Marshall microphones for vocals....yay or nay??

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Kevin DeSchwazi said:
If you use the stock soundcard in your comp it will have a pre built in but it will sound pretty nasty. Plus if you want to use condensor mics (like the MXLs being discussed) you'll need phantom power which your comp won't provide.

So while you've got your hand in your pocket for a phantom power supply you might as well pull a few more notes out and get a dedicated mic pre (the vast majority of which have phantom power built in).

FWIW I own the V67G and really like it on some voices, alas I don't have a lot of experience with a lot of mics so take that for what it's worth.
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I said I was using a soundcard.

not a built in one on my computer

i'll probably get firebox
 
chipwits said:
Check out http://www.thelisteningsessions.com/sessions.htm

You can hear many mics compared along with many MXL mics. I like the 2003,
V69 Mogami, Rode NTK the best for guitar on session 5. The 2003 doesn't sound too bright to me. Imo, it sounds warm like the Rode NTK and pretty accurate. (Although the NTK sounds better still heh).

You can hear some alternative/pop vocals on another session there which use the V69 mogami. The guy reminds me of the vocalist of B-52's heh.

Take care,
James
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Im going to check out this link

Does sound of a mic have anything to do with the quality of soundcard?

Meaning, if they use one mic on so and so soundcard, it could sound way different on another soundcard?

thanks
 
lyricist said:
Im going to check out this link

Does sound of a mic have anything to do with the quality of soundcard?

Meaning, if they use one mic on so and so soundcard, it could sound way different on another soundcard?
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Yes. It will sound noisier on a lousy sound card. Other than that, no, it should sound pretty similar.
 
So, im buying the V69 and a firebox.

no pre-amp is needed, correct?


Firebox has phantom power right?...
 
I just got a Rode NT1A large-diaphram condenser mic and love it. Paid $175 for it and it blows away anything I've used in the past for vocals and acoustic guitar -- including shure sm57's, 58's and an Oktava condenser. Of course, every vocalist is different. If you're screaming into the mic, a dynamic might even work best. But for more detailed vocal recordings, I love this Rode. Can the NT1A be beat for the money?
 
lyricist said:
I said I was using a soundcard.

not a built in one on my computer

i'll probably get firebox
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The firebox isn't a soundcard (although it serves the same purpose; a-d/d-a conversion) it's a firewire interface with mic preamps built in.

So yes you'll just need that and a mic (and it has p power too).
 
Kevin DeSchwazi said:
The firebox isn't a soundcard (although it serves the same purpose; a-d/d-a conversion) it's a firewire interface with mic preamps built in.

So yes you'll just need that and a mic (and it has p power too).
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wtef? Are you serious @ "It isnt a soundcard"

I must have MAJORLY misunderstood someones post or they had their information wrong. Or wait, you said it serves the same purpose- so yeah I guess they just had their information wrong a bit and called it a soundcard.

Well, as long as just having the firebox and the mic is fine. I was expecting to dish out more money on a seperate "preamp"

:o
 
A soundcard is just that, a 'card' that fits into one of the PCI slots in your comp. With the firebox you connect via a firewire port, so strictly speaking it's not a soundcard.

But yeah it does the same thing so it doesn't really matter, it's just the terminology.
 
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