I have a 5 year old IBM Aptiva 2172-71B computer with Pentium 3, 550MHz, and 128MB RAM. I have been creating music on it using Acid Pro and have all the music completed. Now what I want to do is record my vocals over each song. I've been told that I should invest in a condenser microphone for best vocal results which I intend to do. Then I did more research and it appears I will also need a mixer as well as possibly upgrading my sound card and parts of my computer. Just wondering if anyone had any recommendations as to any of the above that won't break the bank. Bearing in mind that I only want to get a great recording of my vocals - no instruments. Here are some recommendations I've had:
Mic: BEHRINGER C1, BEHRINGER B-2 PRO, and the RØDE NT1A
Mixers, etc: UB802, UB1202, VX2496, MIC100, etc
Someone also recommended that I upgrade the RAM to 512MB and that I get the Audiophile 2496 sound card and that should be enough to handle it all. Another person said I need a new computer altogether which I'm hoping is not the case? If anyone has any advice or recommendations, I'd LOVE to hear it!
Mic: BEHRINGER C1, BEHRINGER B-2 PRO, and the RØDE NT1A
Mixers, etc: UB802, UB1202, VX2496, MIC100, etc
Someone also recommended that I upgrade the RAM to 512MB and that I get the Audiophile 2496 sound card and that should be enough to handle it all. Another person said I need a new computer altogether which I'm hoping is not the case? If anyone has any advice or recommendations, I'd LOVE to hear it!