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Thank you for being honest in your post, and for the great advice. When it comes to getting a better mic for vocals and possibly guitar playing in a fair price range, what would you recommend?

I've said $200 before, but seriously, $150 would be more accurate. I know this is a crappy amount to some people. I understand that I'm paying for the quality, which at $150, isn't going to do what a $3,000 mic can do. With that being said, and without sounding snobby, I am a great singer, not...

Holy cow. I see now that there have been a trillion posts about these mics, comparing the two. But just one more time for me, would ya'll please give me your best advice based on this situation? I find that return policies are not very friendly today. Within the past few weeks, I’ve posted a...

Honestly, I'm saving up for new software, so $200 is about the range. I was looking into the Shure SM58 mic, but from the cuts I heard on You Tube, I liked the sound of the blue spark better.

In this situation, I truly appreciate you being "that guy". I am going to take your advice on this one on all of the above. I'll stay posted on my findings. Thank you!

I don't have access to it, but am curious as to how I can get any before purchasing. I have m-audio fast track "II" that has phantom power on it. My only problem is that it came with PTSE software, which is crap. Apparently you can't run the fast track without PTSE software on a PC. What is your...

I'm looking to purchase a new microphone for recording vocals in my home studio. I've heard quite a bit about the Blue Spark mic, and wanted to know if it was any good? Thanks!

I'm slightly familiar with ProTools. I just returned PTSE because it was a piece of crap, as I've heard from many. But it was a low budget/lower end type of software from PT. So I am honestly not the most savy person with software quite yet, but I could learn. :) With that being said, do you...

I just started recording in December, so I've only used one other mic that I just returned. It was a standard m-audio mic that came in an Avid Vocal Studio kit. As far as software goes, I've heard about reaper from a lot of people. I'm currently questioning if I should go with reaper or PT10. In...

For starters, I'm a singer/songwriter writing with a company in Nashville, TN, so music is pretty much my life, not just a hobby. As a career, I really want to record demos of my music. As far as what I'm recording, I would be recording just my vocals and guitar playing. I currently have m-audio...

Shure SM58 mic... Is it worth purchasing for mostly recording purposes? I've heard MANY mixed reviews on this mic. I need an honest answer as to if it lives up to its hype. If not, what mic would be worth purchasing to record that is not $3,000? Thank you!

I’m a newbie to the recording world, and just had the worst experience EVER with Pro Tools SE, so I returned it with the m-audio microphone it came with. Having some extra money on hand, I’m really thinking about buying Pro Tools 10. Considering my bad experience with Avid thus far, I would like...

Please re-read my main post again, I've updated it for ya'll. It has more information on PT SE and the noise I've been hearing. As you will read, the problem definitely is within PT SE.

Here is an example of the noise: White Noise: 100% Pure Sound - YouTube This is a track on youtube, but it sounds the same way on my tracks. The only difference is that it is not continuous, it is chopped up into pieces of the recording. The problem, is in PT SE, the software. At least that's...

I’ve been using Protools SE software with M-audio Fast Track and Avid Vocal Studio for the past few months. I’m definitely not happy with this software because of the endless amount of trouble it has given me. I can’t record a single song without white noise ruining the track, and have been told...

______ Man that sucks.... On a brighter note, ya'll have been so nice on here, thank you for your advice and story! I just called Avid, and after being on hold for almost an hour, I was pretty peeved. I had some robot-like tech dude first tell me to create a new administrator account on my...

So, not to spy on this convo, but I am having the exact SAME problems with pro tools se that I got with my Avid Recording Studio/Avid Vocal Studio kit I got for christmas. Let me tell you something Tomerikac, you are not the only one. Check out this huge forum post I found a few weeks go with...

How do I know if I have a track monitor on? And if that is the problem, how would I turn it off? I am using Avid Vocal Studio with protools SE - I use the M-Audio producer USB Microphone for vocals. Then for guitar, I use Avid Recording Studio with M-Audio Fast Track audio interface. Thanks!

_______ Yes, the recording the first day sounds fine when I stop it. I've even decided to re-record the song, and realized that it's a universal problem now. For example, when I start from scratch, I like to get it perfect. For this reason, I will keep "cutting" the imperfect material and record...

Headphones, because I've heard that it is bad to monitor through speakers.