sm7... like any dynamic, is smoother than we're used to hearing on most rock vocals, since it's slower. But therefore, it may also lack some of the edge you want. Again, depends on the singer. They definitely do have a tendency to be a little chesty when people "eat" them.
Great in the studio for a rock singer who is used to putting his mouth ON the mic. eliminates that whole "how close should I be?" thing. As said before, similar sonic character to the 57, but a little broader bandwidth, not as much "gak".
Slap an 1176 on it (the real thing, If you have one) and it'll help brighten it up a bit... Too me, the plug in has a similar compression characteristic, but not the same harmonic character.
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