<s>
The	O
Shure	B-Algorithm
SM7	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
professional	O
cardioid	O
dynamic	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
commonly	O
used	O
in	O
broadcasting	B-Operating_System
applications	O
since	O
1973	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
Shure	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
iconic	O
"	O
industry	O
standard	O
microphone	B-Application
for	O
its	O
focused	O
,	O
directional	O
sound	O
and	O
its	O
widespread	O
adoption	O
in	O
radio	O
,	O
television	O
and	O
recording	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
–	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
SM7B	B-Algorithm
model	O
became	O
popular	O
for	O
professional	O
podcasting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shure	O
designed	O
the	O
Unidyne	B-Algorithm
microphone	B-Application
element	O
in	O
1939	O
,	O
then	O
greatly	O
improved	O
it	O
in	O
1959	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
by	O
Shure	O
engineer	O
Ernie	O
Seeler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smaller	O
Unidyne	B-Algorithm
III	O
appeared	O
six	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Seeler	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
transducer	B-Algorithm
inside	O
the	O
SM	O
series	O
of	O
microphones	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
popular	O
SM56	O
,	O
SM57	B-Algorithm
and	O
SM58	B-Algorithm
,	O
used	O
live	O
on	O
stage	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
recording	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
SM	O
"	O
stands	O
for	O
"	O
Studio	O
Microphone	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adapting	O
the	O
Unidyne	B-Algorithm
III	O
element	O
for	O
increased	O
bass	O
response	O
,	O
Seeler	O
designed	O
the	O
large	O
and	O
heavy	O
SM5	O
microphone	B-Application
in	O
1966	O
,	O
intended	O
for	O
broadcasting	B-Operating_System
applications	O
such	O
as	O
for	O
announcers	O
in	O
radio	O
stations	O
and	O
television	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
SM57	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
SM7	O
has	O
a	O
flatter	O
(	O
more	O
neutral	O
)	O
frequency	O
response	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
has	O
two	O
recessed	O
switches	O
for	O
tailoring	O
the	O
response	O
curve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
the	O
SM7A	B-Algorithm
model	O
appeared	O
with	O
extra	O
shielding	O
against	O
electromagnetic	O
interference	O
(	O
for	O
instance	O
from	O
television	O
CRTs	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2001	O
the	O
SM7B	B-Algorithm
model	O
added	O
a	O
larger	O
windscreen	O
to	O
reduce	O
breathy	O
plosives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SM7	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
very	O
popular	O
microphones	B-Application
in	O
radio	O
and	O
television	O
stations	O
,	O
used	O
by	O
deejays	O
and	O
voice-over	O
announcers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
two	O
are	O
the	O
American	O
Electro-Voice	B-Algorithm
RE20	I-Algorithm
(	O
1968	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
German	O
Sennheiser	B-Algorithm
MD	I-Algorithm
421	I-Algorithm
(	O
1960	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EV	B-Algorithm
RE20	I-Algorithm
was	O
updated	O
to	O
the	O
RE27N/D	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
microphone	B-Application
was	O
used	O
without	O
its	O
windscreen	O
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
extended	O
metal	O
grille	O
protecting	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
typical	O
radio	O
station	O
mounts	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
in	O
this	O
manner	O
,	O
hanging	O
from	O
a	O
robust	O
boom	B-Algorithm
arm	I-Algorithm
extending	O
out	O
over	O
the	O
workspace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rolling	O
Stones	O
 '	O
Mick	O
Jagger	O
's	O
vocals	O
were	O
recorded	O
in	O
the	O
mid-1970s	O
with	O
two	O
microphones	B-Application
—	O
an	O
SM7	O
and	O
a	O
condenser	O
microphone	B-Application
—	O
with	O
one	O
or	O
the	O
other	O
chosen	O
during	O
mixdown	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engineer-producer	O
Bruce	O
Swedien	O
used	O
several	O
microphones	B-Application
including	O
the	O
SM7	O
to	O
record	O
Michael	O
Jackson	O
's	O
vocals	O
for	O
Thriller	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SM7	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
vocal	O
microphone	B-Application
on	O
"	O
P.Y.T.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1982	O
album	O
The	O
Number	O
of	O
the	O
Beast	O
by	O
Iron	B-Application
Maiden	I-Application
employed	O
an	O
SM7	O
for	O
the	O
vocals	O
of	O
Bruce	O
Dickinson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
recordings	O
using	O
the	O
SM7	O
include	O
Jack	O
White	O
of	O
the	O
White	O
Stripes	O
working	O
with	O
engineer	O
Joe	O
Chiccarelli	O
starting	O
with	O
Icky	O
Thump	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
engineer	O
Michael	O
Barbiero	O
choosing	O
the	O
SM7	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
other	O
microphones	B-Application
for	O
Whitney	O
Houston	O
in	O
1983	O
–	O
1984	O
,	O
heard	O
on	O
her	O
debut	O
album	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
early	O
podcasters	O
shared	O
equipment	O
ideas	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
SM7B	B-Algorithm
gained	O
a	O
new	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
microphone	B-Application
was	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
of	O
99%	O
Invisible	O
,	O
The	O
Joe	O
Rogan	O
Experience	O
,	O
My	O
Favorite	O
Murder	O
,	O
WTF	O
with	O
Marc	O
Maron	O
,	O
Snap	O
Judgment	O
,	O
Song	O
Exploder	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
gamers	O
and	O
streamers	O
began	O
using	O
the	O
SM7B	B-Algorithm
,	O
including	O
Shroud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
Twenty	O
Thousand	O
Hertz	O
dedicated	O
an	O
episode	O
to	O
the	O
SM7	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Anderson	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
iconic	O
"	O
microphone	B-Application
with	O
highly	O
directional	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
SM7B	B-Algorithm
in	O
professional	O
podcasting	O
applications	O
led	O
Shure	O
to	O
devise	O
a	O
new	O
microphone	B-Application
for	O
home	O
podcasters	O
and	O
streamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Shure	O
introduced	O
the	O
MV7	B-Algorithm
model	O
,	O
keeping	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
SM7	O
but	O
reducing	O
it	O
in	O
size	O
,	O
designing	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
transducer	B-Algorithm
element	O
with	O
greater	O
acoustic	O
isolation	O
,	O
and	O
providing	O
it	O
with	O
active	O
digital	O
audio	O
circuitry	O
,	O
connecting	O
via	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MV7	B-Algorithm
swiftly	O
picked	O
up	O
a	O
large	O
share	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
podcasting	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
microphone	B-Application
by	O
Rolling	O
Stone	O
magazine	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
