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westg8
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Hey, I am working on upgrading my recording equipment as it is not the greatest set up. When recording demos for my band, I use a low end shure microphone (14A) and the bands built-in pre-amps in our PA head unit (it's a Crate PA6 i think). Anyway, I know that the head unit isn't the best thing to be using since it was probably designed for live performances in mind rather than recording use. But i also know that a $40 microphone isn't very good either. What will make my sound better? Or i guess i should ask, which of the 2 is the weakest link in the chain so i can replace that one first? I'm thinking of getting a shure sm57 if the microphone is the weakest link. This would be used primarily for recording vocals, although i guess we'll use it for recording guitars and drums if it works out well (although for the drums, we'll still have to use some of our $40 mics). Thanks, and any help would be appreciated.
Steven
Steven