Shure SM57 Professional Microphone

Pros: This is an excellent microphone.
Cons: None.

SHURE SM57 DYNAMIC PROFESSIONAL MICROPHONE The Shure SM57 is possibly the most popular microphone in the world, with its main competition being the Shure SM58. For the home recording studio, it is possibly the first choice for many, ...

Pros: solid, versatile performance for under $100 new
Cons: not a one

The Shure SM 57 was one of the microphones I used on my first gig with me providing professional sound a couple of months ago. When acquiring the mikes for my sound system, I sought out microphones that would deliver quality reproduction for my band ...

Pros: Affordable, durable, especially great for drums and guitars
Cons: nothing to mention

If you want to do some quality home recording, then you need decent microphones, and Shure's SM-57 mics fit the bill. These dynamic mics are high quality, rugged, extremely durable, inexpensive ($89), and are all purpose mics with great rejection (good ...

Pros: durability, consistently good sound quality, very popular in the business
Cons: not perfect for vocals

I am a senior student at a university taking music technology. We have several of these mics at our disposal in our recording studio and they are a wonderful piece of equipment. Quality: Having to share the studio with all levels of students ...

Pros: By far the best buy for the money and very professional.
Cons: A little pricey, but well worth it

The Shure SM57 has came out ahead and is leading the pack of microphones everywhere. This unidirectional microphone speaks for itself the second you hook it up, giving out a clear, unpunched, sound that impresses not only me, but thousands of bands, ...

Pros: Ultimate in versatility and reliability: everything a regular workday mic should be.
Cons: None yet.

I use two of these in purely studio applications, less often for vocals than instruments, but a very reliable, durable mic that couldn't deliver more if it cost four times as much.

So far, I haven't let these out of the studio for gig work, and I probably won't. I've miked everything from a tiny African thumb piano to my bodhran with them, and so long as I go to the time and trouble of experimenting with correct placement, I'm always rewarded with great sound. I do use a devoted vocals mic for most leads, but I use these as ambient and background mics, and they're worth every cent of the reasonable price.

I also occasionally will set up two in front of my two-speaker guitar amp, for a slightly different sound than simply running straight lines from the amp into the mixer. There's probably no end to the unusual applications these would work for, and that's what you want in the studio: a dependable workhorse that's not more valuable than your car.

Pros: durable, high quality, great sounding
Cons: NONE!

this mic is definitely one of the most versatile mics ive ever used. it is extremely durable, my lead singer likes to swing around the misc like the singer in The Who, and so far, it hasn't shorted yet. ive had the mic for about a year now, and is also a great drum mic. when my band first started, we used it as a drum mic, actually the only drum mic. it is definitely one I am going to buy 6 more of for my band.