Something?

[Andre S]

Ok, so recording? I mike an amp using a Shure SM57 and then plug that into a something which plugs into the computer, into Audacity or a similar program.

 

What is the something?

[Cruznolfart]

http://www.sweetwater.com/c695--USB_Audio_Interfaces

[Andre S]

Thanks Cruznolfart,

 

what do you think of this one

 

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SM57X2u/

[Thundergod]

Depends on what you want to record and the quality you want.

 

You can use a USB adapter

 

You can use a cheap sound card, even the one that comes stock conected to a small mixer (via RCA or 1/8 stereo plug)

 

You can get a small entry level interface

 

You can get a better interface that lets you control some stuff from the pc

 

You can get a better interface with preamps and other fancy stuff

 

You can get a dedicated preamp and a good interface suported by a good software

[Andre S]

Depends on what you want to record and the quality you want.

 

You can use a USB adapter

 

You can use a cheap sound card' date=' even the one that comes stock conected to a small mixer (via RCA or 1/8 stereo plug)

 

You can get a small entry level interface

 

You can get a better interface that lets you control some stuff from the pc

 

You can get a better interface with preamps and other fancy stuff

 

You can get a dedicated preamp and a good interface suported by a good software[/quote']

 

recording some original stuff, acoustic that is, and some electric covers.

[Thundergod]

I wouldnt recomend a sm57 for aocustic, it's better suited for recording amps.

 

For acoustic you can use a nice condenser mic like those used to record vocals, or, if on a budget, a nice vocal mic like the sm58.

 

If you are doing it as a hobby then you can do it with a USB interface but it wont give you the best quality. If you are serious about it, you can get a small card/interface that allows RCA and 1/4 inputs so you can conect the mic (or both mics) to a mixer and once you get the mix right, record it using the computer.

 

It's easy and not so expensive to do.

 

 

 

Also when recording guitars (acoustic and electric) I always use at least 2 mics.

[Andre S]

I wouldnt recomend a sm57 for aocustic' date=' it's better suited for recording amps.

 

For acoustic you can use a nice condenser mic like those used to record vocals, or, if on a budget, a nice vocal mic like the sm58.

 

If you are doing it as a hobby then you can do it with a USB interface but it wont give you the best quality. If you are serious about it, you can get a small card/interface that allows RCA and 1/4 inputs so you can conect the mic (or both mics) to a mixer and once you get the mix right, record it using the computer.

 

It's easy and not so expensive to do.

 

 

 

Also when recording guitars (acoustic and electric) I always use at least 2 mics.[/quote']

 

I read that one could be a SM57 and the other could be a condenser mike?

So as you said if on a budget maybe a SM57 paired with a 58?

Can't I use just a SM58 for both acoustic and recording the amp??

[pohatu771]

For those who aren't aware, the SM57 and SM58 are electronically identical. The SM57 places the diaphragm closer to the audio source, while the SM58 puts a windscreen in front of it. For anything with no moving air - strings - there is no difference.

 

For very little money, I recommend the ART USB Dual Pre. Two-channel pre-amp with phantom power, for less than $100.

[Andre S]

 

For very little money' date=' I recommend the ART USB Dual Pre. Two-channel pre-amp with phantom power, for less than $100. [/quote']

 

Thats to go between the microphone and the computer program right?

 

Sorry, new to recording.

[Thundergod]

For those who aren't aware' date=' the SM57 and SM58 are electronically identical. [b']The SM57 places the diaphragm closer to the audio source, while the SM58 puts a windscreen in front of it[/b]. For anything with no moving air - strings - there is no difference.

 

For very little money, I recommend the ART USB Dual Pre. Two-channel pre-amp with phantom power, for less than $100.

 

 

Exactly, and that makes a lot of difference, just try them both with a voice amp in the same EQ settings, you'll notice more difference than that of completely different mics.

 

 

And +1 on the ART USB dual pre.