From experience, i've found it a better learning situation to have a horrible mic and having to work around its regular fuctions to get better quality. I used to record on a regular stick mic not even a year ago, and what i've learned from using it, has helped me better understand the mic that i have right now. I dont even have a consenser mic, but i can still get really good quality out of it. Expecially if you can work Cool Edit and Acid in unison with each other.

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