Kazrog said:You will need some kind of an audio interface, such as the M-Audio Audiophile (if you're on a budget.) Don't use a consumer soundcard. But that mixer looks pretty cheesy, and it very likely will degrade the overall signal quality of anything that passes through it.
I'd suggest getting a dedicated firewire breakout box interface that has a mix of 1/4" and XLR ins, phantom power, etc.
Kazrog said:You will need some kind of an audio interface, such as the M-Audio Audiophile (if you're on a budget.) Don't use a consumer soundcard. But that mixer looks pretty cheesy, and it very likely will degrade the overall signal quality of anything that passes through it.
I'd suggest getting a dedicated firewire breakout box interface that has a mix of 1/4" and XLR ins, phantom power, etc.
Forge Farm said:Hello Kazrog. It's funny you mentioned the M-Audio Audiophile as I'm seriously considering buying one. Which mixer/mic preamp would you advise?
Thank you.
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i have a friend who has a eureka and its really sweet on pretty much everything. i mean obviously there is better, but not in this price range. i own a digimax with 8 presonus preamps built in and they sound really good to me. i will also get a eureka at some point. first though i want to get a vintech x73 though. i just started using one of those at the studio i am working at and it absolutley slays for recording guitar. and probably anything else for that matter. its like 1500.00 and worth every penny.Kazrog said:It's not like the Audiophile or anything else M-Audio makes or that I would recommend is the gospel, it's just that they have the best entry-level pro digital audio hardware out there. As for a preamp, there's lots of great stuff out there, but it is seldom cheap. I'm looking into getting a Presonus Eureka soon, which is about as cheap as you would ever want to go and still have a quality preamp.