Description
The Shure KSM44A/SL Side-Address Condenser Vocal Microphone is a large-diaphragm, side-address condenser microphone with multiple polar pattern options, including cardioid, omnidirectional, and figure-8. The KSM44A features an externally biased, dual 1" diaphragm, extensive internal pop filtering and Prethos Advanced Preamplifier Technology for low self-noise.
As a multiple pattern (cardioid, omnidirectional, bidirectional) condenser microphone the Shure KSM44A offers great flexibility in a variety of recording applications. It is designed as a premium vocal microphone for studio recording, but additional recommended applications include
- Acoustic and wind instruments
- Low frequency instruments -- such as double bass, electric bass, kick drum
- Overhead miking - drums or percussion
- Ensembles - choral or orchestral
Prethos Advanced Preamplifier Technology consists of highly sophisticated, extremely transparent internal circuitry architectures that enable unprecedented seamless audio, maximizing audio quality for premium microphone performance. With Prethos the KSM44A achieves ground-breaking specifications: 4 dB of self-noise with the cardioid pickup pattern.
The KSM44A comes with all features that a premium and flexible studio mic needs: dual large diaphragms with switchable polar patterns for a nuanced, clear and full sound, extremely low self-noise, high sensitivity, minimized proximity effect, 3-position low frequency filter. A spider shock mount and an Aluminium carrying case come with KSM44A. With the rugged design and the 15 dB pad the microphone is also used on stage.
The KSM44A is built with premium components such as the dual 1 inch, externally biased, ultra-thin, 2.5 m, 24 Karat gold-layered, low mass diaphragms. Internal and external connectors are gold plated.