cheap mic to play around with vocals

**illstep** · 10-01-2009, 10:09 PM

hey guys. i got myself a stage mic lately to record some vocal samples to put them on my productions just to find out that i would need an amp in between to actually use it. so i brought it back to the store.

i either want a lower budget studio mic with amplification which could be used for actual voice recording (so the voice still sounds clean when played at 120db).

or i want a real cheap like 3,5mm or usb mic to just play around and then record the actual samples somehwere else on a good mic.

if you have any suggestions for either category i would be very grateful!

**sj03w4t** · 10-04-2009, 10:43 AM

Hi, I'm not sure if you're on mac or PC but for mac this mic /sounds/ good.. http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2...ate_podca.html
Maybe you want to read some other reviews (I don't have this one so I can't tell you) but it looks good..
Or is this too pricey? I'm not really sure what you mean with 'low budget'

**illstep** · 10-04-2009, 08:15 PM

sounds good. thank you! how do i know wheter a mic needs an amplifier or not? i'd figure all usb mics dont?

**sj03w4t** · 10-05-2009, 10:05 AM

No usb mic i've seen so far needs a pre-amp but it's always wise to check.. You can tell by the description. Google is your friend

found this on the Samson website (manufacturer of the mic I posted earlier):

Originally Posted by Samson

Seamless integration was the idea, and it was obtained by creating a studio condenser microphone that can be plugged into any computer with no in/out boxes, no expensive computer pre-amps, just a USB cable.

Just look for the 'no preamp' or similar text

EDIT: good to know that condenser microphones need a power supply (possibly through USB) and dynamic mics don't need power