ShureMV88+ Stereo USB Microphone - Condenser Microphone for Streaming and Recording Vocals & Instruments, Mac & Windows Compatible, Real-Time Headphone Monitoring Output, Travel Friendly - Black

I am an amateur instrumentalist. After researching for quite some time, I settled in the BlueYeti. It took me 6 months to know that the Yeti was not my microphone. Now, after 2 months of use, I am glad to have made the change to the Shure MV88+. Physically the MV88+ is 1/4 the size of the Yeti. It comes with a storage case and cable that can easily fit into a backpack, large instrument case, or gig bag. The sound quality is amazing. I set up both the Yeti and MV88 to compare recordings. I am not a professional at all but the difference was noticeable. There was a lot of background noise on the Yeti which the MV88 sounded clear and sharp. My dad would often tell me that you get what you pay for. This is a great example of that. The Yeti is a nice Mic with amazing reviews. The MV88+ costs more. Yet, I am so happy with what I bought in terms of size, portability, and audio quality.

I chose this mic specifically for shooting video on an iPad. There are no other options out there for a high quality, landscape stereo oriented microphone for iPads or iPhone. What they don’t tell you in the description is that this mic must be used with Shure’s video app and that app does not run alongside Apple’s native camera app. That means you can only use Shure’s app camera and it’s a clunker. No zoom. No slo-mo. You can tap two choices: wide and ultra wide. That’s it. With a bit of a delay before your choice registers. Worse than that, the app does not forward your video to the camera roll. It stays in the Shure app “gallery”. That means it is not accessible to iMovie. So editing is out. The mic itself might be good, but this type of interface is clunky and useless. You must disconnect the mic or plug in headphones directly to it if you want to hear the audio.I tried out the audio only app and I could not find any setting that was not mono. I just didn’t understand what exactly they were trying to do here. It seemed designed by people who didn’t know much at all about producing video with an iPhone or iPad. I wish there was someone out there that would produce a mic for an iPhone or iPad that was stereo, had an effective windscreen, and would not bring about all the limitations that come with this Shure mic. Part of the problem is Apple, who refuse to acknowledge that their built in mics have major limitations outside where there is wind. What is needed is an OS change that allows for an external mic to just work without an app and that will give excellent results. No such thing exists and this Shure mic is no exception.

The media could not be loaded. I few weeks back I acquired this mic, I got the Shure MV7, which appeared very sturdy and high quality built, however the signal I was getting out of it was not strong enough, and at day 2 the Micro USB connector from the mic stopped working and I had to return it. ( dynamic mic)After that I decided to go with this MV88+ which is a stereo mic, condenser and highly portable, and I am significantly pleased with the sound quality, size and weight and portability in general. I have not used it with the iPhone still to record something but I did buy the lightening cable as well and tested it, works he same quality as in a desktop.Please get this mic if you are looking for:Ultra High Sound QualityPortabilityHigh Gain/Input due to phantom power.Great for Blogging, Podcasting and YouTube/Social Network Videos

I'm not sure if it's the mic or some random update, but LITERALLY in the last week the volume has cut WAYYY down to the point I had to turn my stream volume up to max. This never happened with my cheap little logitech.

Bought this to replace a failing Rode NT+ on my Windows PC. First thing I noticed is it's a lot smaller and lighter than my old microphone, no longer do I have to worry about my mic stand falling over from the weight. And after getting it setup, the sound quality is as good if not better than the Rode. Additionally the base input volume is a lot louder as well. I keep the mic across a desk so I speak a good 3 feet from it, and it picks me up loud and clear without much background noise. I also appreciate that the status LED is on the back and so you don't see an annoying light the entire time it's plugged in.Really happy with the microphone so far.

I mistakenly ordered just the mic when I intended to order the package with the stand also - Apparently the stand is not something that can be purchased by itself. Now I guess I'm going to return the mic and reorder the package with the stand.

The Mic comes shipped with firmware 1.1.4 and you need firmware 1.1.15 minimum to be able to use with a USB C port on an Iphone or Ipad.However there is no way to update this microphone from 1.1.4 because it is too old of a version and is no longer supported by Shures software.I spent 4 hours troubleshooting and I am pretty computer savvy, 1 hour on the phone to customer service, tried 2 different phones, an ipad, a Macbook and a PC to try and update the software but it will not and cannot be updated.If you buy this Mic it will be a basic external mic without any of the feature with only GAIN able to be controlled and with this function alone you cannot get the most out of the mic and it is not worth the 200$ price tag.Extremely Disappointed and I am sending back for a refund, really BEWARE buying this.

This is a very versatile mic. I’ve used it to record in different situations, from voice overs to concerts and the sound quality is just excellent. A little warning though to those planning to use it with an ipad - the ipad app is very limited as of writing this so you’ll need to dial in all your settings on another device before hooking it up to your ipad.