Shure Nexadyne: The Ultimate Vocal Microphone for Touring Musicians

Key Takeaways

• Shure Nexadyne™ is a dynamic vocal microphone built for touring musicians, delivering consistent tone, vocal clarity, and natural sound across a wide range of live performance environments.
• Powered by Revonic™ Technology, Nexadyne uses two matched transducers to optimize signal capture, helping reduce unwanted stage bleed while enhancing vocal presence and consistency.
• Available in both cardioid and supercardioid configurations, Nexadyne allows performers to choose the vocal microphone that best matches their stage environment and microphone technique.
• Wireless Nexadyne capsules bring the same vocal performance benefits to compatible Shure wireless systems, including Axient Digital, ULX-D, QLX-D, and SLX-D+.
• Designed for both singers and audio engineers, Nexadyne delivers the combination of clarity, consistency, and reliability needed for professional live sound and touring applications. 

Artists on the road are all too familiar with how different they can sound night to night, going from a tiny club one evening to a massive arena the next.  

Vocalists just want to sound as “natural” and as consistent possible every time they take the stage, but varying venue acoustics can make that quite difficult. Achieving reliable live vocal sound often requires experienced front-of-house engineers, time-consuming sound checks, and lots of EQing on the fly.

But such headaches could soon be history for some lucky singers: The Shure Nexadyne Dynamic Vocal Microphone heralds a new era of live performance microphones designed for the highest levels of live performance.

From the Model 55 favored by Elvis to the iconicSM58 that remains a staple in live music today, the world’s entertainers have trusted Shure gear with their most important onstage moments for decades. So, Shure engineers had their work cut out for them when tasked with developing a new dynamic vocal microphone for the next generation of professional musicians. 

Their goal was ambitious: create a microphone capable of setting a new standard for live vocal performance – and they delivered just that.

Revolutionary Revonic™ Technology

Nexadyne is a dynamic vocal microphone designed for the demands of live performance and touring environments. At its core is Revonic™ Technology, an innovation developed by Shure engineers at the company's headquarters in Illinois.  

Using two matched transducers – precisely balanced in an acoustic network – Revonic is poised to make Nexadyne a huge step forward in the evolution of dynamic microphones. By focusing and tuning the mic’s signal output, the transducers enable greater clarity of a desired sound source while minimizing things like unwanted noise such as stage bleed.

Roger Grinnip, the Principal Engineer at Shure behind the Revonic breakthrough, explains:

“The two transducers work in the same acoustic space. When you combine their signals, you make them combine in such a way that is constructive in certain places and destructive in other places,”  

“Overall, you end up with an optimized system for both the acoustic and vibrational responses and they’re operating in harmony.” 

Taken together, all that cutting-edge tech packed into each and every microphone means better overall performance for both musicians and audio engineers alike.

Singers will experience a previously unknown clarity onstage. In short, they’ll get that natural sound no matter where they’re performing.

Audio engineers, meanwhile, will no longer need to make constant EQ corrections, since the microphone will have already optimized the signal output acoustically.

Consistent & Natural Sound

“It’s about having consistent, natural sound with less work,” says John Born, Associate Director for Innovation Solutions and Platforms at Shure.

At its core, Nexadyne is designed to help vocalists achieve a more consistent and natural sound across a wide range of live performance environments. For engineers, the goal is equally straightforward: deliver reliable vocal results with less corrective processing. 

So how does all this audio sorcery work? 

Well, the two transducers, or Revonic engines, improve the sound quality and rejection of unwanted noise by unlocking greater control of the microphone’s acoustic response. Whereas the upper engine can capture the signal with improved clarity and isolation, adding the second active engine gives Shure engineers precise control of the mic’s frequency response, polar pattern consistency, and vibration cancellation.

To begin the Revonic revolution, Shure will offer two Nexadyne vocal microphone models:  

• The cardioid model is a bit more forgiving of a singer’s mic technique, making it well suited for performers who want consistent results while moving naturally on stage.
• The supercardioid model is designed for louder stage environments, offering tighter side rejection and enhanced vocal isolation to help keep unwanted stage noise out of the mix. 

These dynamic XLR mics both come in a sleek black finish and are all about delivering warm, clear and natural sounding vocals in the most demanding of conditions.

Wireless Capsules Available

Shure is also offering a variety of wireless Nexadyne capsules in black and a classy nickel finish, available in both cardioid and supercardioid flavors.  

These capsules are compatible with existing Shure wireless systems including Axient Digital, ULX-D, QLX-D and SLX-D+, as well as any Shure wireless transmitter with interchangeable capsules.

This brings the performance of the Nexadyne vocal microphone platform to a range of professional wireless workflows. 

A New Standard for Live Vocal Performance 

At its core, Nexadyne is designed to deliver the purest sound reproduction from a dynamic vocal microphone. It captures the authenticity of every note, every word, every emotion delivered through it.  

The microphone's innovative design and robust construction allow it to stand up to the rigors of touring while delivering exceptional performance on any stage. It is destined to become a singer’s best friend.

Audio engineers are certain to be just as eager as to get their hands on this mic: Nexadyne integrates meticulous engineering with state-of-the-art technology to deliver unmatched tone, clarity and consistency – to every seat in the house.  

Find out how to take your performance to the next level with the Nexadyne™ Dynamic Vocal Microphone today.

FAQ: Shure Nexadyne™ Dynamic Vocal Microphone 

What makes Nexadyne different from a traditional dynamic vocal microphone? Nexadyne is built around Shure’s Revonic™ Technology, which uses two matched transducers working together to help improve vocal clarity, consistency, and rejection of unwanted stage noise.

Should I choose the cardioid or supercardioid Nexadyne model? That depends on the performance environment. The cardioid model offers a more forgiving pickup pattern for varying microphone technique, while the supercardioid model provides tighter side rejection and increased vocal isolation for louder stages.

How does Nexadyne help audio engineers during live performances? By acoustically optimizing signal capture within the microphone itself, Nexadyne is designed to deliver a more consistent vocal signal, helping reduce the need for continual EQ adjustments throughout a show.

Are wireless Nexadyne options available? Yes. Nexadyne wireless capsules are available in both cardioid and supercardioid configurations and can be used with compatible Shure wireless systems that support interchangeable microphone capsules.

Who benefits most from Nexadyne? Nexadyne is designed for both vocalists and live sound engineers who want greater clarity, consistency, and reliability in demanding live performance environments.