anyone record vocals?

FilmMakerr

FilmMakerr

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I'm thinking about setting up a small home studio so I wanna see what I need to get started.

I'm running a PC would I have to buy some kind of converter or something? and are their specific types of microphones I need to buy?
 
Check out some of the bundles from Musicians Friend. Just ad PC or MAC. I have this mic and it does well for the money. This whole bundle is under 500 bucks.

 
jason.adams said:
Check out some of the bundles from Musicians Friend. Just ad PC or MAC. I have this mic and it does well for the money. This whole bundle is under 500 bucks.

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That's a good way to get started. The biggest challenge of this package, though, would be that you end up with Alesis monitors. Ugh.

ProTools LE is a wonderful program, though. This will get you started. But you aren't going to be able to mix well with:
- cheap, inaccurate monitors
- a room that isn't properly treated

And for recording voice, you'll want to create a dry environment or as close to one as you can get. There's a wall-mounted treatment out there now that can help, or you can build your own gobo out of 3-0 doors and a few sheets of Auralex. A combination of the two would probably work very well.
 
Get a M-Audio Sputnik Tube Mic, you won't be sorry, this is simply an amazing mic for vocals (And more), especially for the money spent, it's great value.

- Derrick
 
Man, there are so many variables. Look, I got my degree in audio, and there are so many ways to go. Tell me what exactly your goals are and what you plan on doing, as well as a rough budget, and then we can go from there.

It's like asking "I want to shoot video, what should I get?"
 
Doc Bernard said:
Man, there are so many variables. Look, I got my degree in audio, and there are so many ways to go. Tell me what exactly your goals are and what you plan on doing, as well as a rough budget, and then we can go from there.

It's like asking "I want to shoot video, what should I get?"
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Makes sense.

I wanna record vocals over instrumentals/beats, possibly even put together a compliation. I wont be playing any live instrumentals, I've already got the music ready, all I need to do is put down the vocals, and mix it.

simply record, mix and burn. I'm looking to get the best sound I can, my budget is around $600.

Ive got past experience with Acid pro 3.0, but that was years back and I used a $15 dollar pc mic.
 
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