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thornomad
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Hi everyone -
I am new here and wasn't sure where I should best post this question (there are a lot of categories!) so I will give this one a shot.
As a hobby, I record my own voice and guitar at home. Currently I have one SM57 and one SM58 with a single ART Tube MP and use a M-Audio Mobile Pre to input it into my Mac. I think this is considered a "budget" setup (wink).
I want to put some more time/money into my recordings (what can I say, I like it!) but wasn't sure where to start. I was considering getting another Tube MP (they are cheap) so I could record my guitar with two mics at the same time (and also so I could record voice/guitar at the same time when I was in a hurry). Then, I was also thinking that a new microphone might go a long way (like a SM7B or KSM27).
But this all got me thinking that maybe I should reconsider my setup from the ground up -- Christmas is coming, after all -- but I don't know where to begin. Part of me thinks maybe I could use a compressor, because one thing I am frustrated by is setting Mic volumes to handle both quiet and loud vocals without whispers and clipping. Another part of me thinks maybe I should ditch the Mobile Pre and get something more substantial.
Basically, I don't know where to begin. Tube MPs are $29 on Amazon so that's a safe bet for me, everything else is into the $100+ range and that gets me thinking.
Any opinions on where I could go from here? (Other than for voice and guitar lessons!!)
Thanks!
Damon
PS: I also would use a new microphone for spoken word records (podcasts).
PPS: If you are interested in hearing what I record (if that would help), you can check out damonjustisntfunny -dot- com (music category).
I am new here and wasn't sure where I should best post this question (there are a lot of categories!) so I will give this one a shot.
As a hobby, I record my own voice and guitar at home. Currently I have one SM57 and one SM58 with a single ART Tube MP and use a M-Audio Mobile Pre to input it into my Mac. I think this is considered a "budget" setup (wink).
I want to put some more time/money into my recordings (what can I say, I like it!) but wasn't sure where to start. I was considering getting another Tube MP (they are cheap) so I could record my guitar with two mics at the same time (and also so I could record voice/guitar at the same time when I was in a hurry). Then, I was also thinking that a new microphone might go a long way (like a SM7B or KSM27).
But this all got me thinking that maybe I should reconsider my setup from the ground up -- Christmas is coming, after all -- but I don't know where to begin. Part of me thinks maybe I could use a compressor, because one thing I am frustrated by is setting Mic volumes to handle both quiet and loud vocals without whispers and clipping. Another part of me thinks maybe I should ditch the Mobile Pre and get something more substantial.
Basically, I don't know where to begin. Tube MPs are $29 on Amazon so that's a safe bet for me, everything else is into the $100+ range and that gets me thinking.
Any opinions on where I could go from here? (Other than for voice and guitar lessons!!)
Thanks!
Damon
PS: I also would use a new microphone for spoken word records (podcasts).
PPS: If you are interested in hearing what I record (if that would help), you can check out damonjustisntfunny -dot- com (music category).