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electricabanana
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Firstly I am extremely poor, so money is my number one concern.
After starving myself for several months, I have cash to upgrade some equipment (primarily mixer), but I only have about $200-350 to spend. Should I buy a cheap mixer and cheap dedicated mic preamp, or just spend more on the mixer, and use it's built in preamps? what are the advantages of a dedicated unit?
I am using the preamps on my ($90) mixer now, and it sounds terrible, but I have such bad equipment all around that it is hard to decipher where the "suck" is coming from (I suspect the mic has a lot to do with it - a consumer omni-mic).
Speaking of mics, I am probably getting an Apex 410 condenser mic, does anyone have any opinion about this mic (bearing in mind-low budget)? It's used, but immaculate condition, for $100. I can't see myself getting any onther wide-diaphragm condenser for that price.
Thanks a lot
-Genevieve
After starving myself for several months, I have cash to upgrade some equipment (primarily mixer), but I only have about $200-350 to spend. Should I buy a cheap mixer and cheap dedicated mic preamp, or just spend more on the mixer, and use it's built in preamps? what are the advantages of a dedicated unit?
I am using the preamps on my ($90) mixer now, and it sounds terrible, but I have such bad equipment all around that it is hard to decipher where the "suck" is coming from (I suspect the mic has a lot to do with it - a consumer omni-mic).
Speaking of mics, I am probably getting an Apex 410 condenser mic, does anyone have any opinion about this mic (bearing in mind-low budget)? It's used, but immaculate condition, for $100. I can't see myself getting any onther wide-diaphragm condenser for that price.
Thanks a lot
-Genevieve