Shure
Shure. It's your sound.
Here's You. You've got something to say. Something to play. You want to share it with the world - or maybe just 50 people in a smoky bar. Either way, music is your life.
Here's Us. We're a lot like you, except we make microphones. We're passionate about sound - and about audio products. We design and build them as if we were using them ourselves. Because a lot of us do just that.
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Here's Your Sound. It's where we meet. Shure has been enthusiastically dedicated to helping you tell the truth in notes, words and sound since 1925. We make microphones and audio electronics to help amplify, process, and mix your sound. Perfectly. Transparently. Reliably.
This success is and always has been due to our recognition that audio electronics are the means to self-expression for a diverse group of individuals worldwide. Without the desire of so many to have their unique voices heard, there would be no Shure Incorporated. Now, past our 75th year, we re-dedicate ourselves to this notion of being the audio tool of choice for personal expression, reminding ourselves that "Shure" is synonymous with "your sound."
Our history is one of innovation and excellence. For instance, our SM57 and SM58 mics are still the world's top sellers - over 30 years after they were introduced. Our products are, quite simply, the tried and true products of genius. Of course, there's a lot more to the story. Click here for a Brief History of Shure.
So, what do we make? Lots of great gear for stage and studio: Microphones. Wireless microphones and wireless guitar systems. Digital signal processors and feedback eliminators. Personal (in-ear) monitor systems. Hi-Fi phono cartridges and DJ needles. Portable mixers and digital signal processors.
If you're here because you're a musician (or speaker or engineer or sound technician), you've come to the right place. It's nice to meet you. Because you and Shure, we've got something in common.
Used Microphones
Microphones are, along with speakers, the most essential component of any communication system. Basically, microphones are a type of acoustic-to-electric transducer, which is able to deliver sound to a remote receiver either through a cable, or more commonly nowadays, wirelessly, by converting the sound input into an electrical signal.
Today, microphones are used for numerous different applications. Microphones can be found inside our telephones, radios, computers, hearing aids etc, and then thereā??s the stage mic, an essential item for any stage or television performer.
A modern mic can actually use a range of techniques to record sound and convert it into an electrical signal that the receiver can convert into sound. One of the most common types of microphone, the dynamic microphone, uses electromagnetic induction. Dynamic mics are actually very simple in design and have few moving parts, which is one of the reasons they are so popular, as this feature makes them a lot more rugged than other types, such as the condenser microphone, which are able to record a wider sound frequency yet are far more fragile.
Dynamic microphones are ideal for recording the sound produced by loud guitars, drums and amps, thanks to their ability to withstand high SPLs. However, this design incorporates a wire coil and thick diaphragm which makes them unable to pick up the highest sound frequencies. When the ability to pick up higher sound frequencies is required, a condenser microphone is the preferred option for musicians and technicians alike.
Condenser microphones work differently to dynamic microphones, as they use capacitance rather than electromagnetic induction to pick up audio. The downside is that this system requires more vulnerable parts to be used, and so these mics can be damaged fairly easily.
Other types of microphone are also available for specialist applications, including the wireless microphone, electret microphones, laser microphones and fiber optic microphones.
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