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oz_fenda
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hi, with christmas around the corner and the parents still looking for something to get me (approx. sub $200AU), i've decided to buy a little something for my home studio setup (if you could call it that
)......
I currently only own one mic a trusty 57 which goes through a behri 1202FX mixer into the line in of my stock standard soundcard, and i record/mix etc in audition and eventually cubase when i get the hang of it......and i'm mixing through my cheapish computer style multimedia speakers...
anyways, have been looking at the behringer C1 condenser as i've never seen any condensers that low in price....I know its not the best quality mic in the world but i'm a student and can't afford much better. The other option i was thinking of was buying the equally cheap behringer MS16 monitors.....
any ideas from anyone who has any of these or anyone with any advice?
I mainly record acoustic guitar/vocals and am getting a little sick and tired of tracking everything sepparetly....
As a quick side question, when setting up recording levels for a mic, where is the best place to 'gain' a louder signal in terms of keeping noise low and maintaining the best quality signal etc....Is it best to use the gain nob (or trim on my mixer) and leave the l'evel' and master alone? or should i be turning up the 'level' more and backing off the trim?
thanks a million,
cheers

I currently only own one mic a trusty 57 which goes through a behri 1202FX mixer into the line in of my stock standard soundcard, and i record/mix etc in audition and eventually cubase when i get the hang of it......and i'm mixing through my cheapish computer style multimedia speakers...
anyways, have been looking at the behringer C1 condenser as i've never seen any condensers that low in price....I know its not the best quality mic in the world but i'm a student and can't afford much better. The other option i was thinking of was buying the equally cheap behringer MS16 monitors.....
any ideas from anyone who has any of these or anyone with any advice?
I mainly record acoustic guitar/vocals and am getting a little sick and tired of tracking everything sepparetly....
As a quick side question, when setting up recording levels for a mic, where is the best place to 'gain' a louder signal in terms of keeping noise low and maintaining the best quality signal etc....Is it best to use the gain nob (or trim on my mixer) and leave the l'evel' and master alone? or should i be turning up the 'level' more and backing off the trim?
thanks a million,
cheers