A question about microphones...
 

http://community.rapverse.com/showthread.php?t=188884

^^ plzz reply to this or post it in here.... thanks...

Honest answer is "it depends". On your factory audio card it'll have a 1/8" input for shit like beat-ass computer mics and such, but you can use a 1/4" to 1/8th" converter that's like 3-4 bucks and get a mic to work. However, using that will cause increased static and loss of clarity on any mic that's actually clear in the first place. The alternative is to get a pre-amp that is designed to be used with computers (known as an Interface) since it'll have a USB connector that WONT have static and loss of clarity like that 1/4th-1/8th converter through a POS stock audio card will. I reccomend the M-Audio Fast Track Interface very highly.

Does this help?

yeh that helps alot man thnxd... but what about price range?

^^Shit, you can get interfaces from like 35 USD for a crappy one that dosen't control volume to like $160 for the dual-mic unit version to the one I have. I can pump my mic input vol to the max and barely hear any static at all (although I'll now be hearing my self breath, my watch clicking, my bracelet clicking, my pants rustling, the fan in my computer, my dog fart, my hair growing, etc. It's rediculously clear.

ight man ill look into it thnx for your help i appriciate it...

No prob. Any time.

ight i found one... is it any good?

BEHRINGER UB502 MIXER - i dont have a pik but it is £37.99

so if the mic plugs into the Interface.. then the interface plugs into a USB port..
how will cool edit or w/e pick up the sound if its not plugged into the soundcard... ?

^^ Cool edit reads it from the USB. Well at least it does on mine. But then again I started using Cubase, and it works better through that anyway.

ight well i still aint got my shit workin lol.. i need a line in and a line out lead which goesinto 1 connection so i can plug it into my sound is that right??