Audio Technica Pro37r

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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.
 
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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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