Shure is a trusted name in microphones
they make some of the best mics for in
the studio or onstage there is also a
Shure microphone for iPhone that will
give you high quality audio for
podcasting live streaming or music
recording in this video we're looking at
the Shure MV 51 USB microphone
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i'm radio zane i'm a professional
broadcaster I've worked in traditional
media for over a decade now and I work
with microphones everyday in my job I
also enjoy doing social media videos in
my spare time and I'm always searching
for inexpensive microphones that will
give you great results in a home studio
setting today we're looking at this
microphone right here it's the Shure MV
51 USB microphone i've put a link to it
in the description of this video in case
you want to see the latest pricing and
some more information from the
manufacturer as you can see i'm using
this microphone right now and i will be
using it for the entire video the Shure
MV 51 can be attached to your computer
by using the included USB cable and it's
compatible with both PC and Mac you just
plug it into your computer the computer
will install the drivers automatically
just wait a couple of seconds and once
it's ready the LED lights on the front
will light up then you're ready to start
recording one of the really cool things
about the shure MV 51 is that it can
easily connect to your iphone or your
ipad and it's the same thing you just
plug it in it installs and once it's
installed the lights on the front will
come on you can also use the MV 51 with
Android devices but sure says that it
has to be Android devices that support
USB Class 2.0 and USB on-the-go
connectivity so if you're purchasing
this to be used with an Android device
be sure that it has that capability
first if you use your iPhone for
Facebook live YouTube live or Instagram
videos and you want to take your audio
to the next level
the shure MV 51 will do that for you
let's connect it to my iPhone now and
hear what it sounds like
this is a test of the shure MV 51
microphone connected directly to my
iphone and I'm using the shure plus
motive app to record you can download
the app for free and by combining this
microphone with your iPhone you actually
get a really nice external audio
recorder so if you have a video setup
with a DSLR camera or a mirrorless
camera setup and you want to capture
your audio separately you can do that
with this microphone and just your
iPhone and speaking of video you can
also download the shure plus motive
video app this will allow you to record
high quality video and high quality
audio you can also adjust some of the
audio settings like adding compression
or limiting and you can even edit some
of the video within the app and again
the app is absolutely free now let's
look at some of the controls that are on
the front of this mic you have the mute
button for when your mom or your wife
comes in and you don't want your
audience to hear it you have five preset
modes voice mode vocal mode for singing
instrument mode in a loud environment
mode so if you're at a concert and doing
some live-streaming this is the mode
that you'll likely want to use there's
also a flat mode which gives you just
the natural sound of the mic use this
mode if you like to do your own editing
to your audio but for live-streaming
when you can't edit the audio or if
you're not confident in editing audio
those presets will really come in handy
you also have a volume control slider at
the bottom here and this adjusts both
the headphone volume and microphone
volume when the LED lights are green
you're controlling the mic volume when
you press the headphone button over here
the LED lights turn orange and you're
now adjusting the headphone volume with
the slider now let's look at some of the
physical features of the shure MV 51 as
you can see it has a really nice metal
design giving you that classic look
that's going to look really cool in your
videos it also has this kickstand on the
back it folds out so if you're somewhere
without a mic stand or a mic arm you can
easily set this up on a desk
table chair or whatever you have and you
can still go hands-free with the
recording you can unscrew this part of
the kickstand and then you'll be able to
connect this to a regular mic stand or
if you have a mic arm you may have the
smaller thread size don't worry
shure has included the adapter for that
too one thing that I did notice with
this microphone is that it's pretty
susceptible to plosives Peter Piper
picked a peck of pickled pepper so what
I do recommend getting is one of these
pop filters here they're fairly
inexpensive and you don't have to use it
when you're live streaming or doing
video work if you don't want to take
away from that aesthetic of this
cool-looking mic but you can use it when
you're doing some voiceover work and it
will really help to cut down on those
popped peas Peter Piper picked a peck of
pickled peppers this pop filter here is
the dragonpad pop filter it's very
inexpensive I included a link to it in
the description you can check that out
see the pricing see some more
information at any time you like I'm
going to be doing a whole series of
videos on the shure MV 51 going into
more depth in detail on specific
applications that you can use this
microphone for so like using the app on
your phone or maybe using it for
Facebook live or YouTube live or maybe
just setting it up in audacity if you'd
like to see those videos please be sure
to subscribe to the channel also let me
know in the comments below what you plan
on using this mic for that will help me
to come up with some video ideas that
really help you out thank you so much
for stopping by for a simple green tech
I'm radio zane and we'll talk soon
