2007/10/30, porl sheean <porl42@gmail.com>:

a good cheap mic? i can recommend the ones i have (i got them as part of a drum set but i've used them for lots of other stuff) is the samson c01. they worked brilliantly for the vocals of the last track i did, as the singers voice seemed to sit with it better than my valve mic (rode). i'm sure those other mics you mentioned are great as well, but i haven't used them. i think i have heard good things about the b1 though, can't remember :)

as for the focusrite, if the pres are different to the ones in the higher end gear (most probable) then i can't really speak for them. if you get the vx2496 then be aware that it is not a sound card, and you will need an aes/ebu compatible interface to use it. the only behringer interfaces that work directly to the pc are the bcontrol audio (control surface and audio interface in one. not sure if it is still available), the u-control (a usb device) and the f-control (firewire). both the u- and f-controls have no mic pres (i think, check for yourself though) so you would still need a pre between them and the mic.

if you want to do it on the cheap, then pretty much any usb interface should do (check first though), as most of them seem to use a standard usb-audio format. a while back i was looking for some for the school and i think tascam did something reasonable. it was a while back though.

actually, i remember the small presonus (firebox i think) interfaces were supposed to be good value too.

hope i haven't confused you more! :)

porl

:D

as a sound card I have a delta 44 but I assume that ultravoice has a analog out... have to check it out

thanks for the info!

On 30/10/2007, Jorge Salgueiro <jorge.salgueiro@gmail.com> wrote:

2007/10/30, porl sheean <porl42@gmail.com>:
sorry to reply to my own post, but i was just going to say you are probably better off in the long run if you can't afford to get the focusrite as well as the better mics to get the focusrite and the cheaper mics. that way when you decide it's worth upgrading the mic you will have a spare (still quite usable) mic for when the more expensive one doesn't 'sit right' in the mix.

porl

so a cheat good mic is a M-audio Nova or a Behringer B-1? Or you are speaking of something better?

On 30/10/2007, porl sheean < porl42@gmail.com> wrote:
don't get the behringer tube products. they aren't worth it. the solid state stuff is fine, but their tube stuff is terrible (i had a tube preamp of theirs for a while, can't remember the model but it was one of the rack mount ones). the tube is more for show than anything - they still use solid state through most of the circuit anyway. the tubes are also starved of power from memory and distort very nastily, i think anyway - for all i know it was the opamps distorting anyway - it didn't sound at all like 'tube distortion'.

thanks for the tip. Didn't knew that.

if you can afford the extra cost of the focusrite then don't even hesitate to choose the cheaper behringer over it. don't get me wrong, i actually like behringer overall, but they are no match for the focusrite pres. i have a behringer ada8000 connected to an RME9636 hammerfall, and i just got a focusrite pro26io. the focusrite pres were a league above the behringers. the ada8000 is still more than adequate though, and i'll still use it, but the focusrite is worth the difference.

porl

the focusrite i'am speak about is the fakmaster and I read that the compression isn't the best... but costs 250€ :-D

the cheap option is the ultravoice vx2496.

thankx and sorry to enter in the post with my own questions like an elephant. :D

On 29/10/2007, Jorge Salgueiro < jorge.salgueiro@gmail.com> wrote:

2007/10/29, Atte André Jensen <atte.jensen@gmail.com>:

Rick Green wrote:

>   You might look into some of the new products that combine a good quality
> studio vocal mic, mic preamp, and a/d interface all in one product.
> Consult your favorite search engine for 'USB Microphone'.  Samson, Rode,
> and Blue are three manufacturers that showed up for me.
>    ...of course, then the search begins for working Linux drivers...

I have the SE 2200A usb mic. Sound great and works flawless with linux
(<7ms latency with jack). The really nice thing is that is has a
regulart XLR output, so you can get a good preamp later for even better
quality.

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right now I'm looking also for a good recording (not stage mic) and my conclusions so far are:

M-audio Luna with Focusrite trakmaster

http://www.focusrite.com/product/trakmaster_pro/

or behringer B2pro

low budget

M-audio Nova or Behringer B1

with

Behringer ultravoice vx 2496

or some of the behringer tube products...

What do you guys think?

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