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Originally Posted by zane  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. |
First of all, you need an interface to which you are going to be recording to. If you are going to record to Pro Tools I suggest M-box 2 can start you up, it has Phantom Power which is the switch that supplies 48 volts needed to power the condenser mic.
I suggest buying a pre-amp, something in 300 dollar range can fit your goal. (Depends how professional you wanna be here)
Something like Presonus Channel Strip or ART PRO MPA 2 fit that category, or ART DPS II or ART TPS II pre amps are in the less money category.
Then obviously you need an XLR cable that goes from the mic into the pre-amp.
Another TRS cable that will take the pre-amped mic signal, and send it into your MBOX 2 interface (for example), that goes into Pro Tools.
If you are going to be mixing, you need decent speakers, if not then you can stick to headphones.
Don't know what budget you are operating with man. I can name things on and on, it's just a few things for the beginning.