PG Series Microphones

Welcome to the club.

Your new PG microphone is part of a complete vocal, instrument and drum microphone family. It’s real gear for serious play. So you can amplify your message. Capture the imagination of your audience. And make a connec- tion with your sound. Just as artists, visionaries and social leaders across generations and around the world have done with Shure products for more than 75 years.

Kick Drum Microphone

Uniform cardioid pick-up pattern for maximum gain before feedback and excellent rejection of off-axis sound.

Dynamic cartridge—simple, rugged diaphragm and coil construction. Handles extreme volume levels without distortion.

Smooth, tailored, extended response. Tuned to accentuate specific types of instruments.

Microphone Care

PG microphones are built tough to excel in performance conditions, just like legendary Shure SM and Beta microphones. The following tips will help you get the longest life from your PG microphones:

•Avoid dropping the microphone.

•Keep the microphone grille securely screwed down to the handle.

•Keep the microphone dry and avoid exposure to extreme temperatures and humidity.

•Clean the microphone and cable with a dry cloth when necessary.

Microphone Tips

The following suggestions will help you get the best sounding results from your PG microphones:

•For accurate sound reproduction, use one microphone per sound source.

•To avoid feedback and unwanted room noise, aim the microphone directly toward the sound source and away from reflective sources and loudspeakers.

•For extra bass response and less room noise, work close to the microphone.

•To minimize the pickup of unwanted handling noise, avoid excessive handling of vocal microphones.

•While connecting or disconnecting the microphone, keep the microphone switch in the “OFF” position.

•Hold vocal microphones by their handles and avoid covering the grille with your hand.

Loudspeakers

PG52®

Usage	Desired Response	Setup
Kick Drum	Sharp Attack Maximum	5–7.5 cm (2–3 in.)
	bass sound, highest	away from beater
	sound pressure level.	head (inside drum,
		slightly off-center
		from beater.
	Medium Attack Balanced	20–30 cm (8–12
	sound.	in.) away from
		beater head (inside
		drum), directly in
		front of beater.
	Soft attack Balanced,	5–7.5 cm (2–3 in.)
	resonant sound.	away from outside
		head, directly in
		front of beater
		(double head kick
		drum only).
Bass Guitar Amplifier	Sharp attack	2.5 cm (1 in.) from
	Emphasized bass.	speaker, directly in
		front of the center
		of speaker cone.
	Sharp attack Higher fre-	2.5 cm (1 in.) from
	quency sound.	speaker, at edge of
		speaker cone.
	Medium attack Full, bal-	10–15 cm (4–6 in.)
	anced sound.	from speaker, di-
		rectly in front of the
		center of speaker
		cone.

Feedback

Feedback is the ringing or howling sound caused by amplified sound from the loudspeakers entering the microphone and being re-amplified. Use the follow- ing steps to minimize the possibility of feedback.

•Position the front of the microphone as close as possible to the sound source you’re trying to mic.

•Keep the microphone as far away as possible from loudspeakers.

Sound Source

Stage Monitor