GUITAR BOARD

> On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:04:37 +0100, Chris Bolus
> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:49:09 +0100, Angof wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>The Great Poobarr wrote in
>>>message
>>>news:l5WdnTNRAI07QcnVnZ2dnUVZ8vWdnZ2d@pipex.net...
>>>>
>
>>>> Oh while were at it, any recommendations for a budget mic? Something
>>>> that
>>>> will just go straight into the sound card, Im not looking to preamp
>>>> anything.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>
>>>Youre mic in socket on your soundcard already has a mic preamp inbuilt
>>>(although not a very good one). So if youre happy to accept the
>>>soundcard
>>>quality then try a Behringer XM-8500 microphone
>>>http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/behringer-xm-8500/8389 I use these
>>>and
>>>they are very good for the price.
>>>
>>>Angof
>>>
>>Thats about what I was going to say...
>
> Thats all very well, but what exactly are you going to be recording?
>
> The cheapie Behringers are very good - I have a couple and theyre
> almost too good to be true pricewise, but Id suggest if you were
> going to record acoustic guitar with one then you might not be too
> impressed by the results.
>
> IME you cant use one mic for everything and expect reasonable results
> - at the very least you need one dynamic Shure type for recording
> electric guitar through an amp and a condenser for acoustic guitar and
> vocals. Youll just about manage with these, but for acoustic guitar I
> like to use a pair of mics.
>
> As for software, Cakewalk Sonar - more user friendly than Cubase. OK,
> it costs way more than something free but in this case I really do
> think you get what you pay for.
>
> Steve.

> On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:04:37 +0100, Chris Bolus
>
> IME you cant use one mic for everything and expect reasonable results
> - at the very least you need one dynamic Shure type for recording
> electric guitar through an amp and a condenser for acoustic guitar and
> vocals. Youll just about manage with these, but for acoustic guitar I
> like to use a pair of mics.
>
> As for software, Cakewalk Sonar - more user friendly than Cubase. OK,
> it costs way more than something free but in this case I really do
> think you get what you pay for.
>
> Steve.
>