Hi, I need advice for a simple setup for home recording & small venue gigs
I am thinking of combining
- an acoustic guitar with a preamp
- fishman loudbox artist acoustic combo amplifier (guitar + vocal inputs & comes with an internal 24volt phantom power)
- condenser + dynamic mic
Here comes my questions:
- Assuming the condenser microphone will need a 48v phantom power for full performance can I add that into my setup externally (between mic and amplifier) even though the amplifier has 24 volts phantom power embedded? Does it risk damaging the microphone or the amplifier?
- I want to record/use the sound from the amplifier (both the microphone and the guitar) directly to my very simple MacBook and iPhone (via 3.5mm jack!) Do I need an audio interface for this purpose? or can I just use a 3.5 mm output directly (or from the 6.3 mm output of the amplifier using a converter) into my MacBook. In practise does it make sense to convert from RLC/6.3mm jack to USB? Does using an audio interface provide me recording in different channels? My experience from my current 10W amplifier tells me sound is so weak that it does not even make sense but on a 120W amplifier it might make a difference.
I am thinking of combining
- an acoustic guitar with a preamp
- fishman loudbox artist acoustic combo amplifier (guitar + vocal inputs & comes with an internal 24volt phantom power)
- condenser + dynamic mic
Here comes my questions:
- Assuming the condenser microphone will need a 48v phantom power for full performance can I add that into my setup externally (between mic and amplifier) even though the amplifier has 24 volts phantom power embedded? Does it risk damaging the microphone or the amplifier?
- I want to record/use the sound from the amplifier (both the microphone and the guitar) directly to my very simple MacBook and iPhone (via 3.5mm jack!) Do I need an audio interface for this purpose? or can I just use a 3.5 mm output directly (or from the 6.3 mm output of the amplifier using a converter) into my MacBook. In practise does it make sense to convert from RLC/6.3mm jack to USB? Does using an audio interface provide me recording in different channels? My experience from my current 10W amplifier tells me sound is so weak that it does not even make sense but on a 120W amplifier it might make a difference.