The Shure KSM109 offers incredible performance for its price. It combines an extended frequency response for natural sound reproduction with a smooth high end and a tight, controlled low end. It's all the mic you need for studio instrument recording.

Features:

A tight cardioid polar pattern

Transformerless Class-A preamplifier circuitry design

Outstanding transparency without crossover distortion

An extended frequency response (20Hz to 20KHz)

Natural reproduction of sound with a smooth high-end and a tight/controlled low-end

Switchable -15dB Pad allows the input of a wider range of SPL sources

Applications
Some typical applications for the KSM109 are listed below. Microphone use, however, is a matter of personal taste. The KSM109 may be used for a variety of applications other than those listed.

Acoustic instruments -- such as piano, guitar, drums, percussion, strings

Wind instruments -- brass and woodwind

Overhead miking -- drums or percussion

Ensembles -- choral or orchestral

Room ambiance pick-up -- guitar amplifier or drums

Both the acoustic environment and microphone placement strongly affect the sound obtained from mic-ing a source. You may need to experiment with microphone placement and room treatments to achieve the best overall sound for each application.

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KSM Features:

Wide 20Hz-20kHz frequency response is superb for vocals and instruments

Low self-noise

Transformerless preamplifier circuitry for linearity across all frequencies

Ultra thin diaphragm

High output

Exceptionally wide dynamic range

Able to handle high-input SPL sources like drums and guitar read less