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A beginner-friendly card with a photo, price and key facts, plus a Pro specs button for the full spec sheet.
Fig. 1 · Discord bot for audio gear
Every mic spec, right in Discord.
Sourced specs, prices and side-by-side comparisons for microphones and mixing consoles. Friendly for beginners, deep enough for pros.
8 pickup patterns, overlaid. Hover or pick one to bring it forward.
Omni: Picks up equally from every direction.
Wide cardioid: Between omni and cardioid: a little less pickup from behind.
Cardioid: Picks up from the front and rejects the back.
Supercardioid: Narrower than cardioid, with a small lobe at the back.
Hypercardioid: Narrower still, with a bigger lobe at the back.
Figure-8: Picks up front and back equally and rejects the sides.
Lobar (shotgun): Very narrow at the front for distant sources, with smaller lobes at the sides and back. The exact shape changes with frequency.
Half-cardioid (boundary): A cardioid cut in half by the surface the mic lies on.
Meter bridge
One meter per brand: how much of its gear is in the database.
Peak · Shure 23
- Shure: 23
- Neumann: 11
- Royer Labs: 11
- RØDE: 8
- Austrian Audio: 5
- Behringer: 5
- Sennheiser: 5
- Audix: 4
- Warm Audio: 4
- AKG: 3
- Audio-Technica: 3
- Earthworks: 3
- AMS Neve: 2
- beyerdynamic: 2
- MXL: 2
- Rupert Neve Designs: 2
- sE Electronics: 2
- Yamaha: 2
- Allen & Heath: 1
- Coles: 1
- DPA: 1
- Electro-Voice: 1
- Focusrite: 1
- LEWITT: 1
- Mackie: 1
- Schoeps: 1
- Sony: 1
- Soundcraft: 1
- SSL: 1
- Telefunken: 1
01 · Input
Ask in any chat
Type / in a server, a DM or a group chat. Mic and console names fill in as you type.
- Name
- Shure SM57
- Shure SM58
- Shure SM7B
/mic infoname: SM502 · Channels
what it does
4 channels · all freeFour things the bot does, one slash command each.
CH $01
/mic info
CH $02
Compare side by side
Put two or three next to each other, with what stands out and what to be careful comparing.
/mic compare
CH $03
Search by what you need
Filter by type, pickup pattern, use and budget, or by channel count for consoles.
/mic search
CH $04
New gear, delivered
Get a digest in a server channel or your DMs whenever a batch of new gear lands.
/updates
03 · Source check
Every number has a source
Specs come from the manufacturers' own spec sheets, user guides and product pages, each one linked and dated under the card. Prices come from the maker's shop or a named retailer.
- Mics
- 096
- Consoles
- 013
- Brands
- 030
| Shure SM57 | From | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Specs | Shure SM57 user guide | 2026-10-13 |
| List price €129 | Shure Europe online shop (RRP) | 2026-10-13 |
| Image | Shure | 2026-10-13 |
04 · Output
A card you can read in seconds
Photo, price, power and plug at a glance. Tap Pro specs for the full sheet, or put two or three side by side with /mic compare.
Audiozhineria APPused
/mic info SM57Shure SM57Dynamic · Passive · CardioidStudio · Live sound
A tough dynamic mic that's a go-to for snare, toms and guitar amps, on stage and in the studio. Needs no power.
Shure calls it the most popular choice for miking instruments, used on stages and in studios around the world.
No power needed (passive)XLR (3-pin)
€129 · € · list price
Pro specsImage: Shure · Logo: Shure · Specs: Shure SM57 user guide
05 · Send
New gear comes to you
Turn on /updates for a server channel or your DMs, and get a digest whenever a batch of new gear lands.
New on Audiozhineria: 2 mics
- Audio-Technica: AE2500
- sE Electronics: VR1
06 · Return
Spot a mistake? Send it back
Report a wrong spec or suggest gear with /suggest, or come and talk in the support server.