best allround microphone and soundcard to buy?

[korbbit]

im sure youv had this question a million times, but whats the best(but realisticly priced) microphone to buy? for vocals and guitar, and anything else i happen to record. and also im sure you would need a pretty fit soundcard to make the most of it, so whats the best way to go for them? would these things be best bought over the internet?

[DrXparaMental]

im sure youv had this question a million times, but whats the best(but realisticly priced) microphone to buy? for vocals and guitar, and anything else i happen to record. and also im sure you would need a pretty fit soundcard to make the most of it, so whats the best way to go for them? would these things be best bought over the internet?

http://aus.rodemic.com/microphone.php?product=NT2-A

[zalo]

thats the mic i have ^ i like it

i also have an RME Fireface 400 which i also like

[josephjobling]

thats the mic i have ^ i like it

i also have an RME Fireface 400 which i also like

RME fire face 400 is nice 800 is better if you have the dollars it has better digital to analouge converters. i use the SE2200a and must say for the money i am very pleased with the results i get from it - worth looking into.

[DrXparaMental]

I held off recommending a card because I use E-MU. Whereas they make a great card that sounds excellent and is super capable, I wouldn't recommend them. They have no customer support. They used to be excellent in this respect but there was an ownership change and that part of a company to me is ultra important. It's really a shame too because they made excellent products. There hasn't been an updated driver for quite a while.

Motu is a good sounding card, but they are seriously delicate. One of my best friends uses an ultralite and it's had it's share of truffles including being sent back for repairs. I have HEARD, that RME is the only way to fly and if I were in your shoes, unquestionably it's the way I would go.

[mbird21]

I use sE2200a for vocals etc, is great microphone and no problems at all and thats just phantom ampd by a ultragain unit. On the soundcard i use audiophile delta 192 which is really great and again no probs, aslo use a rode podcaster for my dj show but wouldnt record vocals for tracks with it.

Best

Mike

[zz1415926535]

MOTU Ultralight Mk3 is pretty rad soundcard (external/firewire). Comes with nice spectrographic monitoring software.