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10-17-2007, 11:09 AM
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Just wondering.......if so this is going to be alot more $$$$$ than I thought, since I don't even have an XLR cable or the converters at this point... |
10-17-2007, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Damani311  Just wondering.......if so this is going to be alot more $$$$$ than I thought, since I don't even have an XLR cable or the converters at this point... | yes. |
10-19-2007, 09:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Washington, DC | | | If you're talking about running an XLR to a mini jack into your sound card, you don't need an A/D converter.. But it will sound like butt. If you want to record and have it sound good you'll need some kind of recording interface with a mic preamp. You can get something simple like a little 2 channel edirol or m-audio usb interface for pretty cheap.
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10-19-2007, 09:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Oregon | | | You could buy one of those $30 mixers at musiciansfriend (includes one XLR) and run the headphones to your computer's line-in port. |
10-19-2007, 10:34 AM
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10-19-2007, 01:29 PM
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10-19-2007, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by hunta If you're talking about running an XLR to a mini jack into your sound card, you don't need an A/D converter.. But it will sound like butt. If you want to record and have it sound good you'll need some kind of recording interface with a mic preamp. You can get something simple like a little 2 channel edirol or m-audio usb interface for pretty cheap. | Would the mic preamps on a mixer work?
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10-19-2007, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by avid Would the mic preamps on a mixer work? | Yes, but you'll get better sound with a decent interface than you ever will with a card not meant for recording.
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10-19-2007, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by avid Would the mic preamps on a mixer work? | Quote:
Originally Posted by lemur821 Yes, but you'll get better sound with a decent interface than you ever will with a card not meant for recording. | Is there a decent and affordable interface? I see all kinds of grousing about software flakiness on the <$500 units. I purchased a Firebox a year ago and returned it. The software didn't seem ready for prime time. IMHO and TIA
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10-19-2007, 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by avid Is there a decent and affordable interface? I see all kinds of grousing about software flakiness on the <$500 units. I purchased a Firebox a year ago and returned it. The software didn't seem ready for prime time. IMHO and TIA | You aren't going to get any better software using the computer mic in, and the Firebox is a much better ad converter. |
10-20-2007, 12:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO | | | Aren't there some inexpensive mixers these days that have a USB output?
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10-20-2007, 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Vandelay Aren't there some inexpensive mixers these days that have a USB output? | I'll check that out, thanks. I am buying a macbook for my studio after leopard comes out and also waiting to see if the rumored upgrade to macbooks shows up in November.
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10-20-2007, 12:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO | | As an example, I've been GASing for this live-sound mixer for a while, and I know it has USB out. It wouldn't be the best fit for multitrack recording, but it makes me assume there are others out there. http://www.carvin.com/products/mixer...emNumber=C1644
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