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If you have your mic set up in a big open room, that could be part of your problem. Try recording in a closet, or a smaller isolated space. That may help you. You should be able to boost it up more without getting as much of the room noise. The project I'm currently working on with a band I...

I don't have any experience with the mics you mentioned. Personally I'm a really big fan of the Rode NT1a. Good solid sound for a decent price.

I try to do whatever is easiest for the band to make sure they are comfortable. The project I'm working on now the band has a flakey guitarist so they practice mostly bass and kit. So I took my rig to their practice space, threw some mics on the kit and DI'd the bass and let them record as...

If its your project you can do anything you want. The results however may not be to your liking. The problem I've come across is that many headphones, especially cheap ones will process the audio on their own (bass boost for example). So what you are hearing isn't exactly what you are doing...

I just did a project with a group and I used two condensers and two dynamics. The dynamics went on the snare and kick, and I used the condensers as somewhat overheads. I put one about 46 inches above the snare, and the other to the left of the drummer at about head level 46 inches away pointed...

Get an audio interface and a decent condenser mic and you should be good to go. You could also try a USB mic and just plug it straight to the mac and use garageband. I don't mess with USB mics, so I don't know the quality. My guess is that its not the best, but would be ok. If she only wants...

Microphones produce low signal levels. I pre-amp raises that to a usable (line) level. Pre-amps also provide phantom power to power condenser mics. Different pre-amps will have different features (tubes, phase reversal...etc). An interface is a device that allows you to record to a computer...

Could you EQ it out? I'd try a narrow Q and sweep until I found that noise and then try to drop it a little assuming it doesn't ruin the rest of the track.

I would not recommend solely mixing with headphones. Most cheap headphones process sound on their own (bass boost for example) and thus what you hear isn't actually the true signal of what you think you are hearing. A good set of monitors will help with that. But then you also have to look...

Mixers take multiple signals and make them one. If you only have one signal, sending it through a mixer is pointless unless the mixer has really good pre's. If the mixer has really good pre's it probably wont be cheap.

Try setting the mic up in a closet and recording a quick sample and see if it sounds the same. I think it could be room noise that is there because of the size of the room. A closet, especially with clothes lining it, will be a smaller area with less noise building up. Essentially you would...

I think if you are having problems with the sound you are getting its more likely a problem with what you are doing to record it. I haven't heard what you're working on, but it could be anything from mic placement, to where you are recording, to how you are processing the signal once its...

I agree with the above post, why does it have to be ProTools? For far less money you could get something else that will do the exact same thing. If you only record vocals there is no need to go out and only use protools. Any interface and software will let you record a mic, compress it...

If you have a decent reliable computer I would suggest getting an audio interface and a mic. The interface will allow you to record to a computer. From there you can record, edit, mix, etc. The thing to consider would be how many inputs will he use at one time. If it will just be him...

If that is what you want you will probably need a digital mixing console with a hard drive onboard.

If you are wanting to record practices and all of that I would say get an audio interface with enough inputs to fit your needs. The interface will convert your analog instruments and mics to digital signals and the software on your computer will be your mixer. I don't know why you would need...

I've used the Rode NT1a on an acoustic and vocals for a solo project and it sounded great. I'm sure it would also sound good with any stringed instrument as well, but don't have any experience there. For piano you should look into a good stereo pair of mics to get a stereo recoring of the...

If you are only doing vocals I would recommend starting with a good mic. At your budget I'd say the Rode NT1a is a good start. There are tons of mics out there so any recommendations are pretty subjective. I've heard that Rode on a lot of sessions and its always sounded great, so it gets my...

I haven't used any of them, so I have no idea. I would suggest just searching google and then listing out all of the abilities and comparing them. I think some sites will do that for you as well. I wouldn't trust the reviews from amazon. My guess is that most of those people have no clue...

2 overhead mics, one on snare, one in kick. That leaves you two free inputs for guitars and bass. Or you can record all your drum tracks and then go back and record guitar bass and vocals later. In that case you may want to mic the toms, or even mic the bottom of the snare and outside of the...