• Good/High quality microphone
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Not so long ago i bought a new headset (Sennheiser HD380) and a new sound card (ASUS Xonar STX) and my audio sounds awesome, however I am currently still using a cheap ass 2 euro Trust microphone and I want to give it an upgrade. Since I do not know alot about microphones i was hoping you guys could help me out, I've got an unused 6.35mm Jack on my Xonar for audio in so it would probably be best to use that port (I've got an 3.5mm to 6.35mm jack, so it shouldn't matter). I live in Europe (Holland to be exact) and I have an budget around the 50-60 Euros.
I just use a MXL .006 condenser. Or the microphone on my x11's.
Hell i just use a rock band mic that i found in the trash, not that bad of a mic for getting it for free.
So noone actually knows a decent headset on mini-jack/jack? or any advice on this matter at all?
Look around for some studio microphones and a stand for them. Do your research on well-known and active audio paraphernalia forums. Then make the more educated decision.
One not so obvious problem with the above is that you will most certainly end up looking at a [url=http://www.dv247.com/microphones/condenser-microphones/]"Condenser" microphone.[/url] These require [url=http://www.tangible-technology.com/power/Phantom_Power_connect.html]"Phantom power"[/url] via the XLR connector which will be a problem if you don't have the correct hardware. The correct hardware to interface one of these microphones with an existing soundcard is a [url=http://www.thomann.de/gb/cat.html?gf=preamps&oa=pra]"Microphone Preamp"[/url] but it is usually recommended to just buy an suitable audio interface as it cuts out another layer of cable hell. Some go for one of the many [url=http://www.thomann.de/gb/blue_icicle.htm]cheap USB-XLR offerings[/url] on the market. Although this is the best way to get proper high quality audio input (Indeed to the point of overkill for most members of this forum), it is by no means cheap.
[QUOTE=Tezzanator92;26714097]One not so obvious problem with the above is that you will most certainly end up looking at a [url=http://www.dv247.com/microphones/condenser-microphones/]"Condenser" microphone.[/url] These require [url=http://www.tangible-technology.com/power/Phantom_Power_connect.html]"Phantom power"[/url] via the XLR connector which will be a problem if you don't have the correct hardware. The correct hardware to interface one of these microphones with an existing soundcard is a [url=http://www.thomann.de/gb/cat.html?gf=preamps&oa=pra]"Microphone Preamp"[/url] but it is usually recommended to just buy an suitable audio interface as it cuts out another layer of cable hell. Some go for one of the many [url=http://www.thomann.de/gb/blue_icicle.htm]cheap USB-XLR offerings[/url] on the market. Although this is the best way to get proper high quality audio input (Indeed to the point of overkill for most members of this forum), it is by no means cheap.[/QUOTE] So you are basically saying that unless you are going in the ranges of 200+ budgets i should go for an USB/mini-Jack connection?
[QUOTE=Kialtia;26717688]So you are basically saying that unless you are going in the ranges of 200+ budgets i should go for an USB/mini-Jack connection?[/QUOTE] Pretty much.
So while we're on the subject, can anyone give any suggestions for good budget condenser mics and preamps?
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