question about usb audio interface's plz help!

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i own an tascam US-122MKII and im recording my vocals with an audio technica at4040... i find my vocals sounding kinda dull and even with eq'ing still doesent make it sound where i want it to be. should i be lookin into getting a more expsensive interface??
i was looking at the new avid mbox mini but will that even make a huge difference in quality from my tascam?? if anyone can help me out on this that would be awesome!
 
Honestly for the mbox mini I'd say Digidesign is over priced I've used older mboxes and they were ok but if you want to I'd look into maudio depending on your budget id look at the maudio 610 or if you need over 2 inputs the maudio 2626
 
I doubt the problem is the interface. What is your room's sound treatment like? What about your mic technique?
 
You are singing into the side of the mic, not the end of it, right? Just checking...
 
Good questions and comments from the others.

Frankly, you'll hear much more difference by changing your mic (or your mic technique or mic positioning or room treatment) than any change of interface.

Bob
 
huge difference..... no.

'sound' is about 80% room.
If you dont have a good space, no amount of hardware will help you.
 
i was thinking about changing my mic to akg 420 but i dont know if i should.
ive tried all sorta of mic positionings , ive noticed if i am about a foot away from my mic it actually helps ALOT for doing doubles. I gotta pretty rough voice and im always stressing it to make it smoother and now thats messinging with my throat after a while,
my room treatment is alright, im kinda ghetto with the room treatment, i have a sleeping bag surrounding one whole side of me and memory foam on the wall... not to sure if thats the problem? but without it then i get the nasty reverb off the walls and it screws with my mix
any other suggestions on how to get a good room treatment without spending much money?
 
D40-Oz said:
my room treatment is alright, im kinda ghetto with the room treatment, i have a sleeping bag surrounding one whole side of me and memory foam on the wall... not to sure if thats the problem?
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Foam is not good. It absorbs everything above about 500Hz and about nothing below that, so you end up with mud bouncing around the room.

I was just posting to agree that it's probably not your interface that's the problem.
 
Egg crates! LOL!

At the very, very, very least, drape blankets over boom stands forming 'T' shapes. Place them forming a 'V' behind the mic with you facing the wide end. This will help with cancellation/reflection from your poorly treated room. I would also do this near the center of your room with your back to the sleeping bag wall.

I use 2 2'x4'x4" rock wool panels hanging in this formation in my fairly well trated room with great result. Way better than without. An interface will do nothing to improve the 'dull' vocal you have going on. Room treatment is a must to be able to actually hear what it is you are listening for. Treatment is not just for playback quality. In fact the room plays a huge part of your tone. Especially with a condenser mic.

Good luck!

Jimmy
 
chrisharris said:
Foam is not good. It absorbs everything above about 500Hz and about nothing below that, so you end up with mud bouncing around the room.
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Except that it seems he's talking about a memory foam mattress, which is way denser than sound treatment foam and certainly has drastically different properties. And acoustic foam isn't automatically bad, it's just that people tend to over treat at the higher frequencies and under treat at the lower ones.
 
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