Focusrite Preamp

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Looks like you do not need another interface just a preamp. I recommend the RNP (appropriately name d, Really Nice Preamp),Google it. a bit more expensive but very nice. You will get good results and it is a quality bit of kit. Save up those pennies.
 
is there any pre amp in the $150 range? The Focusrite costs only $150.

Thanks
 
anoopbal said:
is there any pre amp in the $150 range? The Focusrite costs only $150.

Thanks
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For that sort of money you could get a very decent mixer. Vastly more versatile than a cheap pre amp. Look at A&H, Sound craft and others.

If you could go to an expensive pre amp do consider the Audient Mico. Very good 2 channel pre as it stands but has the advantage of S/PDIF output and excellent converters, better I am sure than the M-Audio.

Or, just get a better interface, my choice in order of excellence..
NI Komplete Audio 6
Steinberg UR22
Focusrite 2i2,6i6 whatever.

Dave.
 
That is what it does. It takes the low level of a microphone and amplifies it with a 'preamp' to a level that can be recorded. It then converts it to a digital signal that you can record with your computer. Are you sure you are not looking for an interface with 'phantom power'?
 
Joemeek VC3 V2 Pro Channel w PSU Joe Meek VC 3 Prochannel S16736 | eBay

These little boxes are nice, phantom power, and a very nice vocal compressor. The enhancer works nice on some vocals and livens up bass and clean rhythm guitar tracks. You can find them under 150.00 on Ebay.

You would plug it into a line in on your interface or better yet, go for a soundcard that will have a lower latency than USB interfaces.
 
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Joemeek VC3 V2 Pro Channel w PSU Joe Meek VC 3 Prochannel S16736 | eBay

These little boxes are nice, phantom power, and a very nice vocal compressor. The enhancer works nice on some vocals and livens up bass and clean rhythm guitar tracks. You can find them under 150.00 on Ebay.

You would plug it into a line in on your interface or better yet, go for a soundcard that will have a lower latency than USB interfaces.
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I agree this Vc3 is one of the best in its price used...it can handle a shure 57 low output mic easily, imo. the comp and eq is great too.

the M FastTrac is a lower 40db gain, my UX2 is 20db gain/ even weaker, so an Outboard pre would go into the Line In and would offer something.

Your Fast Track has a preamp though. Is it youre not getting much volume?
its your low gain pre and a low output mic probably...the combination.
Have you tried to turn up the Fast Track before noise levels are heard then try to add some gain with a DAW/plug?
 
thanks everyone for the suggestions.

I have a Shure Beta 58A.

I don't know much about all these. I am hoping it would make my vocals better in terms of quality. I dont about getting a condesner mike because it might pick upp all the noise in my room and I usually have the track playing through my speakers.

Here is a song I sang: Munbe Vaa male version sung by Anoop - YouTube
 
You can buy a good set of headphones for tracking for $50.00 and possibly less.!!!! :-)
 
By the way, the Focusrite Scarlett you mention here is a nice unit with 2 nice preamps and would be a definite step up from your current fast trak (1?).
 
anoopbal said:
thanks everyone for the suggestions.

I have a Shure Beta 58A.

I don't know much about all these. I am hoping it would make my vocals better in terms of quality. I dont about getting a condesner mike because it might pick upp all the noise in my room and I usually have the track playing through my speakers.

Here is a song I sang: Munbe Vaa male version sung by Anoop - YouTube
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You need to mute your monitors when tracking and listen through headphones.
 
Anoop, I totally agree with Jonesy above that when you are recording with a microphone, your speakers/monitors should be turned off completely and you should monitor your vocal/microphone recording with Headphones Only!! (See Link Below)

For many reasons, doing it this way is Standard Practice in the industry for most .

By the way, your voice sounds very very good! Nice work!

However, I believe the Shure Beta 58 Dynamic Microphone (or something else) has cut out much of the mid-high and high-end "shimmer" of your voice leaving your vocal sounding boxy and a little muffled and the instrumental tracks seem to have some excessive high-end.

What software are you using and how did you record your instrumental tracks?

Interestingly, last month I did a 7-Song Recording Session with a Man from India currently living here in the U.S. who said that he was a Recording Professional in India years back.

The Songs we recorded were in the Bollywood/Karaoke Style and he had pre-recorded instrumental backing tracks for each song on CD.

I first recorded his instrumental backing tracks into Cubase 6.5 and we used an sE Electronics Z3300A 3-pattern condenser mic for his vocals: http://www.seelectronics.com/z3300a-mic and it worked very well.

I did spend a lot of hours in the mix process to match his voice to the timbre and sound quality of his pre-recorded instrumental tracks using some eq, compression, a little bit of pitch correction and reverb and he was very happy with the outcome.

If you would upgrade your M-Audio to, for example, the Focusrite Scarlett, you would be taking care of a number issues that you have currently.

FYI-CHECK THIS OUT! Focusrite Scarlett Studio Recording Package BONUS PAK | KraftMUSIC.com

Bob G
 
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