Phait Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 Alright, I have 2 options here: 1. Buy myself a good mic to record vocals with. 2. Record vocals at a music studio Could save myself money with 1. naturally.. but what would you suggest to buy that will record vocals very well - eliminating any pops/clicks etc - if theres anything in that quality range thats affordable or near affordable? I don't want to blow $1,000 on a friggen mic, y'know? I'd be recording into the computer (I think, right? ) so then I would have to get a nice external sound card, which I have some discussion going on in another thread.. so I realize that contributes to quality recording as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrock1san.rr.com Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 You need a large diaphram condenser mic. It will require phantom power, do you own a mixer or any preamps with phantom power ? Studio Projects B1, good clean neutral sound, a steal at $80. Oktava MK-319 $100 Lack of hype in the high end makes it a good vocal mic for digital recording. Audio Technica 3035 $200, or Audio Technica AT4040 $300. Real versatile quality mics. Good for acoustic guitar, percussion, guitar amps, vocals. Both mics come with shockmounts which is a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phait Posted August 10, 2003 Author Share Posted August 10, 2003 I don't own any mixer or preamp (I don't even know what a preamp is).. I'll be doing mixing (I suppose) via software (at least for awhile).. my proposed setup is: -keyboard (probably Fantom-S, not certain yet) -laptop pc or mac -external sound card -3 pc speakers(prob harmon/kardon or something) -sometime down the road a keyboard monitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbayson Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 What SteveRB said. I would second the Studio Projects mike. I have a C1 which runs for $200. It kicks *ass*. Again, you will need phantom power. Bear in mind that you need a decent preamp to get a good sound. Your vocal sound will only be as good as the weakest link in your audio chain. I have an FMR RNP, which will run you $475. StudioProjects also makes a cheap pre - the VTB1 - that has been favorably reviewed, for $129. I know you have another thread going for soundcards, but I would recommend the Audiophile 2496. After much research, I determined that it had the most bang for the buck. If you got all of the cheapest things recommended, you could get a nice vocal sound for... Audiophile 2496: $150 StudioProjects B1: $80 StudioProjects VTB1: $130 TOTAL: $360 Not bad. And you get to make as many recordings as you want! The downside, of course, is that you'll need to spend time learning to play engineer, and experimenting to get the best vocal sound, when you might rather be singing. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phait Posted August 10, 2003 Author Share Posted August 10, 2003 I will look into these thank you guys! *I love this place* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbayson Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 Originally posted by Phait: my proposed setup is: -keyboard (probably Fantom-S, not certain yet) -laptop pc or mac -external sound card -3 pc speakers(prob harmon/kardon or something) -sometime down the road a keyboard monitorI posted my recommendations before I realized you were geting a laptop. You won't be able to use the Audiophile 2496, as it only works in desktop computers. M-Audio, the company that manufactures Audiophile, makes various external sound cards, as well. Echo Audio is another company to look into for reasonably priced soundcards. Since you don't have a mixing board, you may want to look into combination sound cards/mixing boards/built-in preamps, so you get everything in one unit. Personally, I prefer to break everything up individually, because it gives you the option to upgrade one step of the chain later. But a combo might save you $, and I'm sure they're making nice ones these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phait Posted August 10, 2003 Author Share Posted August 10, 2003 There a downside to mixing via software? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbayson Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 Originally posted by Phait: There a downside to mixing via software?I assume you're asking this because you're wondering why I brought up mixing boards again. At some point, you might want a device that can handle more than one or two audio channels at a time. I mix my songs via software, once I have all of the audio burned into the hard drive, BUT I still have an external mixing board, simply because I'm using several keyboards as simultaneous sound sources, and I need something to physically route all of the sounds into one place, without having to plug and unplug every five minutes. When I'm mixing using my software, the external mixing board sits untouched. There are external sound cards that can handle multiple channels, and I recommended that you look into this, as well, so you kill two boards with one stone. A potential problem with them, though, is latency. If you want to monitor what you're playing as you're playing it, and you're going directly into your computer, you'll need a computer fast enough to spit the audio back at you without a noticable delay. My computer's a dinosaur, so I can't do this. That's another reason why I have a mixing board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyy38 Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 Hey Phait, D1600MKII www.korg.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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