I need some help

[Marcellovalerio]

I have the free use of a studio at school, it has a soundcard and cubase, and the microfones are shuresm57's, and i can use a cheap conderser mic . I have 500-1000 dollars to spend, and im thinking of using most of it on an expensive mic (neumann 103, maybe? or maybe something half the price).

I play acoustic/electric guitar and sing. Most of my songs are kindof soft, i'd like the kinda sound Jeff Buckley has on Halleluja, warm sound. So what im wondering really is, will the difference between a 300 and a 600 dollar mic, have a big enough differance in sound that its worth it? If i wanna capture the whole voice do i need an expensive mic

All this is might be difficult to answer, but any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

Also i have a Korg 8 track i can use, it has a scuzy port that i can't connect to my computer, what can i do?

 

[CanopuS]

Just a quick note, you'll want to record your acoustic as opposed to plugging it in, you'll MUCH prefer the sound. I can't help you much with the microphones. Good luck

 

[chessrock]

It depends on how serious and/or picky you are about the recording.

If you're trying to record the next Sergeant Pepper, then it might pay off to spend a little more on a nicer mic.

If it's just for rough demos, fun, or whatever, then just use what works and what you can reasonably afford.

 

[eeldip]

dont go nuts dumping all your money on a mic. i would say at this point in the game the nicest mic in the world wont overcome your lack of experience. i would take $200, invest it in a decent LDC (covers some different tones from your sm57s). a CAD 179 comes to mind. (great mic to learn on... multi patterns teach you about room acoustics...).

put the rest of the money in a savings account. when you cut your teeth and learn what you want then dump the money on your personal collection.