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> Acoustic guitar into iMovie, do I need a preamp?
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post Wed 22 May 2002, 18:20
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I want to add some simple acoustic guitar tracks to an iMovie video.  Can I use a small diaphragm condenser mic (like the Rode NT3) with a 9 volt battery, run it through iMic, and record directly into iMovie, just as if I were adding a voiceover?  Or do I definitely need a preamp?  How about doing that same thing with a pickup (like the AKG C411)?  Any alternative suggestions would certainly be appreciated.
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post Wed 22 May 2002, 19:34
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An acoustic guitar needs a decent microphone to sound anything close to good. A live vocal-type dynamic mic won't do the trick, and even that would require a preamp of some sort. Better would be a condenser mic, some which have a battery for power, but you'd still need the preamp. If no battery, then the condenser also needs phantom power from whatever you're plugging it into.

In sound quality a pickup would lie in-between. Still need a preamp.
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