Sony C-37

Records it appears on · 5

• 52nd Street

  Billy Joel · Album, 1978

  • Guitars · MicrophoneVerifiedMicrophones used on the guitars, which sat in an isolation booth with its front removed.
• Rise

  Herb Alpert · Rise, 1979

  • Trumpet · MicrophoneInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: Alpert used this microphone on his trumpet for many years because it gave a mellower tone without screaming highs.
• Escape

  Journey · Album, 1981

  • Neal Schon’s guitar · MicrophoneReportedElson believes this was one of the microphones used on Schon’s guitar.
• Strange Days

  The Doors · Album, 1967

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedOverhead microphone for the drum kit.Position: Centre of the kit, at the height of Densmore's forehead
  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedA second C37-type microphone under the snare, flipped out of phase.Position: Underneath the snare
• Happy Together

  The Turtles · Happy Together, 1967

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneVerifiedOverhead microphone on the drum kit.
  • Drum kit · MicrophoneVerifiedSecond microphone of the same model, placed under the snare drum.Position: Under the snare

Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.

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