I have a PC, I’ll be recording acoustic, bass and electric directly onto my pc. I’d prefer one that can record 2 or 3 instruments at once. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
Oh, and I’m in somewhere between a 100-250 dollar price range, but I can go a little higher if needed.
Well, this is tricky as many of these instruments require a mic per amplifier. For acoustic guitar, small diaphragm condenser mics often give nice results. The Oktava MK-012 and Earthworks mics immediately come to mind. I would also pick up a Shure dynamic mic (SM-57 or 58) these are extremely useful and work well in a home studio environment. Honestly, for detail, you will probably want to get a large diaphragm condenser mic. These vary in price and quality…all sound different. A used Oktava such as the MK-219 and MK-319 can be had for a little less than 100.00. These can be upgraded later at oktavamod.com for a higher quality sound. However, they do sound good straight out of the box. M-audio makes some affordable large diaphragm mics. Also, a lot of people like the Audio Technicas (which can be had between 200-350). Check out the low end theory section at Gearslutz. You will find a lot of help there.
September 29th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Well, this is tricky as many of these instruments require a mic per amplifier. For acoustic guitar, small diaphragm condenser mics often give nice results. The Oktava MK-012 and Earthworks mics immediately come to mind. I would also pick up a Shure dynamic mic (SM-57 or 58) these are extremely useful and work well in a home studio environment. Honestly, for detail, you will probably want to get a large diaphragm condenser mic. These vary in price and quality…all sound different. A used Oktava such as the MK-219 and MK-319 can be had for a little less than 100.00. These can be upgraded later at oktavamod.com for a higher quality sound. However, they do sound good straight out of the box. M-audio makes some affordable large diaphragm mics. Also, a lot of people like the Audio Technicas (which can be had between 200-350). Check out the low end theory section at Gearslutz. You will find a lot of help there.
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