{"type":"gear","id":"shure-mv7","title":"Shure MV7","url":"/gear/shure-mv7","summary":"A hybrid USB/XLR broadcast mic I use as my main microphone on camera, balancing audio quality with on-screen visibility.","tags":["Microphone","Audio"],"categories":[],"externalUrl":"https://www.amazon.de/dp/B08G7RG9ML?ref=as_li_ss_tl&ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=gregamamma-20&th=1","body":"I switched to the Shure MV7 after using a Blue Yeti for years. The MV7 is a hybrid USB/XLR microphone that lets you to record directly into a computer via USB or connect to an audio interface via XLR. I bought it as I was doing more video work and the Yeti was too large and visually distracting on camera. After a period of time connecting it with USB, I now connect it using XLR to a [Arturia MiniFuse 4](/gear/arturia-minifuse-4/) or [Elgato XLR Dock Mk2](/gear/elgato-xlr-dock-mk2/).","links":[{"label":"Buy","url":"https://www.amazon.de/dp/B08G7RG9ML?ref=as_li_ss_tl&ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=gregamamma-20&th=1"}],"fields":{"current":true}}