2 mics in sound card?

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Setherial

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i bought a shure bg 2.1 mic...which seems good enough except for the fact it's mono! will i have a problem if i get another one along with the special adapter to plug both into the same sound card mic jack (which is a sound blaster pci 512)?
 
You will want to plug into the line in, not mic in.

Are you using a mixer or preamp of some type?
 
this was my next query...from going through this site i read that it's a good idea to have an external mixer/preamp regardless of the quality of the mic. i don't have this...is this my next purchase? i do get good sound without this mixer setup (i guess). do external mixers have preamps on board? not really sure what the preamp is for...a side note...i plugged the mic into the line-in...it did'nt work. is this 'cause it was'nt going through the mixer etc.? thanx
 
Yes, you will want either a mixer or a standalone preamp. Mixers have built in preamp's.

The preamp brings(amplifies) the low voltage mic signal up to a suitable level for feeding the input of your sound card.

Why it doesn't work when plugged into your line in - I don't know, possible there just isn't enough gain because your not using a preamp, or the level is down in the windows sound control/mixer thingy.

I guess you have some sort of XLR to 1/8" adapter? - your losing a lot of your signal right here. Stay balanced.

Anyway, how many instruments do you need to record at one time? You will only be able to record 2 tracks at time, this is a limitation of your sound card.

But, if you plan on recording drums, and micing all the toms, kick, snare etc - a mixer can do this, providing it has enough inputs - 1 input/preamp per mic.

If, on the other hand you only plan on recording one instrument at a time, then maybe a single preamp unit will suit you. Art Tube MP, Bellari etc. products, won't recommmend any - Lots of info on this BBS. Do a search for "preamp".

You should also read the info on the main page:
http://www.homerecording.com/newbies.html




[This message has been edited by Emeric (edited 06-24-2000).]
 
thanx for your help...do you know what causes a loud click at the end of a recording?
 
In my case, it's the mic picking up the sound of the mouse click.
 
as far as clicks at the end of a wave, isn't that commonly what is referred to as dc offset? most decent sound editors can whack this, or you can just delete the spot with the click at the end.
 
if you have soundforge you can edit it in soundforge and it will fix the DC offset as an option
 
whenever i snip off the click in the recording a new one manifests right where the new end is...
 
Try zooming in a lot and deleting at the point where the waveform is neither + or -.
 
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