120 quid (about 200 or so dollars) worth of equipment ideas

[Phoenix_77]

i need a pretty good set up for about 120 give or take 10 or 20 quid or so. I'd like an extrenal sound card or something thats reliable and worth the money but other ideas are welcome,id jus like something that i can run a mic into, that ggoes straight to my PC, im looking for the hardware, not the software, as i already have that, thanks alot

 

[Nakatira]

you might want to look at what M-audio has to offer, I`m sure you can get what you need.

 

[Kevin Deschwazi]

You'll need a soundcard and a preamp for the mic.

For the sort of money you're talking about I'd prolly go for an M Audio Audiophile 2496 soundcard- £56 from digital village. That'll give you 2 analog ins/outs and digital and MIDI in/out.

Then for a preamp you could go for one of the real cheapy standalone pres or get a Yamaha MG10/2 mixer for £70 which has 4 mic pres and you could use it for headphone monitoring as well. There is a lot of crap out there in this price range but I've used one of the bigger MG series in a live situation and they're not too bad at all for the price.

That's £120 all in.

 

[MISTERQCUE]

...........and you'll need some quality, flat-response monitors also.

 

[thesobe]

I'd not buy from digital village if i was you...ten quid for delivery and it can take up to 2 weeks.

 

[Kevin Deschwazi]

I'd not buy from digital village if i was you...ten quid for delivery and it can take up to 2 weeks.

I reckon I've bought from them upwards of 10 times and stuff always arrives within a couple of days.

Where would you recommend with cheaper delivery and with the same prices on the gear?