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HEY LETO

Posted 12-29-2008 at 06:01 AM by Kimon
I need your (or anybody else's) musical prowess, potentially. I got me a shmancy new Shure 2m57 microphone for Christmas (complete with stand and XLR cable), and I'm wondering what sorts of equipment I would need to connect that shite to my laptop (aka recording studio). A friend said something about an Mbox, but it's far too expensive for my budget...

If ya'lls got the know-how, help a guy out!
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As far as I know there are very simple XLR -> Jack cables. Using that you can just plug the mic directly into the lappy's mic socket. Just make sure you get a stereo jack and not a mono jack. Google is your friend.
Posted 12-29-2008 at 11:05 AM by Havoc

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You could do that, and I did for several years in my young teens, but it's not the most professional way to go about things. There's an external thingermajig, I have to remember what it's called... It's essentially an external sound card with recording specifically in mind, usually has a few inputs/noise control etc. I can't remember their specific name, but they look kind of like this:



like a little USB mixer for all your inputs. That would be the shmansy, professional way to go about things, though a little deer. What is your budget, btw?

another thing that would benefit you (depending on what software you use to make da music, still rockin da FL?) would be a usb-midi cable, good for laptop musicians.
Posted 12-29-2008 at 12:06 PM by Leto

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Just buy a mixing table XD.
Posted 12-29-2008 at 02:04 PM by Havoc

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Mixing tables would not connect directly to a laptop computer. Therefore, a USB input tower would be far more appropriate.

I know my shit aaight.
Posted 12-29-2008 at 05:56 PM by Leto

USB-Midi, YES! I am planning on getting a lil' midi keyboard soon... mmmm.

My budget is total nothing right now. I mean, I have money, but I'm saving up for a Mac, and between that, food, an input tower, and whatever else catches my interest, I am a broke mofuxxa.
Posted 01-01-2009 at 08:08 PM by Kimon

 

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