MV51

I play classical guitar mostly and use this mic for streaming, Instagram and YouTube videos and even the occasional Spotify release. As a mic for video and live streaming it’s perfect, but it leaves a bit to be desired for studio settings. I still prefer my cheap audio technica small diaphragm mic, and it absolutely can not compete with something like a Newman, but I sometimes add it to the mix if I get it in a particularly nice spot. Other than it leaving a little to be desired in color and clarity for an audio recording it’s a great mic! Sturdy and compact, I can record or stream anywhere with minimal fuss, with really clean clear quality. The built in compressors really make setup for that stuff easy. Make sure to turn them off before recording for an audio recording though, they do not help the end result of a mix. The compressors are perfect if you’re not planning to add anything more than a little reverb or eq, but any added compression or limiting in the mix on top of the built in ones sound terrible on acoustic instruments in my opinion. The video is just the built in acoustic setting with no additional effects.

Wanted a USB mic for my iPad Pro to demo vocals while in my car on lunch. In the last few years I’ve dumped the large recording studio and went mobile. I was between this mic and the Hype pro. Since I own multiple Shure mics, I went with this one. Sounds really good, even in the car. Thing is a tank. Only complaint is it’s larger than I expected. Plug in and record. Has worked will all of my apps so far. Would like to see a compact version. I also own a MV88 and the sound quality just isn’t as good as MV51.

Amazing microphone, nothing else needed. I have been recording with all sorts of equipment, and have basically thrown them all out. I just connect this mic to either my mac mini or directly to my iphone, set it to acoustic guitar mode, and even don't need to do any audio processing afterwards.

I’m super happy! It is heavy in the hands and I LIKE that! It’s really simple to use. The audio quality on my Zoom meetings have been dramatically improved. Before I started using it for my Zoom meetings I tested it. I tried all settings and played a lot with the mic gain. For me , it works using it with the speech option and gain set to 5. When I use it with the gain set to 6 my voice is clearer and deeper but it has too much noise for my taste. So I set it to 5 and was more than pleased with the audio quality. How did I test it? I used the voice memo app in my Mac. And I started recording saying something like “this is a test with the mic in guitar setting and gain set to 6...” and I continued changing the settings while still recording. After I tried all settings, I knew that the speech option was the best for me. After that, I continued recording my voice and testing the different gain levels. It was like “now testing speech with gain in five, (switched it to six), now testing speech with the gain set to six( or four, three...). It was a little of work but I enjoyed it because I know how people is going to listen to my voice.

Excellent build quality, natural vocal tone, and great noise rejection, especially for a USB microphone. Because of that, I give it 5 stars as a desk recording mic. I'm using it for voice work, so check other reviews for the presets and musical recording. The only downside I can find is that the flat signal, 'no preset,' may not have enough gain for softer, low volume voices. If however you're using the voice preset, you are good to go.

I was looking for a mic to use while streaming, and Shure is already a name I trust, so I figured I'd give this mic a shot. I use this mic about 2 feet from me and my audience hears me clearly. I use it on my desk with the stand, but you can put it on a dedicated mount by removing the rubber screw-in foot on the leg in the back. It comes with an adapter to fit a smaller post, but I found it incredibly difficult to remove once screwed in. I had considered putting it on a tripod but that adapter was so hard to remove that I just decided to use it on my desk for now. Using the touch buttons makes things pretty easy, since you don't need to interface with software if you don't want to. I only have one gripe, and that's the abnormally short 3 foot cable length. This might be fine if you are using this with a mobile device that is right next to the mic, or with a laptop that is also very close. It couldn't make the distance from the back of my desktop tower to where I have it resting on my desk without being almost completely taut. It comes with multiple cables, but they are all this unreasonably short length. Contrary to what I have read in another review, the cable is standard. I am using a 10+ year old USB-A to Micro USB cable from a Blackberry and it is working perfectly. If you don't have a similar cable around, then I'd strongly suggest getting a longer cable if you plan on using this for any normal distance. Aside from that, I have no complaints. The build quality is solid, heavy metal and it's been working wonders for me in the couple of months that I have been using it.

works very well im very satisfied with purchase

This mic is great. I am at a room that has a lot of echo and and that makes me sound with feedback most of the time or muffled. Day one I got unsolicited compliments from people that my voice sounded very clear. I use it for my conferences using my computer audio (remember to tweak the settings). I does not seem to work for phone conversations (although it can be used for recordings or iPhone videoconferencing) and I think it is not the device’s fault but the limitations of audio quality over a phone infrastructure. However, my colleagues who dial in can hear me perfectly as long as I use this mic connected to my computer audio to get the signal in.

Para minha filha o funcionamento do microfone é otimo

Muy buen micrófono, excelente me gustó la calidad y la parte de poder modificar la ganancia y los modos que tiene, lo pude conectar al iPhone y a la PC.

