Shure SM7b

Shure SM7B hire in Melbourne. The broadcast standard for podcasts, voiceover and radio, in a Pelican case with the big windsock already on it.

Podcast microphone hire doesn't get more straightforward than this. The SM7B is a dynamic mic with a flat response from 50Hz to 20kHz, a bass rolloff switch that cuts the rumble below 400Hz and a presence boost that lifts the high mids by 3dB when a voice needs it. It ignores the room, forgives a guest who leans in and out, and has an internal shock mount so the desk thump never makes it to the recording. It's also a proper studio mic. Beautiful on vocals and horns, try it on a saxophone, or anywhere you'd normally reach for a 58.

The catch is gain. The SM7B needs a lot of it and a cheap interface or an audio desk with average preamps will leave you fighting hiss in the edit. Hire it with a Cloudlifter CL-1 and you get about 20dB of clean gain before the preamp touches it. The RODECaster Pro II has enough on its own, which is why the two make up our Podcast Recording Package.

Good for: podcasts, voiceover, streaming, radio style speech, studio vocals, horns and any close mic job where a bright cheap mic will punish you in the mix.

Good to know: Comes with the thread adapter, the large windsock, the extension tube and a Pelican 1150 case. Get it close, about a half a hand's width from the mouth and let the mic do the work.

What’s Included

• Thread adapter
• Large windsock
• Extension tube
• Pelican 1150