cheap mic to play around with vocals
cheap mic to play around with vocals Posted on: 01.10.2009 by Charline Dunch hey guys. i got myself a stage mic lately to record some vocal samples to put them on my productions just to find out that i would need an amp in between to actually use it. so i brought it back to the store.i either want a lower budget studio mic with amplification which could be used for actual voice recording (so the voice still sounds clean when played at 120db). or i want a real cheap like 3,5mm or usb mic to just play around and then record the actual samples somehwere else on a good mic. if you have any suggestions for either category i would be very grateful! | |
| Xavier Emanuels 05.10.2009 |
Originally Posted by sj03w4t
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| Charline Dunch 01.10.2009 | hey guys. i got myself a stage mic lately to record some vocal samples to put them on my productions just to find out that i would need an amp in between to actually use it. so i brought it back to the store. i either want a lower budget studio mic with amplification which could be used for actual voice recording (so the voice still sounds clean when played at 120db). or i want a real cheap like 3,5mm or usb mic to just play around and then record the actual samples somehwere else on a good mic. if you have any suggestions for either category i would be very grateful! |
| Gertha Coprich 11.10.2009 | Yah, Over the years I try to buy gear
that will last and do double duty because when I not dabbling in the music thing I also providing my clients with other services in the areas of multimedia production. I also do vdeo production and believe it or not I also bought a zoom H4 as a off camera mic. So like I said I by items that will last and can do double duty . So I also use this mic for multi track recording. This recorder has a nice mic built in but you can also plug in 2 XLR mics directly into it. Did I mention it also records to sd card in hign res .mp3 as well as cd quality .wav format. I have used this mic/recorder to record live sets for my friends as well as myself. I also used this same portable mic/recorder to record on site nature sounds. you can probably find this mic/recorder for about 180.00 USD I don't believe you will be unhappy withthe qulity of this mic or the recording. http://www.amazon.com/Zoom-ZOO-H4-Ha...5269483&sr=8-1 *note* zoom came out with a Zoom H2 and a Zoom H4n after the one I have but I am still happy with the one I got and see no reason for upgrading right now. http://www.amazon.com/Zoom-H2-Portab...ref=pd_cp_MI_0 http://www.amazon.com/Zoom-Handy-Por...ref=pd_cp_MI_2 |
| Random X 11.10.2009 | Rode has an amazing lineup of mics. You'll definitely get what you paid for! (Good thing!) |
| Gertha Coprich 10.10.2009 | I use the Rode Podcaster mic myself. I guess it not that cheap but it sounds good and its is USB ready. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JM46FY |
| Kandy Ahdoot 06.10.2009 | do you have guitar hero or rockband? you can use the microphone from that its what i use in AB live,works fine spesh if you just wanna mess around |
| Random X 05.10.2009 | Thanks, still believeing to get one too and get back to my old hobby. (What's in that URL again? ) |
| de Riedmatten Gauthier 05.10.2009 | Nice one Tekki, I'm in need af a mic as well |
| Random X 05.10.2009 | Best comparisons for mics can be found on http://www.humanbeatbox.net Cool thing is, it also rates cheaper mics for 'best bang for buck' value. |
| Xavier Emanuels 05.10.2009 |
Originally Posted by sj03w4t
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| Jayne Yellowhair 05.10.2009 | No usb mic i've seen so far needs a pre-amp but it's always wise to check.. You can tell by the description. Google is your friend found this on the Samson website (manufacturer of the mic I posted earlier):
Originally Posted by Samson
EDIT: good to know that condenser microphones need a power supply (possibly through USB) and dynamic mics don't need power |
| Charline Dunch 04.10.2009 | sounds good. thank you! how do i know wheter a mic needs an amplifier or not? i'd figure all usb mics dont? |
| Jayne Yellowhair 04.10.2009 | Hi, I'm not sure if you're on mac or PC but for mac this mic /sounds/ good.. http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2...ate_podca.html Maybe you want to read some other reviews (I don't have this one so I can't tell you) but it looks good.. Or is this too pricey? I'm not really sure what you mean with 'low budget' |
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