CARDIOID VOCAL MICROPHONE OFFERS AN EXTENDED HIGH FREQUENCY RESPONSE AND RUGGED CONSTRUCTION TO WITHSTAND THE RIGORS OF TOURING. FEATURES INCLUDE A BUILT-IN 3-POINT SHOCK MOUNT TO MINIMIZE HANDLING NOISE AND A 2-STAGE POP FILTER TO REDUCE WIND NOISE. THE SHURE SM86 IS A UNIDIRECTIONAL (CARDIOID) CONDENSER VOCAL MICROPHONE FOR PROFESSIONAL USE IN LIVE PERFORMANCE. AN EXTREMELY RUGGED MICROPHONE, THE SM86 WITHSTANDS THE RIGORS OF TOURING WHILE DELIVERING A CLEAR, STUDIO-QUALITY SOUND. A CARDIOID PICKUP PATTERN ISOLATES THE MAIN SOUND SOURCE WHILE MINIMIZING UNWANTED BACKGROUND NOISE. THE BUILT-IN THREE-POINT SHOCK MOUNT MINIMIZES HANDLING NOISE, AND A TWO-STAGE POP FILTER REDUCES WIND AND BREATH "POP" NOISE.