mart85 wrote:McMaybe wrote:steverocks88 wrote:mart85 wrote:If you have a hundred bucks to spend on a mic, then buy the Samson C01U USB mic...it's a condensor mic (the type used in studio to record voice...most mics people buy at a low price are dynamic mics, which are used for live performance most of the times) it's a really great mic, and the good thing is you don't need phantom power to use it, since you plug it in your computer through a USB port...condensor mics need phantom power to work (a pre-amp, which costs like 60 bucks for the cheapest ones).... that Samson C01U mic can't be compared to mics worth thousand of dollars used by profesionnal, but it offers a GREAT sound quality, at a quite low price, so yeah, like Harlem said, if you can't afford a good mic, don't buy another one, cause it won't be worth it (unless your mic is a piece of crap and you want a better piece of crap), you should save your money for something good... here is a link to the Samson mic... you can find it on some american sites at like $70
http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1810
thanks man i'll check that out
i had it, not good at all, never buy usb, buy a amplifier, or mixer with one built in, then a mic
yeah, but it will costs him hundreds of dollars to get all that... he'll need a great sound card, a great pre-amp, a great mic to have a great sound... I don't know about setups like the one Harlem has, but with a regular computer, the most important thing is the sound card, then it's the pre-amp (if you need one) and then it's the mic...so no matter how good your mic is, if the pre-amp or the sound card aren't as good as the mic, well the mic won't work to its fullest potential...that means you need a lot of money to get real good sounding vocals... I have the USB mic and it does the job as good as some usual condensor mic with pre-amps... of course, it's not as good as high quality mic, but it's well worth the low price... the mic isn't the most important thing to get good sounding vocals, you need good equipment to support it and you need to mix it well, so that's why I think for someone who starts, like steve, it's better to get the USB mic, which is the cheapest, and you'll get a decent quality, and you can save your money to buy a great setup later if you're interested :P
i think i'll still go with that mic i just have to read some reviews on it lol
idk hmm i guess i'm gonna shop around and if i really get into the rap music i'll probably buy a setup but right now i just want something that has a good quality with out spending over $150
but yeah thanks for the help everyone
