Shure SM7

Records it appears on · 16

• Total Eclipse of the Heart

  Bonnie Tyler · Faster Than the Speed of Night, 1983

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedDorfsman believes he also set one up as a room microphone.
• A Head Full of Dreams

  Coldplay · Album, 2016

  • Bass · MicrophoneInferredMicrophone on the bass cabinet in Simpson's usual approach.
• Don't Start Now

  Dua Lipa · Future Nostalgia, 2020

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: Alternative vocal mic Dua sometimes uses at the producer’s studio.
• Paradise

  George Ezra · Staying at Tamara's, 2018

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneVerifiedMicrophone George Ezra sang into for the lead vocal on Paradise.
• Beer Never Broke My Heart

  Luke Combs · What You See Is What You Get, 2019

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: The producer says Luke Combs is always recorded on this dynamic microphone, chosen after other mics were tried.
• It Won't Be Soon Before Long

  Maroon 5 · Album, 2007

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneVerifiedStent says an SM7 was also used on Levine's vocals during the album sessions.
• V

  Maroon 5 · Album, 2014

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneVerifiedAlternative vocal microphone used on some of the vocals.
• ...And Justice for All

  Metallica · Album, 1989

  • Vocals · MicrophoneVerifiedUsed for all of James Hetfield's lead vocals and Jason Newsted's backing vocals across the album.
  • Rhythm and lead guitars · MicrophoneVerifiedClose microphone on each guitar cabinet, aimed at the best-sounding speaker.Position: At a 45-degree angle, close to the cone of the best-sounding speaker
• Beat It

  Michael Jackson · Thriller, 1982

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneVerifiedAlbum sessions, not stated for this song: Swedien used it on most of Jackson's lead vocals, giving 'Billie Jean' and 'The Way You Make Me Feel' as examples; he does not name 'Beat It'.
• Billie Jean

  Michael Jackson · Thriller, 1982

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneVerifiedLead vocal microphone
• Rockin' in the Free World

  Neil Young · Freedom, 1989

  • Band tracking and mix (not split by part in the source) · MicrophoneVerifiedDrummer Chad Cromwell recalls seeing this microphone type used a lot in the barn sessions, with no part named.
• The Long Road

  Nickelback · Album, 2003

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedHi-hat microphones.
• Rock 'n' Roll High School

  Ramones · Rock 'n' Roll High School and End of the Century, 1979

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneReportedStasium thinks an SM7 may have been set up during band tracking, when Joey sang a guide vocal in a booth.
• Unlimited Love

  Red Hot Chili Peppers · Album, 2022

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneReportedNamed as the microphone for Kiedis’s lead vocals on the album.
• Reckoning

  R.E.M. · Album, 1984

  • Peter Buck guitars · MicrophoneReportedMicrophone Easter recalls mainly using on guitars on Reckoning.
• Closing Time

  Semisonic · Feeling Strangely Fine, 1998

  • Bass · MicrophoneReportedRoom microphone for the bass, through the API desk.

Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.

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