Shure MV51 User Guide

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Podcast and Voice Recording

Set the microphone to the Speech mode. Speak directly into the front of the microphone at a distance of 2-12 inches (5-30 cm)

away.Speakingclosertothemicrophoneresultsinmorebassresponse,similartovoicesonaradiobroadcast.Makeaddition-

al gain adjustments if necessary.

Typical position for speech

Acoustic Instruments and Music

Tocaptureacousticsources,suchassinging,acousticguitar,softpercussion,orothermusicalinstruments,useaclosemicro-

phone placement.

Aimthemicrophonedirectlyatthesoundsource.Forasinglesource,suchasastringinstrumentoravocalist,placethemi-

crophone6to12inches(15to30cm)away.Forasmallgrouporaperformerwhoissingingandplayinganinstrumentsimul-

taneously, use a distance of 2 to 10 feet (0.6m to 3 m). Placing the microphone farther away results in more ambient room

sound.

Set the microphone to the Acoustic or Singing mode and make additional gain adjustments if necessary.

Bands and Loud Sources

To record a band with drums or amplified instruments, aim the microphone towards the group at a distance of 6 to 15 feet (1.8

to4.6m).Placementofthemicrophonedependsonthesizeoftheroom,numberofpeople,andinstrumentvolume.Ifpossi-

ble, walk around the room and listen to find where it sounds best.

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Shure MV51 Digital Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone with USB and Lightning