looking to buy a new mic

[DelinQuent]

I'm looking into getting a USB mic that doesn't need an interface. Anyone have experience with them? I'm looking to spend under $200. Anyone have any suggestions?

[DelinQuent]

Well I know old USB mice were terrible but they have ones that record with a 24 bit sound depth now. I don't know what all the technical details mean but I know that 24 bit will offer good quality.

[DelinQuent]

Thanks for the tips so i dont waste my money. Right now I have an m-audio firewire 410 and a behringer b-1 but I have to share that with pik so I been looking into a cheap alternative so we don't have to keep trading it back and forth. Thanks again

[DelinQuent]

thats the thing, idk about my soundcard. the m-audio firewire 410 was being used as my soundcard.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/ ... sku=703626

would that be a good purchase?

[Xray]

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/MXL-MXLV63M-Condenser-Studio-Microphone-with-Shockmount?sku=273158
- Mic

damn that mic looks crazy plus large diaphragm for only $60 thats fuckin cheap man.

[DelinQuent]

Thanks for the input, I'll pm you when I get money or my mic back and hopefully you can help me learn some mixing tricks

[Speech]

isnt there a way to plug in the usb mic into a mixer..like a special cable or something?

[Jay-19]

JJlabs BMC-USB. I'm going to order this when I get the money. My friend has one and it's a great microphone!
Just plug and play.

[Jay-19]

isnt there a way to plug in the usb mic into a mixer..like a special cable or something?

Not that I know of, but even so... quality would only be worse since usb mics have there one mechanism.


And @ Killah: That mic isn't really any good... it lacks 100% versatility. If your serious about your music, spend 200 dollars and get a small set-up. Saving $200 is much cheaper in the long run.

Really? My friend got one and the quality is actually good...

[Jay-19]

Define good... Some people say the reup was good quality... That KDE guy said that track he did was good quality...

Its not versatile - You can't do certain things with a usb mic that you can do with a console... Look it up, anyone will tell you the same.

Okay, but it's better than the average USB-mic, right? You can use it for rapping as a hobby? I can't afford those expensive microphones, and this is the best USB-mic I can find, so I have to go with the best I can afford. But if you know any other, better, USB-mic you just can plug-n-play, please tell me!

[Xray]

Define good... Some people say the reup was good quality... That KDE guy said that track he did was good quality...

Its not versatile - You can't do certain things with a usb mic that you can do with a console... Look it up, anyone will tell you the same.

Okay, but it's better than the average USB-mic, right? You can use it for rapping as a hobby? I can't afford those expensive microphones, and this is the best USB-mic I can find, so I have to go with the best I can afford. But if you know any other, better, USB-mic you just can plug-n-play, please tell me!

if you can't afford a condenser mic than might want to save up. believe this: when you buy that usb mic, you won't get the word "quality" you'll just get a temporary mic till you realize you wasted your money when you could of saved up. so just save up, don't rush on buying something that's not good.

[°[~CHR!$~]°]

isnt there a way to plug in the usb mic into a mixer..like a special cable or something?

Not that I know of, but even so... quality would only be worse since usb mics have there one mechanism.

[Jay-19]

Define good... Some people say the reup was good quality... That KDE guy said that track he did was good quality...

Its not versatile - You can't do certain things with a usb mic that you can do with a console... Look it up, anyone will tell you the same.

Okay, but it's better than the average USB-mic, right? You can use it for rapping as a hobby? I can't afford those expensive microphones, and this is the best USB-mic I can find, so I have to go with the best I can afford. But if you know any other, better, USB-mic you just can plug-n-play, please tell me!

if you can't afford a condenser mic than might want to save up. believe this: when you buy that usb mic, you won't get the word "quality" you'll just get a temporary mic till you realize you wasted your money when you could of saved up. so just save up, don't rush on buying something that's not good.

Aight, thanks for the advice... but fuck I want to record my shit now!
I got so much songs just laying there waiting to get recorded!