Importance good audio interface

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Hi there, I'm going to explain my situation fastly, I have bought an audio fast track usb II, (24bit 48khz), for 50$, and recently I'm going to buy an mxl v69, I think it's a good mic, but I'm affraid that the interface is too much basic, how much does an interface could be important? I think the mic would not sound good because of the interface...
 
It'll work. I'd worry much more about the core sounds and the room -- And the drivers...
 
i had a fast track at one point, I personally thought that the pre amps in it were too noisy to get any quality recordings out of it. Then again it couldve just been my interface considering the entire thing stopped working about months after i bought it, good luck.
 
Ok, thank you for the answers, I'm glad to know that it doesn't count so much, and I hope my interface works fine ;/
 
mrdanny said:
Ok, thank you for the answers, I'm glad to know that it doesn't count so much, and I hope my interface works fine ;/
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Whoa!!! The interface counts a great deal! As with other gear It can make or break your sound. Audio interfaces are by no means created equal. There are many good ones and many more terrible ones that should be a crime to sell. Any weak link in the chain can make all other efforts in building a good recording environment an exercise in futility.
 
With both the Mic and the interface you are talking about, they are both on the low end of things. But they will allow you to start recording, that is the most important thing.

If you keep recording, you will want/need better equipment to match your recording skills as they keep getting better. Since the stuff you have now was so inexpensive, it won't be a tragedy to replace it in a year or two with something better.

The real answer to your question is "Yes, everything matters". But you need to start somewhere. Once you are doing it for a while, it will become obvious what you need to upgrade when.
 
Ok, thank you very much for the good answer it helped me to understand that the good thing and important thing at the moment is start recording, learn and get experience, in a future I'll buy better things now I have to focus in do what I can with what I have and do the best possible....
Thanks
 
Than is right, once you get above the super-cheap toy category, there is nothing about the sound quality that will keep you from making a good sounding recording.

The biggest problem you will run into with cheap gear is noise. Even that won't be much of a problem if you are recording relatively loud things with a sensitive Mic. But if you are recording a quiet acoustic guitar from a foot away with an sm57, it will be an issue.
 
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