Hello everyone,
I record two types of recordings: Guided meditations and theoretical information audios where I explain the intricacies of a given topic.
I have been using the zoom h1 with a windscreen until now, and I am now looking to upgrade for a couple of reasons. First of all I would like better sound quality than I am currently getting with the H1, furthermore the H1 picks up a lot of background noise, which means that I can never record at home since it is very annoying to have even the smallest background noises in a guided meditation audio file (I usually dry into a deserted place in nature and record in my car). Last but not least, I get a lot of breathing and popping noises on the H1, which means a lot of extra time editing.
The pro of the H1 has been its portability...
After a lot of research, in terms of quality and what I can afford (my total budget is a maximum of 200-300 USD including everything), I have decided on the Shure SM58. From my understanding it won't pick up as much background noise, it is a super good mic when it comes to minimizing breathing sounds, and also I am hoping that it will give me much better quality than the zoom h1.
Here are my question/s:
1. From what I can understand I will need an XLR to USB interface if I am to record onto my Mac. From my research the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 seems like a good place to start for this purpose. But I realized that I don't necessarily need to record onto my computer, and could just as well purchase an H4 and record onto that, which would make my solution more portable at almost the same price. Because I am a newbie, I want to ask you guys about this. Which solution do you reckon will give me the best sound quality, Shure Sm58 hooked to and recorded directly on a zoom H4, or The SM58 hooked to for example the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 and recorded to my Mac?
2. Will I need to buy a popfilter for my home setup with the SM58 or won't it make much of a difference?
3. Obviously my goal is to get the best possible sound quality, with minimal background noise and breathing + popping sounds- a good setup for instructional audios and especially so for guided meditation audios, while keeping the budget of 200-300 USD for the whole setup. So if you guys have any other suggestions that might work better for what I am looking for please let me know.
All the best!
I record two types of recordings: Guided meditations and theoretical information audios where I explain the intricacies of a given topic.
I have been using the zoom h1 with a windscreen until now, and I am now looking to upgrade for a couple of reasons. First of all I would like better sound quality than I am currently getting with the H1, furthermore the H1 picks up a lot of background noise, which means that I can never record at home since it is very annoying to have even the smallest background noises in a guided meditation audio file (I usually dry into a deserted place in nature and record in my car). Last but not least, I get a lot of breathing and popping noises on the H1, which means a lot of extra time editing.
The pro of the H1 has been its portability...
After a lot of research, in terms of quality and what I can afford (my total budget is a maximum of 200-300 USD including everything), I have decided on the Shure SM58. From my understanding it won't pick up as much background noise, it is a super good mic when it comes to minimizing breathing sounds, and also I am hoping that it will give me much better quality than the zoom h1.
Here are my question/s:
1. From what I can understand I will need an XLR to USB interface if I am to record onto my Mac. From my research the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 seems like a good place to start for this purpose. But I realized that I don't necessarily need to record onto my computer, and could just as well purchase an H4 and record onto that, which would make my solution more portable at almost the same price. Because I am a newbie, I want to ask you guys about this. Which solution do you reckon will give me the best sound quality, Shure Sm58 hooked to and recorded directly on a zoom H4, or The SM58 hooked to for example the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 and recorded to my Mac?
2. Will I need to buy a popfilter for my home setup with the SM58 or won't it make much of a difference?
3. Obviously my goal is to get the best possible sound quality, with minimal background noise and breathing + popping sounds- a good setup for instructional audios and especially so for guided meditation audios, while keeping the budget of 200-300 USD for the whole setup. So if you guys have any other suggestions that might work better for what I am looking for please let me know.
All the best!