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Metaformed
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I think I may have posted about this quite a while back, but i'm not sure.

 

I am looking to upgrade my sound setup in almost every way, and I know absolutely nothing about audio.

 

What I currently use: Audio-Technica ATH-AD500x, Antlion Mod Mic 4.0, A very old (and very bad solution to my problem) Astro Mixamp to control sound (I have owned this since I bought my xBox headset years ago), all of this going to my motherboard.

 

I would really like to upgrade past this all for a few reasons.

1st, I haven't got the best quality audio from my modmic, my friends complain that there is a loud hum and lots of background noise, and I have had the same experience in my own recordings. I would like to upgrade my microphone to something a bit more studio, I was thinking maybe a Yeti. I haven't looked into mics in years, and perhaps a Snowball is more viable now. I want a microphone with more versatility, that I can use when just alone both with recording and speaking with friends, or with other people with me in the room. I also need a mic stand/arm for this mic, and suggestions would be appreciated on that.

 

2nd, I want to be able to plug my guitars in (Fender Strats, Teles, and Taylor acoustic/electrics if it matters). I'm fairly certain I need an external board of some kind to do that, and I would like to get a board that would allow me to have a microphone in, at the same time as one or possibly even 2 instruments as well (2 + a mic is not really what I need though). I want to be able to do audio recordings as well as live playing without having to worry about delay in my sound or massive amounts of background noise.

 

I know it is a bit of a large restriction, but ~$200 USD is my budget for this project right now.

 

Thank you for any help out there.

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6 minutes ago, Metaformed said:

I think I may have posted about this quite a while back, but i'm not sure.

 

I am looking to upgrade my sound setup in almost every way, and I know absolutely nothing about audio.

 

What I currently use: Audio-Technica ATH-AD500x, Antlion Mod Mic 4.0, A very old (and very bad solution to my problem) Astro Mixamp to control sound (I have owned this since I bought my xBox headset years ago), all of this going to my motherboard.

 

I would really like to upgrade past this all for a few reasons.

1st, I haven't got the best quality audio from my modmic, my friends complain that there is a loud hum and lots of background noise, and I have had the same experience in my own recordings. I would like to upgrade my microphone to something a bit more studio, I was thinking maybe a Yeti. I haven't looked into mics in years, and perhaps a Snowball is more viable now. I want a microphone with more versatility, that I can use when just alone both with recording and speaking with friends, or with other people with me in the room. I also need a mic stand/arm for this mic, and suggestions would be appreciated on that.

 

2nd, I want to be able to plug my guitars in (Fender Strats, Teles, and Taylor acoustic/electrics if it matters). I'm fairly certain I need an external board of some kind to do that, and I would like to get a board that would allow me to have a microphone in, at the same time as one or possibly even 2 instruments as well (2 + a mic is not really what I need though). I want to be able to do audio recordings as well as live playing without having to worry about delay in my sound or massive amounts of background noise.

 

I know it is a bit of a large restriction, but ~$200 USD is my budget for this project right now.

 

Thank you for any help out there.

What’s your budget, at least the microphone. The AT2020 is actually pretty good.

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3 minutes ago, CyberFern0 said:

What’s your budget, at least the microphone. The AT2020 is actually pretty good.

 

10 minutes ago, Metaformed said:

I know it is a bit of a large restriction, but ~$200 USD is my budget for this project right now.

Around $200, which is mainly why I asked if a Yeti or something around that price is viable.

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