TK Sunglasses
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Hey everybody, if you'll allow it, a couple of questions to the experts:
I'm thinking about getting my first condensor mic for the purpose of recording my stuff at home. I'm using my PC, and the limited recordings I have made in the past have just been by plugging my guitar into the line in port and my mic into the microphone jack. The one I have is just your standard stage mic (I'm not actually sure what type, but it hasn't mattered in the past.)
One option I've stumbled upon is a pre-owned condensor set of one for instruments and one large diaphragm for vocals. The set is being sold for about 80 bucks.
Now, here's my first concern: My sound card isn't going to supply phantom power to this thing, right? So I'd have to put it through something. My question is basically, what do you recommend? Since I'd be getting the mic for such a good price, I could spring for a decent preamp or mixer or something of the sort, but do you think it would be good to spring for the cheapest thing available? What are the benefits of a mic preamp, while I'm at it? I'm pretty new to this stuff.
My other concern: Is it a good idea to buy used condensors in the first place? They've been thoroughly tested, but I just want to be sure that they aren't going to fizzle out on me after a few months or something. Do they generally have a pretty long lifetime?
I'm thinking about getting my first condensor mic for the purpose of recording my stuff at home. I'm using my PC, and the limited recordings I have made in the past have just been by plugging my guitar into the line in port and my mic into the microphone jack. The one I have is just your standard stage mic (I'm not actually sure what type, but it hasn't mattered in the past.)
One option I've stumbled upon is a pre-owned condensor set of one for instruments and one large diaphragm for vocals. The set is being sold for about 80 bucks.
Now, here's my first concern: My sound card isn't going to supply phantom power to this thing, right? So I'd have to put it through something. My question is basically, what do you recommend? Since I'd be getting the mic for such a good price, I could spring for a decent preamp or mixer or something of the sort, but do you think it would be good to spring for the cheapest thing available? What are the benefits of a mic preamp, while I'm at it? I'm pretty new to this stuff.
My other concern: Is it a good idea to buy used condensors in the first place? They've been thoroughly tested, but I just want to be sure that they aren't going to fizzle out on me after a few months or something. Do they generally have a pretty long lifetime?