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Other Stuff => Other Topics => Topic started by: Fresh_Start on December 28, 2009, 02:26:32 pm
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My daughter has an Apple laptop with Garageband on it. She already has recorded a couple of multi-track vocal pieces which sound amazingly good given the internal microphone.
Is there a reasonably priced microphone which she could use for recording?
I don't want to get into a preamp, etc. She is a bit of a Luddite.
Chip
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Whats she recording? vocals, acoustic guitar, miked amp cab, drums? All of the above?
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There must be a decent USB LD condenser for cheap.
But anything will be better than the internal mic.
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I've had good results with Audio Technica mikes, they seem to have a decent rep. And Ditto to the above- anything is better than the built in mike.
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MXL 990 USB. decent condenser mic. , $80 @ MF, sounds good with vocals, or amps. there is a stereo unit and a mono unit. I set a friend up with a mono unit and Apple/garageband. works good. you'll need to show her how to select the device and then change the gain under the 'System Prefs->Sound->Input'.
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Well, I'd decided on the Blue Snowball but when we got to Apple Store she declared that it was too big to travel with. The Blue Snowflake (http://www.bluemic.com/snowflake/) is a USB condenser mic and she loves it! Only $54 with a friend's Apple employee discount.
FWIW the Snowball is really cool in that it can be cardioid or omnidirectional. The frequency response is actually a bit less than the Snowflake but I'm betting the sound is better.
Just thought you all might be interested in the outcome of my search.
Chip