Sound for Video Session — History of the SHURE SM7 with Michael Pettersen

In this week's session, SHURE's historian, Michael Pettersen, joins us to talk about the history of the SM7 dynamic broadcast microphone.

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses at https://school.learnlightandsound.com including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini and just added Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio.

Gear I often use or that we mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Waves, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- SHURE SM7B dynamic broadcast microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Perfect Circuit, Amazon https://geni.us/GYU7dHy
- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/O8e0
- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/InspOl
- Canon C200 Camera - B&H https://geni.us/9Zi4m4a
- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/kZyU7e
- ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon https://geni.us/b8my
- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/sRxFU90
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H https://geni.us/9ZfE77
- Universal Audio 6176 channel strip pre-amp, EQ, compressor — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/505L55n

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00:00 Start
02:45 Beginning of stream
04:15 Michael’s intro + a detailed history of the SHURE SM7
39:07 Keeping up with modern demand for the SM7B
40:40 Has the SM57 changed at all over the years?
42:33 SHURE and the White House Communications Agency
45:58 Original SM7 reissue?
47:21 On-unit XLR vs. yoke-mount XLR connector
1:00:34 Original Beta 57 foam replacement
1:01:45 Future special editions of the Super 55?
1:03:20 The next 100 years of SHURE
1:05:53 End of stream