Hey guys, I am very new to all of this recording stuff. I want to record my music, right now I am using my laptop and cool edit pro, along with instrumentals and recording over them using cool edit pro v2.1. The problem is that my mic i'm using is a built in mic on my laptop, so it sounds awful, and its a very old laptop i'd might add
So I need help with getting better equipment. I want to buy a condenser microphone, preferebly a condenser microphone even though i don't know much about them. I actually have a particular one in mind with this one
Audio Technica AT2035 Studio Microphone from zZounds.com!
I also want to get the rassexx stoppit and I probably will. I also am going to get a tripod as well.
Now, I don't know much about condenser microphones but it says something about phantom power required, what the ****ing hell does that mean?
Lastly, do you guys recommend any more gear I might need or that I actually have to have? Also, i don't know much about condenser microphones, so can i just plug that one microphone into my computers microphone jack? Or does it have another way you have to plug it in? Please help me with what I need to start recording properly, if I'm missing any gear I might need, please point that out.
Thanks for any help in advance.