Anyone know a good computer microphone for recording guitar and vocals?
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Search for Line 6 products - you can plug the guitar directly into your computer and then mix other inputs\n\nI have played guitar for 20 years and I have to make an album now.\n\nGood luck.
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a microphone\nand maybe a driver (disk)\nbut probably not
616510
1) invest in some good software like cakewalk's pyro 5\n\n2) go to someplace like radio shack and tell them you would like to send your stereo audio output into your computers audio input jack (line in, aux, microphone hole) \nthey should sell you male to male cables that go from the large jack on the stereo end to the small micro jack for the computer end.        (its the same cable & jack equipment used for recording from a stereo player to a cassete deck)\n3) if you don't have one invest in a cd burner. so you don't lose your personal music library if your computer crashes.
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You could try what the previous user mentioned, but a better way is this go here:\n\nStart -> Programs -> Accessories -> Entertainment -> Sound Recorder. Just press the RED button, start talking into the mic, hit stop. Then play what you just recorded. Works like a charm.
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HOLD THE PHONE!!!\n\nBefore you buy the mixer, check this out.  It's all you need to make killer recordings with you PC.\n\nhttp://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Line-6-TonePort-UX1-USB-RecordingModeling-Interface?sku=249700\n\nyou are welcome\n\nWhat the guy below me said is all true but I wouldn't make a huge initial investment like he suggests.  Check out the Toneport and build from there.
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Your best choice would be Audacity... Is Windows, Linux, Mac compatible and does what you need. It is also free... You can download it from:\nhttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/\nGood luck!
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Yes - There are several ways to do this - the cheapest being to take a jack lead from the line out of your AMP to the line in on your computer sound card. You would need some recording software, a good free one is Audacity (see link)\n\nAnother great (but more costly) method of recording is via a USB interface, such as Line6's Guitar Port. This particular one eliminates the need for an Amp, and also provides some cool amp modeling and effects. This costs about £80 - £100.00 though - but in my opinion as a practice tool it is invaluble.\n\nFor a more spophisticated recording package I recommend Cakewalk guitar Tracks Pro, But at £140 it isn't cheap.\n\nHope this is of some help to you\n\nDave
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A microphone and a recording device is all that is required for a "recording studio".  \n\nIf you want to be able to track, mix, edit, and master your own multi-track recordings you will need much more.  The core requirements to do this are:\n\nMicrophone\nPre-amp\nConsole/Mixer\nMulti-track Recorder (Tape, Computer, DAT, Etc.)\nOutboard Effects/Plug-ins (Compression, Reverb, Delay, Etc.)\nSpeakers\n\nThat setup should allow you to produce semi-professional quality recordings (depending on the quality/brand of gear and your personal experience).  If you use a Computer as your multi-track recorder you will also need DAW software and a multi-track interface.
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i use sound forge for pc and soundedit16 on mac for most sounds i use.  you can also find quite a bit of sounds at Findsounds.com. usually i just connect a mic to my computer and start recording gibberish or just get a recorder and start recording stuff elsewhere.  Then i just edit it and clean it up a bit with the software.  You can probably get them and the serial off some filesharing network like limewire or something.  Or you can buy them if you have the money.  The software uses sound visiual sound waves for you to edit sounds.
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what i have is a simple personal use studio, a computer devoted only to recording (no internet, games, nothing else) with an audiophile pci card and protools m-powered software.  1 yamaha 10x2 mixer, and home stereo speakers.  a few microphones, (user preference on brands, styles etc) and cables.  also whatever instrumenst you want to use as well.\nthe protools software has enough effects in it, but you can hook up external fx as well\n\nfor abigger studio, the digi 002 system (still protools, but a better version) a larger board, and maybe some extra firewire mods.  other than that, better speakers, and more stuff thats just "better"
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Go to Walmart, Kmart, Target or somplace similar. You should be able to pic up a basic mic for under $10.
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ive got a delta audiophile 192 pci card that works great.\nyou can also get a 1/4" to mini canverter and plug it into the microphone jack on your computer.\n\nfor the keyboard, KORGs are optimal, but you can get a good roland or alesis to sound nice too.  i use a roland rd-500 (old school) and it comes out pretty nicely when i record, and has some good drum patches
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get an audio jack reducer at radioshack and an audio jack enlarger.  Run guitar into computers microphone and alter settings so you dont get a distoreted signal and run out of the headphone jack into amp.  I do it all the time!
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Nopers.  PC's generally don't include microphones.  You can pick one up for like $7.00 at Target, WallyMart, BurstBuy, etc.\n\nThey are very easy to plug in ... don't worry, you won't fry anything.  Just plug it in and test it, if it don't work, plug it into a different hole (Story of my life ?)
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Your question is a bit unclear. Despite the fact i'll help you at my level best.\n\nAre you trying to record some digital sound signal from your laptop to the pc or vice versa? \nIf so simply use the sound cards (integrated or PCI i.e Creative Audigy) Line_In and Line_Out ports on them. The computer that receives digital sound signals should be connected with a supported cable to its Line_In, and the computer that transmits should be connected to the Line_Out. But you should remember to initialize your settings in accordance to parameters that would not create unwanted distortion (Noise Hiss..!) i.e use 50 percent volume on the master of your digital mixer and line out/in.\n\nMono Out? \nMono is only single effect on the signal, its really good for speeches but why do you want Mono. You could sometime set certain parameters to receive Mono Signals on your card if it supports such. But it is possible to recieve Digital Stereo signals and then convert them into Mono with software assistance (Nero Wave Editor).  It doesn't take much time to do that as well.\n\nMicrophone!\nYes, thisis required to collect all audio signals from the atmosphere and then route them to the digital path (if using the digital mixers). But if you are utilizing Microphones try good quality microphones that have the appropriate i.e FM mics. \n\nGood Luck!
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A dynamic mic like a Shure SM57 or SM58 isn't the best sort of mic for recording acoustic guitar.  You would get better results with a condenser mic - there are some pretty good ones available in the £100-150 price range.  These mics are more sensitive than dynamic mics and are better suited to picking up the subtle nuances of an acoustic guitar.\n\nHowever, beware, some condensers need to have external "phantom" powering which your PC interface may not provide.  Some can be battery powered which would get around that problem.\n\nWhen miking a guitar don't point the mic at the soundhole - this will tend to be very boomy.  Either try pointing the mic at the point where the neck meets the body but angled a bit towards the bridge or try pointing it at the soundboard between the bridge and the end of the guitar rom between 6 and 18 inches away.  Both tend to give pretty good representations of the sound of an acoustic.\n\nYour might want to try out these miking positions with your Shure mike to see if they improve the sound before splashing out on a new mic.\n\nHere's a few articles on recording acoustic guitar.  A Google search should throw up a load more...\n\nhttp://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Aug01/articles/recacgtr0801.asp\nhttp://www.humbuckermusic.com/acguitrectec.html\nhttp://www.pcmus.com/RECacou.htm
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Have you tried audacity?  It's available for free at download.com\n\nBest of luck!