New mic - is it any good

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Hey, i've been using really cheap mic's like DM2414 made by RFT - And i really dont know this manufacturer... So i bought Audio Technica MB4000C - Which atleast feels like a microphone, not like a cheap karaoke mic made from used plastic leftovers. Now that i can see - it has XLR cable, which im not really familiar with.. I have an Old Creative Sound Blaster 5.1 Live! sound card, and its runnin' on Adobe Audition. Now im wondering - is it possible to some how remake the cable to fit in my sound card? And would this mic sound any good with that old sound card? Im mostly rappin', but sometimes i like to record a few covers, will it work with whole lot of noise reduction effects and such??

Big thanks,
Aivaras.


EDIT:I Saw some XLR to USB interfaces - is those possible to be made? all i see is two ends, one leads to XLR connector and another to USB, and a long cable.A lil' soldering and its done, aint it?
 
mb4000c is a condenser microphone, which means it needs a power supply of 48v.(phantom power)

Most mixers and audio interfaces will supply this 48v. You can also buy a phantom power supply separately but that's only really useful if you've an interface with a microphone level input, and no phantom built in.

It would DEFINITELY be in your interests to forget about the creative sound blaster. Sorry to shout, but most people don't take that advice on the first go :P:P
Have a search around for some cheap usb interfaces or something like that (edirol, tascam, maudio etc)

also, xlr to usb is not just going to be a case of matching pinouts.

In this case, xlr is carrying analogue information, and the usb is looking for digital information (and a recognised device to provide it)
These converters you've seen will have a very basic interface built into them.

Hope that's useful.
 
Better way would be buying a little interface which will provide you better quality than that old sound blaster. M-audio Fast track mk2 should be okay for start.
 
damn, its too bad, that my pockets now are empty.
Well i dont need anything fancy, just to record the vocals to the level that it would sound good with effects masked the record. I think Compressing and Noise reducting can do some of it.Well gonna check out few more places.

Is there any DIY's of Mixer or such? i dont need anything fancy as i said, i just need to connect that bitch to my PC and get some sound.Going back to ghetto.
 
honestly......no.
The best thing to do is just wait until you can afford a little interface.

IMO, your new mic will probably sound the same as your old mic if you find a way to plug it into your sound blaster.

sorry :)


**edit, fwiw, compressing wont mask anything (useful).
If anything, it could serve to highlight existing flaws, like noise in your signal chain.


It's not an easy thing to take on the chin from the start,,,but honestly...so many people here started out with something sh1t and tried to find a million and one ways to make it better.

Just save some money if you can and start out with something decent :)
 
I agree, if you are not in a hurry better just wait till you already the money to buy for the other parts.
 
I use my Audio Technica mic into my pc via my Mackie board which has 48 volt phantom power.Either way it's analog converted to digital
and your voice is only gonna sound as good as your soundcard.Am I right on this? I think so.
 
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