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I don't know about 30 minutes (depends on the temperature), but the NTK definitely wants to be warmed up. It's ready when you put your hand on it, and it feels like touching a warm body instead of cold metal. The simplest way for me is just to power up the mic and turn on the Lava Lamp at the...

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Henry, you're selling the twinQ? You're killing me!

There is another alternative as mentioned above. More clean gain. Consider this: Cloud Microphones Cloudlifter CL-1 | Sweetwater.com I've never used one, but a lot of people who have claim it does exactly what it claims.

If that's the issue, you may very well benefit from a condenser mic. I'd try a relatively cheap one first, to see how it works out, rather than spending the big(ger) bucks on a mic like that Microtech Gefell Mr. Willet suggested. I like this for cheap: Marshall Electronics MXL V67G |...

That's really a contradiction. The noise floor consists of 2 components- self noise, which is generated by components in the signal chain, and ambient noise, which comes from the environment, often called "background noise". If your problem is self noise, the problem may be from inferior...

I am lucky to have some options. With cleaner, quieter cabs, I use the main tracking room, which is moderately treated, although a pretty small room. Bottom line- it's a very good room, with just enough reflection to add some air. For louder cabs, I'll put it in a much more heavily treated vocal...

That should work, as long as the cable runs aren't too long, which I doubt they are. The big question is- is the 1/4" jack looking for a low impedance mic, or even a mic at all? Some really old ones might be looking for a high-z mic. If so, you would need a low impedance to high impedance...

I tend to use Sennheiser e609, e835, or AKG D770 for close mic'ing, depending on whether I want the sound brighter or darker (trying at all times to not use more EQ than absolutely necessary). This is virtually always combined with AKG C2000B at 8"-12". The C2000B is flat, slightly colored, and...

The root chord of whatever key you can sing in.

It's been my main vocal mic for years. Sounds like crap? Give me a break!

A great mic? No. A great $50 mic? Absolutely. Don't worry, be happy.

It also looks like an older (read discontinued) shock mount for a Rode NTK and K-2, later replaced by a mount that also fits the Rode Podcaster.

Sorry, Charlie. The sad truth is- Real microphones don't plug directly into computers, and an interface is the most cost-effective way to do it. All other solutions suck, don't work at all, or are more expensive.

Microtech Gefell, Lawson, Brauner, Josephson, DPA, Royer. There's a gallery of badasses right there.

I think you're on the right track, but I would add- a good dynamic mic. Condensers and dynamics are like the yin and yang of recording, like a Les Paul and a Stratocaster. Both are tools that you need to learn to use, and there are times when one will be right and the other just won't. Next...

Your problem, unfortunately, is that your mixer is not capable of doing that. It's not what it was designed for. It was designed as a mixing board for live sound management. It is only an "audio interface" to the extent that it has a USB output that can send its 2 output buses to a computer...

Well, I'm a total latecomer to this thread, which I regret. I'm no luthier, and some of the technical build details elude me, because I lack the basic woodworking skill to comprehend it all. I can only say what is obvious to everyone else here. You know what you are doing, and more importantly...

The point is- the thing is just fine for transferring tracks to a PC, or for recording direct to a PC. It's simply a great tool for a beginner. It gets you started recording immediately without any other gear, opens the gateway to PC recording, functioning as a PC interface, works well as a...

Essentially, I disagree with most of the above, except the *facts*-(see Steenamaroo above). The H4n *is* a computer interface, and a fairly good one, as inexpensive ones go. You can record direct to a computer using the H4n, and add tracks up to the limits of the (included) software, or in...