Recording mic adapter

[NicotineNick1121]

Hey guys,

Im looking into hooking up a recording mic for my studio. What piece of equipment do I need to convert the mic into a usb port to record? Would it be a soundcard? Links would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Nickotine

[leedsquietman]

A proper audio interface (soundcard) with an XLR connection and a reasonable quality microphone (condenser mics typically work best for vocals but require phantom power which your internal soundcard wouldn't have) would be the best quality option.

There are USB mics which plug directly into a USB port but are limited in choice and tend to be more 'budget end'.

Or a mic and mic preamp, the mic preamp will feed your audio interface or internal soundcard.

The internal soundcard is not great for pro recording, and is only really suitable for using samples and virtual instruments. If you plan on recording vocals or instruments, you need to consider a dedicated audio interface (or at least get a mic preamp with an XLR input and HiZ guitar input for feeding into your internal soundcard and use ASIO4ALL as your driver but this should be considered a temporary short term solution).

[slirak]

A proper audio interface (soundcard) with an XLR connection and a reasonable quality microphone (condenser mics typically work best for vocals but require phantom power which your internal soundcard wouldn't have) would be the best quality option.

There are USB mics which plug directly into a USB port but are limited in choice and tend to be more 'budget end'.

Or a mic and mic preamp, the mic preamp will feed your audio interface or internal soundcard.

The internal soundcard is not great for pro recording, and is only really suitable for using samples and virtual instruments. If you plan on recording vocals or instruments, you need to consider a dedicated audio interface (or at least get a mic preamp with an XLR input and HiZ guitar input for feeding into your internal soundcard and use ASIO4ALL as your driver but this should be considered a temporary short term solution).

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Leeds sings the gospel.

Mac or PC? Laptop or desktop? Is USB really the only connectivity option? USB audio interfaces generally perform worse than Firewire, PC Card, Express card, PCI, PCIe et al. What sound sources are you gonna record?

[NicotineNick1121]

well this is for a friend whos juss looking to record his own vocals for hip hop. hes not looking to spend over 250 bucks lol

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