Voice Microphone, What to buy, how to use Options

[jodc]

I want to record voice and my piano playing at the same time.
I've figured out how to record music from my Yamaha P80 keyboard onto my iMac, using Cakewalk Metro.
But how do I go about recording voice. What microphone under $100 do you recommend ? What port does it plug into ? Can I record voice and piano at the same time ?
I appreciate all help !

[urbanmatador]

i used nothing but a SM57 for years, and it always peformed great. 79 bucks, plus it doubles as a hammer! the SM58 is good too... more expensive and doesn't sound quite as nice on a guitar, which is why i prefer the 57... some recording engineers swear by the 57, and use it even in high end studio work.

i also have a sony ms907 which is a stereo condenser mic, takes 1 AA battery (which lasts around 200-300 hours), has an 1/8" stereo connector (your imac has an 1/8" stereo input) and sounds excellent. cost me 100 bucks exactly, and was quite worth it. it was my main mic until i bought an avlex avs80 (which is sweet!)

looking a little above your price limit, the rode nt-1 can be found for about 170 dollars. it needs phantom power (and therefore a mixer), but sounds unbelieveable. very very good mic. if you consider a tiny little samson mixer gives you phantom power and costs maybe 60 bucks or so, it's very good deal on an incredibly good setup. but might be more than you need.

those are your options, as i see it.