GEAR REVIEW
SHURE NEXADYNE MICROPHONE PLATFORM | Kent Morris
Microphones encompass a fascinating technology . As a transducer , a mic must take incoming acoustic wave energy and convert it to electricity . The more accurately the conversion takes place , the better the result . For years , condenser mics have offered this accuracy at the expense of reliability and cost while dynamic mic technology presents the inverse : robust reliability and reduced cost at the expense of accuracy and detail . To be useful live , a vocal mic needs to embody a svelte form capable of handheld performance , be able to withstand on-stage abuse , provide a high level of handling noise cancellation , and offer a minimal visual impediment to the performer ’ s face . These factors combine to make dynamic mics the standard for live performance with the internally shock-mounted Shure SM-58 taking its ubiquitous place at the front of practically every stage for decades .
However capable the SM-58 is , there has always been a push to make it better . Shure debuted the Beta58 thirty years ago with increased output and better control thanks to its neodymium magnetic structure . More recently , Shure released the KSM-8 , a dual diaphragm dynamic , to great applause and now moves the needle again with NexaDyne , the “ Next Dynamic ” microphone platform .
NexaDyne is based on an old exercise of using two dynamic mics to create directional pick up . Though cumbersome , it worked until set aside when the single-element Shure UniDyne ( Unidirectional Dynamic ) came on the scene in 1939 . UniDyne , and all subsequent directional dynamic mics , use non-coherent rear acceptance to reject off-axis signals via
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