[LAU] Good mic for voice?

william estrada MrUmunhum at popdial.com
Wed Oct 31 15:00:40 EDT 2007


Paul,

   I have being thinking about a software fix.  Do you have some example
code of how to do a 'compressor' or up the volume?  I think that would
be a better solution.  Trying to keep the hardware cost down.  It will
be a multi-user environment.

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William Estrada
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> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:19:07 -0600
> From: Paul Winkler <pw_lists at slinkp.com>
> Subject: Re: [LAU] Good mic for voice?
> 
> On Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 09:24:59AM -0700, Florin Andrei wrote: 
>> > If you care more about sound quality, there's a #4 choice too: insert a 
>> > compressor between the mic preamp and the computer. The RNC1773 (a.k.a. 
>> > "Really Nice Compressor") provides an excellent performance/price ratio, 
>> > but other choices are available too if you do some research.
> 
> While I have (and love) an RNC, it's worth noting that a compressor
> can be done in software (I've been pretty happy with SC4 from Steve
> Harris' plugin set), but the rest of the stuff requires hardware.
> 
> Also, an alternative to buying a standalone preamp: get a small mixer.
> You get multiple preamps and a lot more functions that are endlessly
> useful in even the smallest home studio.
> The Mackie 1202 in its various incarnations is a solid choice.
> I got mine on ebay.
> 
> -- Paul Winkler 





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