An all-time favorite, the Shure SM7B dynamic cardioid microphone is known for its warm sound and minimal proximity effect. The SM7B now ships with the original windscreen plus a larger version similar to the classic SM5B's windscreen. Add more dynamic range and +25db of clean gain by pairing your SM7B with a Cloudlifter-1 preamp! 

The Shure SM7B is an industry standard dynamic microphone. It has been the flagship of Shure’s dynamic mic product line for years, and has a reputation for being a go-to studio mic for numerous sources, including vocals.

The mic’s moving-coil cartridge is similar to the Unidyne III design found in the SM57/SM58.

Two recessed switches on the mic body enable onboard filters that change the frequency response. The HPF or “bass rolloff” switch attenuates low frequencies below 400 Hz (approx -3dB @ 200 Hz). The “presence boost” switch raises high-mids (approx +3dB from 2k-4k Hz).

The SM7B has very low sensitivty: just 1.1 mV/Pa, lower than most contemporary passive ribbon mics. This makes the mic somewhat hard to use on quiet sources, as the mic requires more clean gain than most consumer-grade preamps can deliver. For this reason, we conducted a test of 8 popular USB preamp/interface devices in 2012 to identify the ones that best support low-output mics like the SM7B.