Can anyone share what interface they use with this mic? I see someone recommended the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. Any others you would recommend?
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I've been using the m-audio fast track pro. Basically , this a good mic used primarily for overhead recording -- drums, pianos. But I've used it on vocals and guitar and it's good but only as good as ur pre amp. If ur interface doesn't have good preamps I would recommend buying an external one if ur serious about getting high fidelity recordings. Hope that helps
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I recommended the Line 6 UX2! Awesome interface, easy to use, looks awesome as well. And cheap!
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I use it with a Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 DSP. They set up works pretty well, but the diaphragm in this mic is very hot. I don't have a heavily insulated room and had to find a way to mute the are around the mic itself. A foam deflector or box seems to work perfectly.
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Apogee duet is a pretty good interface with really nice preamps and converters.
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Yes, audio input is stereo. I'm not sure what you mean by "mic interference," you might have to be more specific. Do you mean feedback? It's an external soundcard, so you can bypass the old one and use this one instead, so if it was a problem with your soundcard or input, this should fix it.
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If someone could help with a solution, would be awesome.. when i plug the mic on my H4N using the XLR cable, it gives a lot of noise for me too, but when i use it with USB on my pc, it's perfect.
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Yeah that's how you do it! Weird I have the exact same set up, I bought the limited edition gold rokit 5s from guitar center a month or two ago. All you gotta do is go into your control panel and click on sound and devices, and set the Scarlett as your input and output. So the sound from your computer goes out to your interface then out from there to the rokits. Hope this helped!
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This is a really good mic, you can't go wrong for the price. If you plan on recording directly to your computer you will need an audio interface. Focusrite and Presonus are two really good brands, they come with recording software and have built in pre amps. If you buy an interface or anything else to plug the mic into make sure it has +48v phantom power, it is needed to power the mic.
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What mics are you using.. feedback not only has to do with the speaker position, but mainly with type of mic
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I have this mic and would like to try that on my laptop. since it only has one plug (not two) - where exactly should I plug it in? I don't want to wreck it...What applications do you use it for? I really would like to see if it will work with dragon naturally speaking version 11.5
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what type of receiver? I'm using the focusrite scarlett 2i2 interface I went to focusrite.com and register and download the focusrite file to my computer.... and then go to fl studio and assign the speaker to fl studio by going to options then to audio setting then on the first drop down bar click you interface.... but I don't use a receiver just a interface...
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I would rather have a 2i2 based on the audio quality but the Akai EIE has additional features to justify its price. That being said I would rather have any Scarlett over the EIE.Focusrite's claim to fame is the quality of their converters. All of the Scarletts have the same converters, but the rest of the audio path gets better as you look at more expensive models. If you want really good audio quality for the money buy the 2i2. If you want better audio quality buy a more expensive model such as the Scarlett 18i20.
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What does audio input mixing unit do in this case? Is it for resolving the time lag?Would something cheaper like this Behringer MX400 4-Channel Mixer do the trick too?Thank you!
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I advise Scarlett 2i4 if you need 2 separate outputs for DJing, NI does the same but I had glitches on this soundcard.Roland is decent choice for sure, had good experience with M-Audio too.
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A USB cable will come with the interface (i.e., the Focusrite Scarlett I mentioned) and plugs into a USB port on your Mac. That's part of the hardware. But you still need recording/editing software on your Mac (like Twisted Wave, Audacity, Reaper) to record and edit.
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I've used it with 8.1. Can't guarantee that it'll work with your setup, and you should probably make sure you have whatever the current driver is from their website. I've used the Alpha with Reason, Sonar, and Reaper. Overall, it's an OK interface, but I've since switched to a Focusrite Scarlett, and I'm much happier with that.
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Keep in mind Sandro and anyone else reading this, that this is how every Audio Interface with this type of smaller use for home or compact studio is setup. So it is not just a Focusrite thing. In other words don't get discouraged on buying this product or one in it's class.
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You will not need a mixer unless you are doing drum type recording and you want to mix down to two tracks. I recorded guitar, bass, and vocals through it. I would recommend the Focusrite 2i2 or the 2i4 any day over this. If you are doing guitars direct you will get a really hot signal and will have to back the volume down to almost nothing on the instrument. It's doable but not ideal. Plus the drivers drove me nuts for a long time. The focusrite worked immidiately. Only one draw back with the Focusrite is to have midi you need the 2i4 which is about 80 to 100$ more then the presonus Audiobox. But way worth the money. You will not need a mixer unless you are doing drum type recording and you want to mix down to two tracks. I recorded guitar, bass, and vocals through it. I would recommend the Focusrite 2i2 or the 2i4 any day over this. If you are doing guitars direct you will get a really hot signal and will have to back the volume down to almost nothing on the instrument. It's doable but not ideal. Plus the drivers drove me nuts for a long time. The focusrite worked immidiately. Only one draw back with the Focusrite is to have midi you need the 2i4 which is about 80 to 100$ more then the presonus... » Read More You will not need a mixer unless you are doing drum type recording and you want to mix down to two tracks. I recorded guitar, bass, and vocals through it. I would recommend the Focusrite 2i2 or the 2i4 any day over this. If you are doing guitars direct you will get a really hot signal and will have to back the volume down to almost nothing on the instrument. It's doable but not ideal. Plus the drivers drove me nuts for a long time. The focusrite worked immidiately. Only one draw back with the Focusrite is to have midi you need the 2i4 which is about 80 to 100$ more then the presonus Audiobox. But way worth the money. « Show Less
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Can't answer for the 2i2. I use the Focusrite Sapphire Pro 40. Pretty sure they are the same preamps. Should be fine. I will say that I need headphone amp to really monitor comfortably but the input signal with this mic is fine. I don't see a problem there
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You need to have a microphone preamp and an xlr cable. You can interface this microphone with a pc by using one of the many usb audio interfaces available today such as the focusrite 2i2 or the tascam us122. There are a ton of options.