Microphone for vocal!

angela

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Hi, I want to buy Good quality mic for singing - nothing to heavy or for pro studio,just to have practice and home recording... will be using on PC!

Have eye on SAMSON G TRACK usb mic ... someone has idea how good is it?

Any advices?

Thank You!
 
Personally id steer clear of a USB microphone. Do what i do and get a decent quality professional microphone, decent quality cable and hook it up to a decent souncard. My X-Fi elite pro comes with all the software needed to record myself and ive made several albums of myself now and they sound really fantastic.
 
well, before you part with any money for a mic you should really think about the level of sound quality you are expecting. At a very basic level for home recording, i would recommend a decent recording interface with XLR and a decent mic depending on your usage model (room size, padding, range od sound, orientations, etc etc etc).
i can recommend recording interfaces from M-Audio and Line 6. I can't comment much about mics though because I play guitar.
you definitely don't want to be using onboard sound or just any sound card with a cheap computer mic. All the decent mics come with XLR interface anyway so you can't connect them to the PC directly.
 
Thanks for advice, can you post link or info of couple equipments which are good to "start" with,

Thank You.
 
Visit dv247.com for any audio gear they seem to have the best prices currently. Personally I'd say you have two options
buy a decent microphone for example the SE x1 which currently comes with a free pop shield from dv247.com. I would spend more on the microphone than anything else if you can afford it as you can't polish a turd.

For the interface I'd keep away from line 6 for sound quality. m audio makes decent devices on a budget for example the M audio fast track which has the a mic, instrument and line input but comes with pro tools essential which is a stripped down version of pro tools hd the industry standard recording software, costing about £90 if this is too expensive try the Lexicon Alpha stereo USB interface which features a mic, instrument and line input.

One thing to note is if you buy a condenser mic then you will need phantom power which the m audio device does but the lexicon doesnt, alternatively see if the mic will take a battery.
 
angela said:
Thanks for advice, can you post link or info of couple equipments which are good to "start" with,

Thank You.
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ok, so here is something that will provide a nice audio interface for your PC
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FastTrack.html
or
http://line6.com/podstudioux1/

I don't really know much about m-audio except that they are really good quality. I have used line 6 in the past however and it might be a better package for you since they include some really cool mic preamp models which will definitely help you shape up your recordings.

and just a one mic that is known to be good
http://www.shure.co.uk/products/microphones/pg58


be careful not to get mixed up with wireless mics as those will need completely different (and expensive) equipment and generally they are meant for live.
 
cloud84 said:
I don't really know much about m-audio except that they are really good quality.
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Certainly better than onboard sound, but m-audio aren't the best quality tbh. RME make some great stuff. You could also look at protools as some of the versions come with interfaces(which also acts as the licence dongle) to connect instruments and mics. This would also provide you with a DAW to record and edit with.

As for the mic I would certainly consider the Shure SM58. We use loads of them at work and they are great and reliable.
 
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I would consider Reaper for DAW. By far my favourite one in ease of use and it has free evaluation forever. Combine it with a Line 6 interface that gives you access to the mic preamp models and you are pretty close to professional levels for very little money.
 
Hi, Thank You for comments and Advices: so SM58 in my list, will it be good for R'n'B/Rap?

Now spec me interface to connect to PC and my future SM58, thank You!
 
Had a quick look at LINE 6 POD Studio™ UX1 - t can be purchased for about £70-£80 and M-Audio Fast Track for about £60-80 ... will they be good for home recording: R'n'B/hip-hop/pop? ... OR SOMETHING ELSE WILL BE BETTER???

Want best quality for a budget, don't want to spend to much tbh for now!
 
angela said:
Hi, Thank You for comments and Advices: so SM58 in my list, will it be good for R'n'B/Rap?

Now spec me interface to connect to PC and my future SM58, thank You!
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I've got 4 x SM58s (for vocals) and around 8 x SM57s (for instruments) because they are the industry standard.
If you end up singing live then the SM58 will follow you everywhere.

I can recommend the POD Studio linked above because of the built-in vocal effects to make your sound professional - http://line6.com/podstudioux1/

My mate uses the cheaper GX Toneport and plugs his mic into an adapter and then into the guitar input and he gets a very good sound.
 
hi, little update:

bought POD UX1 and SM58 microphone, LINE POD 6 UX1 already delivered and awaiting SM58!

SM58 will be without cable, so which XLR cable should I get? any on the bay or is there particular good brand?

Thanks
 
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dmpoole said:
I've got 4 x SM58s (for vocals) and around 8 x SM57s (for instruments) because they are the industry standard.
If you end up singing live then the SM58 will follow you everywhere.

I can recommend the POD Studio linked above because of the built-in vocal effects to make your sound professional - http://line6.com/podstudioux1/

My mate uses the cheaper GX Toneport and plugs his mic into an adapter and then into the guitar input and he gets a very good sound.
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What on earth do you need 8 Sm57's for!!!

I can figure - one for each guitarist in a two guitar band plus perhaps a top and bottom snare - four in total?

What else?
 
p0ss3s3d said:
What on earth do you need 8 Sm57's for!!!

I can figure - one for each guitarist in a two guitar band plus perhaps a top and bottom snare - four in total?

What else?
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4 on the drums : 1x snare, 3x toms (bass drum has a different one)
3 on guitars : 2 guitars, 1 bass
1 spare
 
dmpoole said:
4 on the drums : 1x snare, 3x toms (bass drum has a different one)
3 on guitars : 2 guitars, 1 bass
1 spare
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Ah fair enough, I don't like them on toms or bass. :p

(actually I prefer a 421 (and sometimes even a e906) on the guitars now too) - If only I could afford all three!!
 
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p0ss3s3d said:
Ah fair enough, I don't like them on toms or bass. :p

(actually I prefer a 421 (and sometimes even a e906) on the guitars now too) - If only I could afford all three!!
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Well both my bands get praise from a lot of music people I respect for the sound so I'm not changing a thing.
 
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