Normalerweise schreibe ich keine Rezensionen. In diesem Fall bin ich aber so begeistert von dem Produkt, dass ich mir die Zeit nehme, eine zu schreiben. :) Zu meinem Anwendungsfall: Ich will für Youtube Videos direkt in DaVinci Resolve Voiceovers aufnehmen. Über das integrierte ADR-Feature gibt es hier eine recht effiziente Lösung, ohne dass man einen Medienbruch (z.B. SD-Karten bei externen Aufnahmegeräten oder separate Audio-Software) hat. Daher musste es ein Mikrofon mit USB-Anschluss sein. Dafür habe ich 4 Mikrofone getestet: - Rode NT-USB Mini - Elgato Wave 3 - Shure MV51-DIG - Shure MV5-B-DIG Eine kleine Besonderheit, die mir aber sehr wichtig war: Da der Rechner ja während der Aufnahme laufen muss und dessen Lüfter läuft, war mir eine entsprechende, verzeihende Richtcharakteristik wichtig. Und genau hier waren die beiden Shures wirklich herausragend! Mit diesen war der Lüfter kaum zu hören, während beim Rode diese sehr deutlich waren und für meine Qualitätsansprüche nicht in Frage kam. Das Elgato habe ich leider bei Resolve nicht zum Laufen gebracht (in Windows kam das Signal an, bei Resolve nicht), insofern kann ich hierzu keine Beurteilung abgeben. Beim Monitoring über den eingebauten Klinkenstecker trat der Lüfter aber im Vergleich zu den Shures auch recht deutlich hervor. Da das MV51 insgesamt wesentlich besser verarbeitet ist und mehr Funktionen hat als das MV5, habe ich mich letzlich dafür entschieden, auch wenn der Preis schon ordentlich ist. Mir ist aber ein guter Ton, den man kaum nachbearbeiten muss, sehr wichtig: Es amortisiert sich m.E. am Ende, wenn man effizienter arbeiten kann und weniger Zeit in die Nachbearbeitung stecken muss. Ich hoffe, ich konnte mit der Rezension bei der Entscheidung helfen :)

He probado varios micros antes de decidirme por este. Por qué este? Por calidad de sonido, fantástica. A la altura de micros shure “pros” . Por calidad de los materiales. Buena construcción en metal. Basta con cogerlo en la mano para saber que tienes un producto de calidad. Y por un detalle importante. MFI. Compatible con iPhone/iPad conexión directa y App para grabación de sonido.

All I can say, is that this microphone is outstanding. It is well thought out and not based on "Marketing" rather than performance and function. I am an audiofile and enjoy some high end home audio equipment. When the pandemic hit like many I was having "zoom" meetings and found so often people were asking "what did you say" or "sorry can you repeat that" so like many I went online looking for a better "COMPUTER MICROPHONE" I must have spent like 1-week looking at different funky brands... some spent more time talking about the LED's and ability to changer colours then they did about the performance and operation of the microphone itself. One day I woke up and was listening to some high quality Media (CD's) and one just sounded so good. I thought boy I wonder how this disc was recorded... I opened the little booklet and as I was reading in the details of the recording, there is was SHURE brand microphones... I almost wacked myself in the head and said... hey I forgot about SHURE! so I went online and looked them up and although they are not the typical branded computer microphone... I found this one and I ordered it. Not a word of a lie.... the first zoom meeting in the first conversation, one of my colleagues asks.... what did you do to your computer? I am like "What do you mean" he says... "I can hear you like you are sitting beside me in the room at my computer." For the rest of the meeting everyone let me talk and say my thoughts and frankly I realized that I had more attention and authority in this meeting than I had in any previous ZOOM meeting. I realized that this came from the fact I sounded so "REAL" and clear. I know such a silly thing... but these zoom meetings lose that personal touch, that "in your face" type conversation but one with subtlety and inflection. The nuance in the way you deliver a word that changes its grammatical meaning. All these calls and meetings and I waisted so much time and effort talking and not being heard (Figuratively speaking). This Shure microphone gave me an immediate presence and advantage and honestly has become my closest business friend. I am constantly being called and asked about what I use for a webcam, and when I ask what it is about their inquiry caused their call... they always say THE AUDIO! I then explain that although I have a good quality webcam (1080P) the audio is my microphone and when they learn what I am using most say, "hey I remember Shure is that the same brand that makes microphones for the stage and concerts?" and I say yes, then they usually say...wow why dont more of the computer systems come with shure branded microphones... I say I have no idea... and in the few situations where my colleagues have purchased the shure microphone... I always get a call back with a thank you for recommending such a good well built excellent performing microphone! I highly recommend buying this unit and can seriously say... it is SOOOO MUCH better than most of the "computer brand marketed" units... with fancy blue LED lights! Shure does what it has always done on stage or in studios... makes you sound really really good! Andy Garbas