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Title: Mic for vocals with Apple
Post by: Fresh_Start on December 28, 2009, 02:26:32 pm
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
Title: Re: Mic for vocals with Apple
Post by: tubesornothing on December 28, 2009, 02:33:27 pm
Whats she recording?  vocals, acoustic guitar, miked amp cab, drums?  All of the above?
Title: Re: Mic for vocals with Apple
Post by: Bassmanster on December 28, 2009, 02:46:36 pm
There must be a decent USB LD condenser for cheap.

But anything will be better than the internal mic.
Title: Re: Mic for vocals with Apple
Post by: Frankenamp on December 28, 2009, 05:34:23 pm
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.
Title: Re: Mic for vocals with Apple
Post by: terminalgs on December 28, 2009, 07:09:46 pm
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'. 
Title: Re: Mic for vocals with Apple
Post by: Fresh_Start on January 01, 2010, 10:36:47 am
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