Shure launches MoveMic, a line of clip-on wireless microphones. Its particularity: you can connect the microphones to a smartphone without a receiver. The idea is to offer compact microphones, easy to install, to quickly start filming or recording.
Shure is mainly known for its famous SM7B microphone, a podcast icon today. But the brand does not only sell podcast microphones: it is launching pocket microphones, which can be plugged into a smartphone, with the MoveMic range.
Microphones that connect directly to your smartphone
Shure states in its press release that the MoveMic mics can connect directly to iOS and Android smartphones via the Motiv and Motiv Video apps. The idea is clearly to convince content creators on social networks: journalists, influencers, actors, etc. Moreover, the application allows you to broadcast live on Facebook and Shure plans to integrate YouTube lives by spring.
In fact, the brand specializing in audio seems to be following the trend for compact and wireless microphones. Rode has its Wireless Go system and DJI its Mic range. The manufacturer also markets universal receivers to connect the MoveMic to a computer, a camera, or to use third-party applications on a smartphone. Without the receiver, the MoveMic has a maximum range of 30 meters.
Shure MoveMic microphones: small and light
What the brand also highlights is the design of its new product. The MoveMic weighs only 8.2 grams and has dimensions of 46 by 22 mm. When worn, only a small part of the microphone remains visible on camera. Shure says the microphone is IPX4 certified, meaning it is resistant to splashing water in all directions.
Who says wireless microphone says battery: it recharges via USB-C. According to the manufacturer, one charge allows you to record for a maximum of 8 hours. And thanks to the charging case sold with it, you can get up to two additional charges, or 24 hours of recording maximum.
The MoveMic One (with a microphone) is sold for 289 euros in France and the MoveMic Two (with two microphones) is sold for 399 euros. Finally, the universal receiver is sold by Shure for the price of 199 dollars in the United States: it seems unavailable on the French market.