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In May 1936, Mr. Shure put pen to paper and recalled the first decade of Shure Brothers Company. Our archive holds the original document. In the text below, the blue font indicates editorial remarks for clarity. S.N. Shure, late 1930s Brief History of the CompanyBy S.N. Shure – May 13, 1936 The Company was founded eleven years ago by the present manager, who has been in charge of all departments throughout the history of the Company. During his years in… -more-

A Personal Stereo Monitor (PSM) system may be employed as an Interruptible Fold Back (IFB) system for live or recorded broadcast programming. An on-air newscaster often wears one earphone. From this earphone, she hears the broadcast audio signal, minus her own voice, but also hears a director providing instructions, such as, “There is a breaking story. We will cut away in five seconds.”  Typical IFB earphone Because the broadcast audio is “folded back” into the newscaster’s ear and the director… -more-

Sidney N. Shure often said he was building an organization of people, not an organization that built products. Early in the Company’s history, he established human relations as a cornerstone of Shure’s success. Mr. Shure approached such issues as individual growth and development, job satisfaction, morale, and productivity with the same discipline and innovation that defined the Company’s products. He studied management and sought the advice of experts in hiring, training, and team building. As in all of his other… -more-

During the Centennial of Shure Incorporated, Tech Tips are planned that document lesser-known aspects of our history. In this Tech Tip, readers will see rare images of Sidney Natkin Shure and his family from the era before he started the Shure Radio Company in 1925. Let’s first remember Mr. Shure at age 59. The photo below, taken in 1961, was the favorite of Mrs. Shure. This is an image familiar to many readers. S.N. Shure, Evanston, 1961 S.N. Shure (his… -more-

Tech Tip #589 explained how Shure Brothers Company entered the microphone market in 1929 by distributing transducers manufactured by Universal, Kellogg, and Ellis. Mr. Shure became convinced microphones would be a growing and profitable market, so he set about to create Shure branded units. In January 1932, the following advertisement appeared in the magazine Projection Engineering. To date, this is the earliest ad known featuring a Shure branded microphone. Shure ad in Projection Engineering, January 1932 Enlargement of the ad shown… -more-

We’re excited to announce the new Wireless Workbench Mobile app, available as a free download starting July 23, 2025. Built on the trusted Wireless Workbench platform, Wireless Workbench Mobile is the next evolution of the ShurePlus Channels app, redesigned and improved based on feedback from audio professionals. For existing ShurePlus Channels users, the app will automatically update to Wireless Workbench Mobile on July 23, if auto-updates are enabled on their device.

In its sheer size and scope, the spectacular United States Bicentennial Folk Festival in 1976 ranks as one of the largest cultural events ever hosted in Washington, D.C. More than 1.2 million people attended the festival for the Fourth of July celebration alone, and millions more came to the event during its 12-week run. It also proved to be the largest demonstration of Shure sound reinforcement systems, microphones, and circuitry products up to that time. On each of the 12… -more-

The Great Depression in the United States spanned from 1929 to 1941, with the crisis peak occurring in 1933. Beginning with the stock market crash of 1929, it was a difficult era for individuals and companies, particularly new firms like Shure, founded in April 1925. S.N. Shure added microphones to his extensive inventory of distributed products in 1929. As the public was opting for manufactured radios in place of build-it-yourself radio kits, he needed to replace the sales dollars lost… -more-

Let us begin with a video demonstration of a Motiv Series Mid-Side mic: The MV88 series of stereo microphones and the venerable VP88 stereo mic are Mid-Side designs. Mid-Side, abbreviated as “M-S,” requires two mic elements: one cardioid and one bi-directional, also known as a figure-8 pattern. The M-S technique combines the signal from the bi-directional mic with the signal from the cardioid mic to create a stereo image. As a refresher, a cardioid mic picks up well from the… -more-

In 1939, the year that Shure introduced the Unidyne Microphone, Major Edwin Armstrong invented FM radio and made the first experimental FM broadcast. Two years later, commercial FM broadcasting began in the United States. In 1972, a significant new chapter in broadcasting history was written in Chicago when the WFMT Fine Arts Station became what is believed to be the first FM radio station in the world to broadcast a live event in four-channel stereo. To provide the vital mixing… -more-