It’s been industry standard for 58 years for a reason
SM stands for Studio Microphone, so while most think of this as a live performance mic, which don’t get me wrong it excels at, many people think it’s a poor choice for studio work. It was built with studio work in mind, and just happens to be durable enough to withstand the torture of touring and being brought out for every event.It’s a cardioid dynamic mic so if you aren’t in a supremely sound proofed environment, say a bedroom you’ve done no sound dampening or minimum sound dampening work to, this is fantastic. It will cut out the immediate echos that can muddy recordings that otherwise would be picked up by a condenser mic. It’s also great for talk shows for the same reason. Most things on the butt end of the mic will be seriously cut out. Maybe not 100% but enough that you can hide it in a mix or cut with a sound gate without hurting the thing you’re actually recording.I recommend this with the focusrite audio interface, but anything that takes XLR cable and let’s it talk to a PC is fine. I recommend every home musician have one of these. Or podcaster, as the only difference between this and is larger big brother you see on every show is basically a well endowed wind screen. Everything else is identical internally. I worked in a recording studio for a college for a few years and while condensers have their place and can get extremely crisp amazing quality, that can be a WORSE choice if it’s used in the wrong environment. You don’t need to hear your roommates phone call in the next room while you record vocals, or the backing track/metronome you’re singing along with. This mic will let you record at home and give you more than enough quality for professional sounding mixes.

It’s a 58, what more do you want?
There’s a reason this is the go-to vocal mic, and that hasn’t changed for a reason! Sturdy built, great sound, solid vocal sound, and perfect cost for the versatile use and abuse that microphones see in the music world.

Shure Mic
The mic is great, famous for it’s construction, sound and durability but would be even better sold with a 1/4 inch adaptor

Perfect sound
Hooked it to a wireless transmitter – perfect result

Sin duda alguna se siente la calidad al sacarlo del empaque o mejor dicho desde el empaque.Ahora entiendo por qué Shure es uno de los mejores..!!Excelente peso, calidad al tacto y sobretodo su principal función que cumple al 100%

A little background; I am a hobbyist singer. I do not do any professional singing. However, I have been singing as a hobby for 7 years now. So I am quite aware of how my voice should sound like. In addition, I spend a lot of my professional work life in meetings and calls. So a good microphone is beneficial to my work.I was originally using a yeti snowball for many years prior to purchasing the SM58. The reason why I swapped was because sometimes in voice calls background noise would pick up (even with a noise gate or sound remover). Condenser microphones in general are very sensitive to sound. I decided to purchase the SM58 because it was the most popular dynamic microphone I could find. Dynamic microphones have a more concentrated pick up pattern, meaning you have to speak directly into it for sound to be picked up. So naturally all my background noise issues in meetings were solved. The microphone itself is extremely sturdy. I can see it lasting for many years.Important to note; this is a DYNAMIC microphone. As previously mentioned, it does a great job at filtering out the background noise. But as a consequence, it also does a great job at removing vocal details. Compared to my old condenser microphones, the tones were not as clear. Especially with my higher and lower most notes. This is because dynamic microphones like this one cuts off at certain sound frequencies. But this is the pay off for having sound reduction from your environment. You will have this issue with all dynamic microphones. If vocal clarity is important for your recording projects, please obtain a condenser microphone instead. I reccomend the RODE NT1 or the NT1A if you want a brighter sound. I recently got the NT1 and the amount of warmth and depth it captures in my voice is *chefs kiss*. Don’t forget to record with some sound proofing. I record in a closet. If you are singing live, that is a different story. Please stick to the dynamic microphone for live performances. That being said, you can still record songs or covers with a dynamic microphone, but for me personally, I know how I sound. I did not like how muddy this made my singing. So I no longer use it for recording vocals. I only use it in meetings/calls/live karaoke.This microphone is not a USB microphone and will require require an interface to set it up. Good news, if you ever get a new xlr microphone you can keep using the same interface. Most starters get the Scarlett, but I opted for the stienburg ur12. (Scarlett was sold out) I think the stienburg works lovely. Also because the sm58 is a dynamic microphone, the sound reduction also means it is very quiet. You will need a cloud lifter or some sort of Amp to boost your voice. The gain on the interface is not enough.TL;DR- Very solid microphone.- Good for everyday use/ Meetings/ Calls/ Live singing or performing- OK for vocal recordings (condenser microphones is better)- Needs an interface and preamp