Kick drum microphone technique using the AKG D112

Yes, I know this video does not have a Shure SM58 on it but it is from our Friend Russ long and you can get his DVD at out friends website www.JSS.net. As always please let us know what you think and if you know of any other videos we should show please let us know.

Snare drum microphone technique Shure SM57 microphones

Famed Nashville live and studio engineer Russ Long talks about microphone placement on the snare drum using the Shure SM57 microphone. You can find "Russ Lond's Guide to Nashville Recording" at www.JSS.net. Please tell your friends.

My frieend Casey Johnson is a rep for Shure Microphone and he sent me this message about the Shure X2u USB Signal Adapter:

It does have latency, but the headphone amp monitors the mic, before the DSP, therefore, no latency.

The reason I bring this up is someone tried to argue with me that another manufacture has a device that goes analogue to dig with no latency which cant happen... (yet)

Also, I plugged mine in and it just worked. It truly is plug and play. Smaart saw it as a device and used it for an RTA. I'm waiting on 2, one to use for each channel of smart. I'm not sure if it would work or not...

Please let us know what you think.

The Shure SM58+X2u USB Digital Bundle

Well it has finally happened Shure Microphone has finally improved upon the world famous SM58 Microphone, by introducing the SM58+X2u USB Digital Bundle. The latest offering from Shure is a USB Signal Adaptor that looks like a wireless handle with microphone gain control, volume and a monitoring control wheel. The handle also features built in phantom power. Dynamic or condenser microphones simply plug into the USB handle and you are ready to record

The spec sheet notes the USB devise has zero latency and the Monitor Mix Control can be used for blending microphone and playback audio. So now the go to vocal microphone can now be your go to digital on the go recording microphone. Sure says the X2u is plug and play and is compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 2000 (the jury is out on this), and Mac OS X 10.1 or later. So weather you are in your home studio, recording pod-casts on location or in the back of a tour bus recording the bands next big demo you can now grab the Shure SM58 and the X2u USB Signal Adaptor with your computer and know that you will get the legendary sound the SM58 is famous for.

For additional information on the X2u or any Shure product please contact my friends at JSS.net.

Microphone placement for sound reinforcement

Below is a link to a wiki that has some great information on microphone placement. Please let me know if the link does not work.

http://www.s80streaming.com/twiki/wikka.php?wakka=LiveSoundReinforcement

Shure SM58 Microphone Rebate

Here is a promotion our friends from Shure Microphone are running with Jason Spence from JSS.net. Please let me know if you have any problems with the link below. Also if you go to the JSS.net site, write a review and let us know what you think.

Save up to $20 on Shure SM57, 58 and 86 microphones!

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Information provided by your friends at JSS.net

Testing the old with the new

By Steve Trimble
Edited by Edward Frebowitz

I suppose one of the most impressive tests I have ever seen with a Shure SM58 is a signal comparison between one made in 1975 and one that was brand new out of the box. The comparison was done in a complete anechoic chamber test and the results were amazing. We all know how rugged and durable a SM58 is. That's not part of this discussion. When the two microphones were compared, there was less than 2db difference across the entire frequency band from the old microphone to the new one more than 25 years later. This is one of the primary reasons that the Shure SM58 microphone has become the cornerstone of sound reinforcement throughout the years. Show after show, night after night, the artist and the engineer know exactly how this microphone will perform.

Welcome to the Shure SM 58 Blogs First Posting

Welcome to the first posting of the Shure SM 58 Blog. It is important to note that this blog is not sponsored, endorsed or published by Shure Incorporated. I am just a fan of the microphone and got to thinking that most sound engineers have a story about the famed microphone. My goal is to make this blog a reflection of the folks who read it. I'm looking for stories, pictures and video or any type of information historical or otherwise regarding the SM 58.

So stay tuned, please RSS this blog or become a member. Also please let me know what you think and if you have any ideas send-em over.