using this microphone with this soundcard

[little hamster]

hi

my soundcard is realtek AC'97 Audio (it was on my board at first so yea it's so lame one )

but i dont have money for buying new sound card ...

pls answer:

1. can i use these mics (behringer C-1 and - Shure PG58 ) with high quality with this sound card ? which mic is better on this sound card?

2. if i update driver of my sound card , will be any change on quality ?


3. and if i cant do this , so what is a good soundcard and cheap that can works with these mics?


4. and is there any good and cheap mic with USB that is good like behringer C-1 and - Shure PG58 ???? (so i will buy a usb one instead buying new soundcard...)



tnx

 

[mattr]

You can do something with your current soundcard - you may find it a bit limiting and it won't be the best quality, but if you don't have any money for better one then you'll have to make do until you can afford a better one This is Home Recording after all!

Ideally you should have a mic preamp to provide gain to bring the low mic-level signal up to line-level, ready to feed into the line-in port of your onboard sound.

However I don't see much point putting money into a cheap mic preamp which would be rendered redundant once you had enough money to buy an audio interface (I'll come onto this in a minute) - I would save the money for now.

So what can you do?

You can't use the Behringer C-1, as this is a condenser mic and requires phantom power (+48v) from the preamp (or a seperate phantom power supply) in order to run. This isn't a bad mic to get going with, so if you already own this then I wouldn't get rid of it; put this in the cupboard for later.

However with a cheap XLR->1/8th jack cable, you should be able to run the PG58 straight into your soundcard. The quality will be hit-and-miss, probably quite noisy, but its a start - its less than ideal but it means you can begin to learn about recording then start to buy equipment when the funds become available.

When you do have the money, I would recommend looking at a basic audio interface. These are external soundcards which are designed for recording that usually connect via USB or Firewire. They come in all shapes and forms for a variety of budgets. There are so many available and these are just two suggestions out of many possibilities, but maybe look at something like the M-audio Fast Track (one mic preamp) or the Fast Track Pro (4 inputs, 2 with mic preamps).

So in two simple steps...
- Use the PG58 with your current soundcard and just accept that its an interim solution with limited quality
- Get an audio interface once you get fed up with that setup / want to take the plunge


And throughout all this, if you are on a tight budget then I would recommend looking at Reaper as your DAW... http://www.reaper.fm/

 

[little hamster]

really tnx for ur big helps ....

got it

tnx again