How to hook up a GLS ES-57 to my laptop

[op35no2]

I am a deeply technologically ignorant person and I want to get an ES-57 and record with it (using the n-track studios program) on my laptop. In extremely simple terms, what steps would I need to take to accomplish this? Thank you very much for your help.

 

[Seidy]

you need simple interface(sound card) like m-audio fast track mk2 and xlr cable and you are good to go.

 

[TetraFish]

Take a look at this...
http://www.tweakheadz.com/guide.htm

And specifically this explaining audio interfaces....
http://www.tweakheadz.com/soundcards_and_audio_interfaces.htm

 

[op35no2]

So just to be clear, an XLR cable will plug into the microphone and into an audio interface such as the Tascam US-100, which I can then plug into my computer? If this is the case, would the Tascam (or a similar item) presumably come with a cable that would allow me to plug it into my computer? I am aware of how profoundly inept I am appearing by asking these questions, but this is all like speaking a foreign language to me. Thank you.

 

[TetraFish]

So just to be clear, an XLR cable will plug into the microphone and into an audio interface such as the Tascam US-100, which I can then plug into my computer?

Yes

If this is the case, would the Tascam (or a similar item) presumably come with a cable that would allow me to plug it into my computer?

Maybe, Maybe Not. It would just use a standard USB Type B Cable.