Hi,
I bought this shotgun mic and I need your supprot, plz. I hv a mic, but hvnt got the softie..
I have an upcoming event to film so what is it gonna be if ill work without softie.. I mean indoors of course..
Do you Audio-Technica AT875R (or any aother shotgun mic users) always use the softie???
Cheerio!

When I'm using the AT897 indoors, I don't bother with the softie - there's bound to be a loss of higher frequencies with it...

Hi I have a few 875R mics and use the rode pistol grip and the WS-6 softie, tend to leave it on all the time but for drama shoots indoors take it off to cut down on shadows.
This is the combo and it works well:Rode WS6 Windshield + Rode PG2 Pistol Grip shotgun mics on eBay (end time 21-Feb-10 15:35:28 GMT) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rode-WS6-Windshield-Rode-PG2-Pistol-Grip-shotgun-mics_W0QQitemZ400087337458QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Music_Instruments_Microphones_MJ?hash=item5d271049f2 #ht_2461wt_1167)

I also use the mic on the camera and have cut down a ws-6 and re-glued the rubber ring on to make it shorter.

There is a clip of the mic being used inside without the softie here:YouTube - 0004OS - iPhone.m4v (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH8mVouKkhg)
And outside with the softie here:YouTube - 00104R - iPhone.m4v (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbvCcjrAueI)

Thanks for sharing, guys ;)

When I'm using the AT897 indoors, I don't bother with the softie - there's bound to be a loss of higher frequencies with it...

I always use the softie with my AT897 indoors. The mic always seems to pick up subtle wind sounds when the boom moves back and forth.