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thatguy

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1: got great quality with my new condensor mic, sounds amazingly clean, problem is it sounds like im too far away from the mic, but im right up on it, and the mic doesnt pick up very well, is there settings i could mess with to stop this atthe source, or is there a way i can edit this problem away with our good friend cool edit pro 2?


2: im thinking it could be the soundcard, but there is a catch, this is a usb microphone, im not very framiliarwith these, and im not quiet sure if the soundcard would effect it do to the fact its recorded through the usb, someone told me about a usb preamp, i might have to go with this, or will the soundcard help?


and heres somthing usefull, my homie has the same mic, and he doesnt have this problem, so im thinking it could be a soundcard, but im not sure, im currently using a crystal fusions gaming soundcard, lol, so get back to me, any help will be much appriciated, and anything i can do in return, lemme know
 
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thatguy said:
1: got great quality with my new condensor mic, sounds amazingly clean, problem is it sounds like im too far away from the mic, but im right up on it, and the mic doesnt pick up very well, is there settings i could mess with to stop this atthe source, or is there a way i can edit this problem away with our good friend cool edit pro 2?


2: im thinking it could be the soundcard, but there is a catch, this is a usb microphone, im not very framiliarwith these, and im not quiet sure if the soundcard would effect it do to the fact its recorded through the usb, someone told me about a usb preamp, i might have to go with this, or will the soundcard help?


and heres somthing usefull, my homie has the same mic, and he doesnt have this problem, so im thinking it could be a soundcard, but im not sure, im currently using a crystal fusions gaming soundcard, lol, so get back to me, any help will be much appriciated, and anything i can do in return, lemme know
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Since it's a USB mic...it had to come with a driver. So there may be a control panel for the mic to adjust the settings. Or...if there is no "control panel" for the mic, your computer may just see it as a regular mic input. To check that you can go to your windows mixer(if you have windows) Start>All Programs>Accessories>Entertainment>Volume Control(or Windows Mixer) there will be a setting for each of your inputs e.g Mic...Line In....etc. Make sure the mic volume is adjusted properly.
 
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thatguy

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its a samson co1 or whatever, and it pics up through both sides, lol, but yea, no driver, they mentioned somthing about a free download off the site, im gonna look into that
 
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please tell me you have a pre amp for the thing

well I was half right, i didn't know they made virtual pre amps yet though. I'm new to the concept of a USB mic
 
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thatguy

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ummm....its a usb mic, it doesnt need a preamp, and i cant find the software everyone was talkin about, so i dunno what the fuck is up with that
 
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thatguy

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haha, i got it, they got a soft pre on their site, they just dont have it in the right spot so if u dont look close, u miss it, but i got it, shit sounds clean, and whoever was looking down upon this mic, consider this, i used to use a kareoke mic, and someone else bought this for me, plus, im getting really good at makin everything clean in cool edit, so this shouldnt be a problem
 
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50cal said:
^^^^^ first you said......then you said..damn I hope the best for ya.....I thought you was gonna say you had a u-87 or a sonyc800...a telefunken or something...maybe even a tlm103
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It's all relative, isn't it?

Maybe he's moving up from a cheapo PC gaming headset w/mic (or something equally cheesy) in whihc case the Samson would probably sound great by comparison.

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^^^^true....I guess I was just hoping to hear about great results(true results) and conversate about some quality products.....But what do you expect from a studio forum on a gangsta rap site....probably wont be hearing the words NEVE,Manley,EVENTIDE,SSL,,...very often..most likely will hear the words fruity loops and reason in every other topic though..hahaha
 
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50cal said:
^^^^true....I guess I was just hoping to hear about great results(true results) and conversate about some quality products.....But what do you expect from a studio forum on a gangsta rap site....probably wont be hearing the words NEVE,Manley,EVENTIDE,SSL,,...very often..most likely will hear the words fruity loops and reason in every other topic though..hahaha
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Most of us, even us with pro training and whatnot cant afford stuff like that. I wish I could afford a couple Neve channel strips etc. Fuck I'm one of the more educated ones on this forum but i still am just a beatmaker with reason, a couple midi controllers and my PC listining through plain old computer speakers LOL I don't even own a mic. All in good time i guess, I got my car payed off. When I have the credit card iced off and my student loan neautralised a little bit I'm gonna try to get my hands on some real gear. Probably write up a proposal for a small business loan. It takes time dedication and sacrifice if your not born with a silver spoon
 
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^^^^^^^I hear ya....Its hard enough just to get by these days,but we can still dream of that better day...Im a big window shopper with equipment...i think i used to live at guitar center.....Id hit hollywoods,fountain valley,cerritos,brea....wich ever i was near....playing with mostly the keyboards...but spying on the engineers that came in the pro audio roooms testing equipment I read every reader review,magazine article...I jump forum to forum hahhaa you get the pic....the studio I go to has good outboard gear...neve,manley,eventide,avalon, a D&R cinemix 116 channels with moving fader automation 10 aux sends 10 stereo returns and 4 band parametric eq....and the choice to record with 24 tracks 2" tape or 48 tracks to 2 tascam mx2424 or even 32 tracks to adat...and been recording with the BLUE BOTTLE mic.Yeah I like to leave my projects up to those who know what they are doing
 
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If the mic is going through the usb port the sound card will not matter. Where the sound card WILL matter is if you're recording signals (like a guitar or keyboard) AND on the output (like if you run it to a dat machine, another daw, a tape machine etc.)

If it were myself I would upgrade the soundcard first. After that I would consider using an inexpensive condenser (like a c1000) or an inexpensive dynamic (shure 58).
 
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thatguy

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dynamic mics are ment for live, thats actually what i upgraded from, but all im doing at my house is making mixtapes for my own pleasure, i got signed to a local label and will be doing the real albums and what not in a studio, i dont need studio quality for a mixtape, this is somewhat close though, but then again, my ears arent very trained, but then again, the consumers ears arent either, so i think i should be good @ 50 cal

@ heresey, thanks, that helps, but hearing the sound better will help me preperly mix it better, so im still gonna get one, i was just curious if it would help the actual mic quality, i kinda knew it wouldnt, but i needed confirmation, and btw, this usb mic is a condensor mic
 
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hmm dynamics such as the ev re-20 and the shure sm-7 are quite widely used and recommended for recording by pros.
some people even prefer to use cheap sm58s cause thats what suits their voice, use what sounds best for your application.
the soundcard wont have any effect on the usb mics signal.
i personally would of just gotten a decent pre for the dynamic and upgraded from there for more versatility.


good luck.
 
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thatguy

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thankyou, but the dynamic mic was like a 15$ kareoke mic, lmao, and this usb mic was 80$, no preamp or phantom power or anything required, i downloaded a software preamp from their site that worked like magic to fix alot of problems, and i love the nice warm sound to this mic, im overall very happy with it, and like i said, i just need it for mixtapes
 
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Seasinz said:
hmm dynamics such as the ev re-20 and the shure sm-7 are quite widely used and recommended for recording by pros.
some people even prefer to use cheap sm58s cause thats what suits their voice, use what sounds best for your application.
the soundcard wont have any effect on the usb mics signal.
i personally would of just gotten a decent pre for the dynamic and upgraded from there for more versatility.


good luck.
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RE-20s are great for people with deep voices, Definatly a mic Id like to get and they are only like 400 bucks
 
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