Auto Level Mode you can let the microphone do the work for you. Shure MV7 Studio microphone Silver - shop the best deal online on appliances4.me
Category: Microphones
Merchant: Quzo
Product ID: 261004
Delivery time: Next Day
Delivery cost: 0
MPN: MV7-S
EAN: 0042406630818
Author: Barnsong
Rating: 5
Review: This is a well-rounded, great sounding dynamic microphone, with an overall warm sound, ideal for voice overs, Radio broadcasting & Podcasting. Build quality is excellent (all metal) and on par with other Shure Microphones, such as the SM57, 58 & the SM7B. The mic is not too heavy and most boom arms, even the cheaper ones will hold it, with only some minor adjustment - I use a Rode PSA 1 & PSA+, which are both excellent. The mic capsule underneath the windscreen is protected by a metal, rounded type grid (see pics), which also helps with noise reduction, but plosives are an issue with the provided windscreen – more on that later… The dual connectivity of XLR & USB (again, see pics), made this a pretty obvious choice if you want to use with an audio interface and/or just a computer. It’s also useful that one can act as a back-up should the other fail. You have access to the Shure companion App for this mic which lets you adjust the sound of the mic along with headphone monitoring. There are also some touch controls (mute/volume etc. on a slider/pressure strip with corresponding LEDs) on the mic itself, which again can be controlled via the App. Note though, that the App and touch controls only work when the mic is connected via USB, not XLR. If using USB only, gain is not an issue, but if going XLR, you will have to push our audio interface (Focusrite/Behringer/Steinberg) input gain up quite a bit for a good level. You may wish to invest in a gain booster/cloud lifter, but if using something like the Rodecaster Pro 2, you won’t need one. There are only minor negatives for this mic: 1. The USB connection is a micro one and not USB-C, which was a little disappointing, but not a deal breaker. 2. The windscreen is pretty bad, and you’d be better off replacing with the RK345 one from its bigger brother, the SM7B, as this really cuts down on plosives (I had great results using this). 3. The yoke that attaches to the mic stand/boom arm, does not screw down independently as with the SM7B and you have to rotate the whole mic instead. 4. The price – a little steep, considering what other options there are on the market today, but my personal opinion is that it is worth it. I will say after over a years’ worth of constant use, I have had no issues with the mic or the connections and have absolutely no regrets in purchasing this microphone and would do so again. There is an XLR only version out now, but I still like the option of the 2 types of connection and when moving forward, you should be adding to an exiting product, not taking away from…
Author: Ian Stark
Rating: 3
Review: I bought this mic for a specific job, a series of podcasts for a client. It involves me having to travel a lot and so I was looking for sound quality combined with portability and the ability to operate with a laptop, without needing a separate audio interface. Until this point I had been using a Shure SM7B with a laptop and a Scarlett 4i4 interface or a Zoom H6 field recorder. This mic ticked all my boxes but sadly I never got it out of the testing stage at home I so wanted to like this mic but was disappointed when after less than an hour of use it developed a fault when using USB (yes, I tested it on different PCs, with and without a powered USB hub, with and without the supplied software, and also tested two other USB mics I own - the problem was with this mic). It produced a high pitched buzzing and rebooting, reconnecting etc did not change it. It was fine over XLR, but I specifically wanted USB. When it worked it was fantastic and sounded great and I may well revisit it again in the future, but I was disappointed to have received a faulty item and it rather shook my confidence with Shure (well, specifically this model - I have never had any problems with any other Shire equipment I own). For the time being I will continue with the SM7B, which is a significantly better mic, but I do want to add to my collection a portable mic that doesn't need an audio interface and allows me to record direct into a laptop for immediate editing.