 Mic It Or Plug It? Grr. |
  Thu 31 Jul 2003, 00:50
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So yeah. What do you guys say? I'm recording in my tiny room. Should I record using mics, and if so, what should I be looking for? Or.... do you guys know of any good, cheap (ish) interfaces so I plug in and record. Do not have money for digi 001 so yeah something below that. I have an iBook. Any help is good. Thank you.
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Fri 1 Aug 2003, 11:01
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Most audio interfaces now feature some form of direct monitoring feature to counteract the latency issue, so you should be able to find something to suit your budget. I was messing about with a Tascam US-122 USB interface yesterday - pretty good sound, very cheap solution for what it offers (including phantom power and MIDI I/O). Or how about a second-hand MOTU 828 (original version). Very nice preamps and FireWire, too.
For recording guitars, it's true that you can't beat an SM57 shoved up against the grille of a hot valve amp, but I also use a Marshall DP1 I think it is from time to time - it's a mini preamp the size of an FX pedal. It came out a few years before the whole Pod revolution and I think it died a death sales-wise, but it's got a cool sound if I want to record a Marshall stack simulation without annoying the neighbours. I see no reason why a new Pod won't do just as good a job. I've got a Bass Pod and it's great. |
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Salsashark Mic It Or Plug It? Grr. Thu 31 Jul 2003, 00:50
Salsashark Mainly guitar music. Thu 31 Jul 2003, 00:51 xingu You're gonna need a bigger boat! (Sorry,... Thu 31 Jul 2003, 01:35 Salsashark Ahh good ol' Clerks...
Isn't a digi001 li... Thu 31 Jul 2003, 03:08 xenonaut This thread seems to be more about how to get good... Thu 31 Jul 2003, 03:38 T1mon Arg, why is this complicated?!
Somewhere in an... Thu 31 Jul 2003, 13:04 xenonaut QUOTE Arg, why is this complicated?!
T1mon,
... Thu 31 Jul 2003, 13:29 T1mon Thx for always being so helpful, xenonaut!
I ... Thu 31 Jul 2003, 14:02 Synthetic I only suggest recording by mic only if you have a... Thu 31 Jul 2003, 16:37 xenonaut QUOTE only suggest recording by mic only if you ha... Fri 1 Aug 2003, 11:46 T1mon So you're saying that if I'd use Amplitube... Fri 1 Aug 2003, 13:09
rickenbacker Talking of the Tascam US-122, I just posted a revi... Fri 1 Aug 2003, 14:18 |
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