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SP B1 ($150) - nice full sound on vocals (male and female) MK319 ($100 used) - full, darker sound on vocals AT3035 ($130) - thinner, clear sound on vocals (less low end to my ears than the above 2 mics) NT-1a ($200) - good on male vocals (has 2db bump at 150hz) - some say it is harsh on the...

Emu has better dynamic range specs on the A/D and D/A converters than the Saffire. Emu has great quiet, soft-sounding and clear preamps. I have used the Emu but not the Saffire Pro.

Emu 0404 USB ($200) - very nice preamps and excellent converters (check the specs)

Sytek MPX 4Aii $900

ditto. works very well.

What's your budget on this?

Try the Kala Uke Bass: Kala UBASS Ukulele I have seen some of these at bluegrass festivals. They sound great! The standup bass players would play them in the evenings when they were tired of wrestling the big standup all day. Run it thru a little Roland Micro Cube RX bass amp (battery...

jotangent is right. Room treatment is done to remove/reduce bad early reflections and standing waves in the room. Isolation (which you refer to) is another ballgame.

Nope, compare the dynamic range specs - Emu is considerably better in that regard than Saffire Pro.

Emu 0404 USB ($200) - great preamps, excellent converters (best dynamic range specs in your price range)

Good song, good sound. Go with it - your voice is not going to hold you back. It is a nice voice - you can work with it just fine.

Assuming you have instruments and PC already, I would get the following, all solid gear you will likely have forever: room treatment - start with 8 GIK 244 bass traps ($650) - apply to corners, first reflection pts SDC mics - Peluso CEMC6 pair ($650) - great for acoustic gtr LDC mic - Oktava...

No. #1 priority - replace the PC soundcard and mixer with an audio interface designed for recording #2 priority - replace the mic with an SM57 #3 - use the above, listen hard, and decide what's next if anything

For a ringing problem, I would suspect your room is the culprit. Is it treated?

Can't speak for the 137s, but the sm81s sound great on vocals. I would try x/y, then nos or ortf at farther distance and see which works best (if you have a chance to test). In a live setting, omni may give you audience coughing, talking, etc.

+1 on the zoom r16 ($400) or a zoom h2 ($150) I have an Emu 0404 USB ($200) interface that I really like. Also really like my Fostex MR16HD recorder, which you might find these days for $350, but for that price range, I'd get the newer zoom r16. You are going to need a mic, mic stand, cable...

That room is too small to break into two rooms, so most here will advise you to plan on mixing and recording in the same room. Put your mix area where you have it (without the barrier for the recording room) with speakers firing down the long length of your room, with your listening spot...

a/d converter changes the analog signal into digital so your computer can use it. An audio interface will typically have mic pres and a/d and d/a converters. You would only buy an a/d converter or mic pre if you were unhappy with the ones in your interface now, or to add a bit of variety...

I've had a B3 for a couple yrs now. I use it all the time in fig8 on vox with cadm179 in fig8 on guitar (to minimize bleed between guitar and vox mics). Mine had a noise problem related to the pattern switch. Sent it back to Sweetwater who got it repaired for me. If you don't need the...