Audio-Technica PRO 37 Small Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser Mic

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Audio-Technica PRO 37 Small Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser Mic

Post by Shields » Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:50 pm

I'm looking into buying an SDC, and $100 seems a reasonable price. Anyone know of any reason I should stray from this mic?
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Post by chris harris » Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:52 pm

I have a pair of pro37r that I use all the time.
I like them on acoustic guitar and drum overheads. assuming I'm not using LDCs for those applications.

These are pretty kick ass mics for the price.
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Post by mjau » Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:56 pm

Our beloved moderator drumsound uses these a lot - cool drum overhead mics.
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Post by Leopold » Thu Jan 26, 2006 3:07 pm

I bought a piar of these about 6 months ago and used htem on percussion, banjo, harp, a crappy acoustic that they really help as well. I think I'm going to try it on bottm snare next.

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Post by 8th_note » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:14 pm

I have a pair and I also use them a lot. Good tom mic if you want a crisp sound. And what the heck, Albini likes 'em.
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Post by mrc » Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:16 pm

I've had a pair since they came out, love them on my 1959 00-18 and upright grand piano, work well on vocals, as well, though I generally use a LDC. I've also bought some AT 3031's for the church we go to, very nice inexpensive mics, as well.
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Post by thunderboy » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:14 pm

They are great on a lot of different sources. A real "Swiss Army" mic.

Albini likes it, Weston loves it.

For the price of a 57, why not?

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Post by cgarges » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:44 pm

Has anybody been able to compare these to other AT mics like the 4051, 4041, or 4031?

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Post by mrc » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:49 am

I've had em side by side with the AT3031s, live. The 31's had just a bit more output and seemed just a bit brighter. They were being used for vocals. Using a 16 channel Yamaha mixer and a pair of 8 inch powered event TRN-8 studio monitors in a high ceiling church room, approx 125x50 feet. I thought the pro 37r's were smoother and more balanced/realistic sounding, though I would be happy to own some of the AT3031's.
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Post by r0ck1r0ck2 » Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:07 am

[quote="thunderboy"For the price of a 57, why not?jt[/quote]

and when you put it that way....
well i certainly can't argue with that...

they're just sorta aggro...kinda trashy...i think its a really fun mic..
not say ev664 fun...
but fun nonetheless

vocals?
interesting...i'll definately put em on the list when the time comes...
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Post by Scodiddly » Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:01 pm

Good mics for acoustic stuff - clean, natural sound.
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Post by eeldip » Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:08 pm

r0ck1r0ck2 wrote:
they're just sorta aggro...kinda trashy...i think its a really fun mic..
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yea, thats what i heard from mine. not really very natural to my ears, but not bad sounding. "juiced" would be my term.
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Post by T-rex » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:46 pm

I borrowed one of these from a friend and I really like it. I think it does well under the snare but where it surprised me was as a room mic. I popped it in a corner opposite the drums for one track and after smashing it with a compressor I loved the sound so much I ended up only using that for the drums on that track.

I am thinking about picking up a pair to use for overheads and acoustic guitar etc. after using this one.
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Re: Audio-Technica PRO 37 Small Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser

Post by hauser gabone » Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:21 pm

Shields wrote:I'm looking into buying an SDC, and $100 seems a reasonable price. Anyone know of any reason I should stray from this mic?
when you buy them, i get to brake one.
i'm sitting here in a moustache cause it needs to recharge
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Post by Russian Recording » Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:27 am

I think they are decent for the price, but like mentioned before, a little harsh/brittle sounding. I prefer the Oktava MK-012 which also has pad and multicapsule options.

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