I need help with proper equipment, help

zane · 13th August 2009

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.

AwwDeOhh · 13th August 2009

Zane,
read up on this link:
Tweak's Guide to the Home and Project Studio

Should point you in the right direction.

13th August 2009	#1
zane Gear interested Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3 Thread Starter	I need help with proper equipment, help 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.

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AwwDeOhh Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2009 Location: North of Mexico, South of Canada Posts: 1,381	Zane, read up on this link: Tweak's Guide to the Home and Project Studio Should point you in the right direction.