Hello all,
Let me give you a brief info on what I've been doing so far and what I intend to do in the near future.
I use Cubase to record my own songs. Had an Audigy 7.1 soundcard and used to record the guitars by going in through the line in jack and used a crappy skype/messenger mic to record the vocals. As you can imagine the quality was way below the level of acceptance
For the past few weeks I've been interested in setting up a home studio. Therefore after searching the internet I finally got myself an external sound card. LINE 6 UX2. As before, I again aim to connect the guitar through the line-in instrument jack of the soundcard yet I still dont know what to get as a microphone.
I'm interested in the Rode NT1-A and the Shure SM57/58. Now I know the rode is a condenser mic whereas the Shure's are Dynamic.
I have read on other websites that for recording vocals, its better to use a condenser mic. However its also known (if I'm not mistaken) that condenser mics are more sensetive then dynamic ones.
Now, the place where I’m trying to record my own songs is my home, my room where there is no sound/noise isolation.
The fact that condenser mics are so sensetive, I do fear that any sound coming from neigbours, cars, computer etc might effect and even ruin my recordings if done with a the rode since its going to pick up any little noise no matter what the source is.
Do you think that I'm right in worrying on this matter?
I do not sing loud vocals. My voice is quite soft and used for slow songs.
So after all these said; do you think a dynamic mic like SM57 or 58 might be better for my purpose or should I go for the rode anyways?
What I'm trying to achieve is crispy recording with the least "hissing" on the background.
Note: Also whatever type of mic I get, I will also get a pop filter and even a shock mount if there is one available for the mic you suggest. ( Rode NT1-A comes with the filter and mount)
Thanks in advance for your help.
Regards,
Let me give you a brief info on what I've been doing so far and what I intend to do in the near future.
I use Cubase to record my own songs. Had an Audigy 7.1 soundcard and used to record the guitars by going in through the line in jack and used a crappy skype/messenger mic to record the vocals. As you can imagine the quality was way below the level of acceptance
For the past few weeks I've been interested in setting up a home studio. Therefore after searching the internet I finally got myself an external sound card. LINE 6 UX2. As before, I again aim to connect the guitar through the line-in instrument jack of the soundcard yet I still dont know what to get as a microphone.
I'm interested in the Rode NT1-A and the Shure SM57/58. Now I know the rode is a condenser mic whereas the Shure's are Dynamic.
I have read on other websites that for recording vocals, its better to use a condenser mic. However its also known (if I'm not mistaken) that condenser mics are more sensetive then dynamic ones.
Now, the place where I’m trying to record my own songs is my home, my room where there is no sound/noise isolation.
The fact that condenser mics are so sensetive, I do fear that any sound coming from neigbours, cars, computer etc might effect and even ruin my recordings if done with a the rode since its going to pick up any little noise no matter what the source is.
Do you think that I'm right in worrying on this matter?
I do not sing loud vocals. My voice is quite soft and used for slow songs.
So after all these said; do you think a dynamic mic like SM57 or 58 might be better for my purpose or should I go for the rode anyways?
What I'm trying to achieve is crispy recording with the least "hissing" on the background.
Note: Also whatever type of mic I get, I will also get a pop filter and even a shock mount if there is one available for the mic you suggest. ( Rode NT1-A comes with the filter and mount)
Thanks in advance for your help.
Regards,