i would post this in audio assistance, but id never get answered. i need to buy a mic because im starting to record and im buying it off of musiciansfriend, and im using a laptop with cool edit pro and all but i dont know what i need for the mic

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7...c_tid=topseller
^thats the mic but im not sure what i need to hook it up to my laptop so help me out and let me know.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7...ase_pid/484020/
^also do i need this if im using a laptop to connect the mic to, if there is a way to hook it up to the laptop tell me what i need and drop a link for it because if anything will make it sound better im going to buy it
thanks for the help pc

ok lets see...

1. you need a pre-amp if your getting that condensor mic...better yet if you get a condensor mic period your gonna need phantom power aka a pre-amp.

2. you will need 2 cables, there is a imput and output on the pre-amp, you plug the cable that leads from your mic to input. so you will need a cable with male and femal XLR connectors. this cable goes from your mic to the input. now you need a 1/4"-1/8" cable (1/4" connecter on one end- 1/8" connector on the other) this will plug into the output directly into the microphone jack of your laptop

hope that helped

yea man that hel[s a lot thanks but do u have any links of these on musicians friend so i can jus add it to the cart n buy them

and also wats a condensor mic do that a regular mic doesnt, does it have better quality sound?

How much money U wanna spend?
cus I'll give my exact set up.....cus I'm basicly the same as you.

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i wana spend around 150, but more if i need

150 for the pre-amp (external)(M-Audio O-Zone)
50 Boomstick Mic'Stand
15 Mic'Cord
100 Microphone (MXL 990)
___Lookin at about_____315.

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oh yeh an headphones. 375 all together.

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If you're looking to do it under $150, radioshack is your only hope. jsut get any mic from there (snice they're dman near all the same) and but a 1/4" to 1/8" reducer. That's abotu as far as you can get for 150. Or just buy a Shure SM58 which is a step above radioshack, but still gonna sound liek ass.

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honestly if you know how to work cool edit and download some plugins you can get your songs (quality) to sound like someone who has a $400 set-up...or something close.

oh yea and download t-racks its like a nice little mastering program...just make sure your .wavs are under -2db

shit....

I had top quality outta a socom navy seal ps2 headset for a good 6 months.

just know how to mix

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how the FUCK is that "top quality"? That shit was sibbilance central. man, wTF are you talking about. Stop smoking the horse shit.

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alotta kids got nice equipment but dont know how to use it. so once you've mastered ya plugins and shit then upgrade.

^^^^sound like ass compared to a 200-300 dollar mic...maybe


but...c'mon...kid really shud be concerned with mixing and editing...cuz even with a 400 mic, his vocals can still sound like shit if he doesn't know what da fuck he's doin in mixing/editing process

and I agree with New Method...get Antares Mic Modeler


fug wut u heard

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yeah, I agree with thta - but check it, its liek this: Software won;t make a $50 mic sound liek a 400 dollar mic. at most it'll make it sound liek a $50 mic. However ,software on a $400 mic will make it soudn liek a $400 mic...istead of a $50 mic.

You cna get a $70 mic that sounds liek a $400 mic righout otta the box though. it's called the MXL 990

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