yes u can. u can also go straight from ur multi efx to the fastrack

Ah, great. Thanks

although a mic is also not necessarily a bad idea

Does anyone know where I can buy the Samson USB condenser mic?
Are there any others you can recommend. Not too expensive please.

I'm now using a built in mic on my Mac to record my vocals and a 30
Ringgit Sony dynamic mic to record piano. I know, it's time to upgrade.

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tried asking midi specialist?

i think musicians outlet also sells them but im not sure how to get to musicians outlet.

does it have to be USB?

once u get the samson USB do let me know. would like to hear how well it fares. interested in getting one too due to its portability. would be a great for me to capture sounds for sound effects to be used in some video work

I'm going for USB to avoid buying expensive preamps.
I don't have such a great voice anyway.

But I'm open to any affordable alternatives.

Echobrain I will let you know if I find it.

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If you do THAT much recording, why don't you get something like the Line6 UX2? I have one (Costs me RM750) and it performs extremely well.
Phantom powered, so can plug in any condenser mike, as well as lots of tools and settings in the built-in software to play around with.

it doesn't have to be an expensive preamp. Behringer has a Xenyx 802 which i am currently using. I bought it just for the sake of the 48V. Should cost about RM200 in msia. Sure the EQs are not that impressive. But if you're using any professional recording software, you can do the EQs there and leave the mixer flat. Maybe it would help if you can let us know your budget?

BTW: anyone has experience in recording choirs? Hoongern? Do you just record the choir as a whole unit or do you try to split bass/tenor/alto/soprano?

This post has been edited by Bassix: Apr 21 2007, 02:35 PM

I'm trying not to exceed 500 RM for both mic (and optionally, the preamp)
and I'm not sure where to get them here in PJ / KL.

i actually do have a sennheiser e845s for sale. its not a condenser though. its here in KL with me.

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...2&hl=sennheiser

thanks echobrain, I checked out your mic. looks good :-)

I'm thinking of the Behringer MIC100 and a Shure 57
Now where to get them ... ?

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if im not mistaken i saw the MIC100 at midi specialist(but that was a long time ago). not sure where to get shure products here though. maybe u can try bentley's 2nd floor?

i saw some SM57s at bentley 2nd floor last september or so. 500+ a piece. Not sure if they're still 500+.

Yikes! 500+

No money left for the preamp. Some websites have it
for 89 USD.

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Hmm.. I actually just recorded an accapella group last last friday - I could do much of a setup - I just used a pair of mics. It wasn't a great setup - it was live, and I wasn't actually around when it was being recorded. Result - it was ok seeing that it was live, but the basses were kinda missing. But it all depends. If it was a more 'classical' type choir, I think that it sounds ok - but for an accapella group I'd probably have separated the 4 parts, and in addition add in my main pair.

There's a lot more to be said, but I have to go now. I'll be back in a couple of hours.

mics in msia is quite expensive. take a look at my sennheiser, some sites go all the way down to USD149 so some local ppl expected the brand new price is close to that but in fact the price is closer to the 239 list price.

echobrain:

I received an email from Mr Lim from Instraco. He has the Samson CO1U
USB condenser mic. 520 RM. I will probably visit them at the address below.
But I wonder if a USB mic can be that good ... hmmm

Syarikat Instraco (M) Sdn. Bhd.
No. 115, Jalan Pasar
Pudu, Kuala Lumpur 55100 Malaysia
tel: 603-9223 4493
fax: 603-9221 7427
email: info_instraco@instraco.com
website: http://www.instraco.com/

thats way overpriced. check this one out
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/221370/+300