I bought this mike 2 months ago to record and live-stream videos of small music performances (voice, piano, woodwinds) from home using my iPhone. Its compactness and direct iOS compatibility sold me and I was expecting only average sound quality. The actual sound quality and convenience of the on-board processing modes has been great, and rivals professional Shure mikes I've used in the past. To my surprise, the on-board processing modes cover most of my needs, some of which have had pretty stressing dynamic range requirements. I've mostly used iOS apps to record, and only occasionally needed Shure's MOTIV apps.
The (large) disappointment has been the microphone's output port and the iOS Lightning cable that comes with the microphone. The first thing you notice is that a 3 ft cord is not nearly long enough if the iPhone (video) is on a tripod but the microphone (audio) is not.
That leads you to ordering a longer cord, where you soon discover: 1. The micro-B USB connector on the mike is pretty obsolete and was not commonly used in the past, so you will find very few micro-USB to Lightning cords on line. 2. When you do find one, it will not work with this mike. Apparently, Shure's design for the interface is proprietary and the only cord that will work is the short one furnished by Shure. 3. You can, however, find longer male-female Lightning extension cords. They do work with the microphone's cord, so that's what I did. 4. Don't be tempted to try using the microphone's USB-B cord (also furnished for free) and adapting that to iOS Lightning with a USB extension cord. That won't work either thanks to Shure's unique port design.
Once I solved the cord length problem, I soon noticed that Shure's cord was becoming looser at the microphone end (micro-USB), wouldn't stay securely plugged into the mike, and actually pulled out occasionally when the mike was being moved. Nothing abusive here, just routine activity, but not good during a recording session. So I just swallowed my pride, ponied up $30 (one third the cost of the mike!!), and ordered a (short 16 inch) replacement cord from Shure which I will probably tape to the microphone to make sure it stays in place.
Poor construction, on top of poor interface design choices, is not what I've come to expect from Shure. Made the overall experience with this microphone a bit disappointing.
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