Placing my tongue on the GR meter to taste the gain reduction I some how improved my skills.
Placing my tongue on the GR meter to taste the gain reduction I some how improved my skills.
Placing my tongue on the GR meter to taste the gain reduction I some how improved my skills.
Conduit wrote:Most good mics you'll find, at least for studio use, will have an XLR out on them. I'm pretty sure XLR to 1/4" converters exist, but you might want to look into getting a usb audio interface.
ganondox wrote:One concern, if it's a condenser mike, would it power correctly?
Conduit wrote:ganondox wrote:One concern, if it's a condenser mike, would it power correctly?
I forgot to mention this, but most condensers (maybe all?) need 48v phantom power, which is normally provided through the audio interface. I don't know what model you have, but mine and most I've seen have inputs that are dual 1/4 and XLR. Basically just a XLR port with a smaller 1/4 one in the center.
Placing my tongue on the GR meter to taste the gain reduction I some how improved my skills.
BluNoseReindeer wrote:It would help if you posted what type of interface you are using. If you don't have one with phantom power or XLR it's going to be more difficult because you will need adapters and other things to hook up the mic. If you're looking for studio use only vocal Mikes most of the recommendations above are good. Condensers will give you the most clarity and volume for the money.
Some models of microphones I have used for vocals
Sterling audio st51 (my favorite mic)
Audio technica at2020
Blue spark
Blue yeti pro
Shure sm57 (it is the same as the 58 with a different cover)
Shure sm58
And
Aug perception 220
If you need phantom power and want to simplify things the yeti and at2020 have USB versions that hook straight up to the computer with no worries of it. You can also look at the Blue icicle which is an XLR interface that provides power as well.
I can't really make a good recommendation without knowing what you're plugging into the computer with
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