CAD U37 Studio Recording Mic

I purchased the CAD u37 usb mic on New Years Eve, right before 2010. So ive owned it for about a 2 year now. I have done about 400 musical projects with this mic. This mic is good, but only good to a certain point. but one thing you cant do, : you cant buy a mic, use it for the first few times, and call it a good mic. i have to rate this mic in every area. This mic doesn’t really give vocals a good warm studio sound like what everybody says. And you can actually take this mic anywhere you want to go without the hassle of hooking up extra hardware (preamps, mixers, interface ext.) The mic clip, the part where the mic connects to the stand, well that lil circle thing isnt too helpful after owning this thing for a year, and for it to be a USB mic, then I think it should have been made for traveling and being tossed around because of the flexibility of it. then after using it for a year, i noticed that the screens can easily pop off (even though mine haven’t). the quality of the sound decreases after a while. you wont be able to notice, until you gain.


OVERALL OPINION

The CAD u37 doesn’t look attractive in any way, it feels and looks like something you can buy from Toys R Us. But its pretty flexible, well even though you can pod cast, record on-the-go, and hook it up to a computer easily, doesn’t mean its flexible. since its a USB mic, you cant upgrade the quality. i mean its a great mic, but you get what you pay for. if all you have is $70, and that’s all you want to spend on a mic, then get it. this mic really helped me out.

The CAD U37 Studio Recording Mic is a USB based microphone.  Like the name states, the mic is best used in the recording studio and of course not for live shows.  The microphone is a large diaphragm condenser and has a cardioid pick up pattern.

OVERALL OPINION

I've only used the CAD U37 Studio Recording Mic once or twice, but I think I got a pretty good feel of what this microphone is capable of doing and not doing.  while this microphone is incredibly cheap, it definitely feels cheap and isn't the best sounding microphone in the world.  This being said, it all depends on what you are trying to do with this microphone.  I would think that most people who own or are looking into owning the CAD U37 probably are using it in their home studio for small projects as the USB feature comes in handy for those who don't have an audio interface.  This is a great feature but is limited because you can only record one track at a time really, making this microphone best for podcasting and vocal overdubs or single instrument overdubs.  It does have some cool features including a -10 db pad and a high pass filter.  Like I said, the sound quality isn't the best by a long shot, but it doesn't sound all that bad and will definitely work for those who are recording demos or speech.  The best part about the CAD U37 Studio Recording Mic is of course the price as this is just about as cheap as you can get any microphone out there.  So if you are looking for a mic that you don't need an audio interface for to use for demos and getting ideas down, this is a great mic, but it definitely doesn't work as well for anything other than that sort of use.