Low Budget Mic Pre Suggestions Requested

[hazineju]

Very good point, Steve and Mazz. Anyone know any engineers here in st lucia? Actually i know i was having issues with the levels, because that is the first thing that frodo went over with me. of course he is in norway and i'm in st lucia but thru email he described to me how to set the gain levels on the pre to match up with the levels showing in the computer. he suggested to watch the meter and don't let it get much hotter than -10db in the ART. to be honest i didn't even really know what "gain staging" was 2 weeks ago. i had been recording with the levels way too high on the computer in comparison to the pre. so i'm pretty sure i got them to a good and balanced place when i sent him the vocals used with the dynamic. and at that point i DID try going from the ART straight to the built in jack in the computer but didn't like the sound at all. Mazz, you also confirmed what frodo has told me, that Aug 11, 2008, 10:22am, mazz wrote:Even an inexpensive interface like the ones you are considering will provide much better conversion to the computer. Those built-in jacks are OK for web conferencing and voice dictation but for any music work, you need a better interface.Mazzso right now i'm going back to researching the models, and any more tips and suggestions are appreciated!

[sgs4u]

Aug 11, 2008, 11:17am, hazineju wrote:Very good point, Steve and Mazz. Anyone know any engineers here in st lucia? I don't, but Google always knows - http://www.socafreak.com/st-lucia-recor ... lucia.html