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22nd December 2005, 05:36 PM
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| Gear Head  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: boston
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 | need help with recording rap vocals. all i have right now is a shure sm58 and an xlr cable. i heard i should look into getting a compressor. do any of you have any reccomendations for a good cheap compressor? anything else i should consider? |
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22nd December 2005, 06:09 PM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boston,MA Providence,RI
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| You need a mic preamp to plug that XLR into first... What's your budget?  |
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22nd December 2005, 06:55 PM
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| Gear Head Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: boston
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| I got a budget of 250-300 dollars, but I don't want to spend a lot of that on a preamp. |
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22nd December 2005, 06:59 PM
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa
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| Speed Costs Money How Fast Do You Want To Go???? With That Budget I Guess Not That Fast.... Look on EBAY For A Presonus Eureka Might cost a little more than what you have.... |
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22nd December 2005, 07:43 PM
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| Gear Head Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: boston
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| i checked ebay, and the eureka looks pretty nice, except i just don't have that kinda money... are either of these worth it at all? #1#2 btw, i didn't mention it earlier, but i'm cool with a lo-fi sound. just nothing that sounds like crap. one other thing - what's a direct box, and would i find it useful? thanks. |
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22nd December 2005, 07:54 PM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2002
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| If you only have like $100 to spend, get a used Joemeek unit off of ebay. |
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22nd December 2005, 11:16 PM
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jersey
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| This is the best all in one at this price range: http://www.zzounds.com/item--JOETHREEQ Also check out the FMR Audio stuff and the Studio Projects VTB-1. |
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22nd December 2005, 11:31 PM
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23rd December 2005, 08:32 PM
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| Gear Head Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: boston
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| does the joemeek give you a vintage but clear sound? thats kinda what im looking for. |
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23rd December 2005, 08:37 PM
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| It gives you the best $140 vintage but clear sound money can buy.  Just buy it and start turning knobs until it sounds good. |
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23rd December 2005, 09:10 PM
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gainesville, FL
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exactly... I assume if you only have a few hundred to spend and you didn't know you needed a preamp then you've probably got some learning to do about compression, limiting, blah blah blah.... When I started recording hiphop vocals (mainly my own) about 2 years ago... I started with a shure sm 47. I bought it because I heard shure was a good brand... little did I know that the mic was supposed to be used for voiceover and speech work. SHEEESH... then I did some research and learned about condendser mics, picked up a MXL 2003 which for the money ($99) can't be beat if you are just beginning. I then researched preamps... and through research realized I couldn't buy a good one... lol. So I went with a Behringer Ultragain, which will get the job done as well... it won't sound great, but it will sound.... if you know what I mean. It wasn't until about a month ago that I actually got a new mic AT4050 that I will be selling soon for a SeElectronics 4600a ($700), the 4050 is just too flat, and I'm also picking up either a Vintech x73i ($1550) or an Avalon 737sp ($1500 used) for my preamp. So just keep upgrading and learning (learning about what you REALLY need and not just what you WANT will save you ALOT of money)... and I can not stress this enough "no equipment can make up for ones lack of knowledge on how to use it".  Greets Oh and by the way... you do have some thing to record the vocals with... right? | |
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23rd December 2005, 09:36 PM
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| Gear Head Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: boston
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| haha, yeah, i got a SM58 for my birthday a few days ago. |
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23rd December 2005, 09:37 PM
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23rd December 2005, 09:57 PM
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| Gear Head Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: boston
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| I've already been using it directly into the speakers and through my crappy turntable mixer. I don't actually have a PA system yet...I use my guitar amp and XLR to 1/4 converter most of the time >.< |
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24th December 2005, 06:46 AM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Oct 2004
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| DBX 286 mic channel. Very underated. I have two of them. 199.00 brand new. I have moved up a bit and I don't use them much anymore, but I love the sound. If your on a budget, it's a great purchase. BaseJase Illynoise |
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