Audio Technica Pro37r

[omtayslick]

Anyone using this mic? I used to see it mentioned once in a while, but nothing said about it for a long time.

I went to a friend's studio to track an acoustic guitar part for him, and he was using one of these on the neck, with a KSM27 on the lower bout. The sound was magic. Haven't heard my guitar sound this way since the last time I was in a studio with 2" tape. He was using Focusrite pre's into a Digidesign interface, into pro tools. Since I use a DMP3 into an Aardvark USB device, I thought maybe the difference between my usual results and his was in his signal chain.

But I was suitably impressed, so I borrowed the AT to try at home. I ran it side by side with my SM81, and not surprisingly, (there is a price difference) the 81 won out in the A/B comparison. But.... then I ran both tracks at once. and voila! There was the magic. The AT seems a little hyped at both ends, (bottom and top) but something about this combo is really sweet. The 81 solidly does it's thing, while the AT adds some interesting sparkle.

[giraffe]

the pro 37r is my other acu mic, if i want a brighter sound than my mc-012's
is also good on overheads, again not my first choice (not because they're bad)

they can do almost anything good, and they are i'd say a good mic but mostly these days i use them in questionable settings (as loners or when i'm doing live to md)

my experiance is

you'll use them
you'll like them
then you'll outgrow them

[Minker]

My friends use a single pro37r to mic their bluegrass band. They also have an AT4033, but say it's a little to sensitive and "wide". They like the 37, saying it's more directional. I tried it on vocals, but liked the 4033 better.

[Jburn34]

I've used a pro37 a good bit and it's a decent mic. I've used it on strings, drums, guitar, and others. It isn't usually the absolutely BEST mic for something, but when you've got a bunch of channels you can be sure it's going to sound decent.

[Adam P]

I believe Steve Albini called the Pro 37R the "sleeper mic of the century" or something to that effect. Take that for what its worth.