hooking up a mic

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ironman
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hooking up a mic

Post by ironman »

hello im pretty new to scope and have no idea how to hook up a microphone to my system. do i need a mic preamp? or does the card power it?
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Re: hooking up a mic

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Boy Oh Boy,

I was there once buddy so this one is easy for me. :lol:

Depending on what you want to record, the mic pre that's great for live work, and a cheaply priced entry is......http://www.fmraudio.com/RNP8380.htm.

It's a great starter, and once you start getting picky and wanting something high end, this will serve as an excellent live mic pre as it's built w/ ease of use, and sounds really decent. I will be adding one more to our live rig.

For high end there are tons out ther like the Audient Mico which is a hardware equivelant of a high dollar console' channel.

For mics you can't go wrong with a Shure 57 or BETA 58. They will record anything w/ decent quality.

The FMR's can't be found used but the Shures go for dirt cheap on ebay.

I have been recording a rotary cabinet off and on for a month or so, and finally captured the sound on the Audient Mico w/ a PR400 Heil. The same recording w/ an FMR was barely noticable after some treatment, and 4 x times CHEAPER.



Happy Hunting.
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Re: hooking up a mic

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:)
that's right, you'll need a mic pre of some kind.
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