Hey everyone, I'm thinking about what sort of mic I should get myself and my friend, although each mic will be for different uses.
Note: I live in Canada, so it's harder for us to get a hold of hardware, as online resellers like newegg.com don't ship to us.
My needs using my onboard i9300 sound:
- I want a mic for transmitting voice for online gaming
- I would probably want to mess around with it to record myself singing and possibly playing the piano, too
- I hope to get a pair of headphones, so whatever mic I get would have to be able to work with those on.
I'm thinking about a mic that clips on to the headphone cord, but I don't know how well that would work if I wasn't wearing my headphones or if I wanted to use it while playing my violin (I probably wouldn't be recording THAT very often... not that I suck, or anything...
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My other choice would be to get another type of mic, like a desktop / free-standing mic. I'd either get an analog one or a USB one. Analog ones can be really cheap, but I don't know whether they'd offer good enough reception at different ranges and angles, not to mention the overall quality. For USB ones, I don't know how much better they'd be or whether it'd be worth it.
Oh yeah, my budget for a mic:
$10 CDN if it's just a simple and decent one
$25 CDN if it's suprisingly good and useful
My friend's mic needs:
Right now, I anticipate that my friend might be getting an iBook, which has no analog min-in, so she'd have to use some sort of USB interface or get the iMic USB thing that provides analog inputs.
- The mic would probably be used to record vocals and instrumental music. Basically, vocals with a guitar, and also probably instrumental recordings of a viola (I don't think it'd need to be studio quality or anything, though; probably just to record practice sessions).
- The mic would have to be somewhat portable, so that it can be brought around with a laptop while travelling.
I have no idea what her budget would be, but I'm guessing around ~$40 CDN or so for a good quality mic would work. If like a standard Logitech USB desktop mic would be good enough for these uses (which can be had for about $23 CDN), then that could be an option, too. So far, the best option I've found for a USB mic is the micFlex, which doubles as a freestanding desktop mic, or if you detach the base, a rigid but flexible goosenecked mic. It's a little pricy, though, at $55.22 CDN including shipping. Anyways, the micFlex and Logitech desktop mics are the only USB ones that I've been able to find available to me here in Canada, so far.
Anyways, I hope you guys are able to help me find a good solution. Thx.
Note: I live in Canada, so it's harder for us to get a hold of hardware, as online resellers like newegg.com don't ship to us.
My needs using my onboard i9300 sound:
- I want a mic for transmitting voice for online gaming
- I would probably want to mess around with it to record myself singing and possibly playing the piano, too
- I hope to get a pair of headphones, so whatever mic I get would have to be able to work with those on.
I'm thinking about a mic that clips on to the headphone cord, but I don't know how well that would work if I wasn't wearing my headphones or if I wanted to use it while playing my violin (I probably wouldn't be recording THAT very often... not that I suck, or anything...
).My other choice would be to get another type of mic, like a desktop / free-standing mic. I'd either get an analog one or a USB one. Analog ones can be really cheap, but I don't know whether they'd offer good enough reception at different ranges and angles, not to mention the overall quality. For USB ones, I don't know how much better they'd be or whether it'd be worth it.
Oh yeah, my budget for a mic:
$10 CDN if it's just a simple and decent one
$25 CDN if it's suprisingly good and useful
My friend's mic needs:
Right now, I anticipate that my friend might be getting an iBook, which has no analog min-in, so she'd have to use some sort of USB interface or get the iMic USB thing that provides analog inputs.
- The mic would probably be used to record vocals and instrumental music. Basically, vocals with a guitar, and also probably instrumental recordings of a viola (I don't think it'd need to be studio quality or anything, though; probably just to record practice sessions).
- The mic would have to be somewhat portable, so that it can be brought around with a laptop while travelling.
I have no idea what her budget would be, but I'm guessing around ~$40 CDN or so for a good quality mic would work. If like a standard Logitech USB desktop mic would be good enough for these uses (which can be had for about $23 CDN), then that could be an option, too. So far, the best option I've found for a USB mic is the micFlex, which doubles as a freestanding desktop mic, or if you detach the base, a rigid but flexible goosenecked mic. It's a little pricy, though, at $55.22 CDN including shipping. Anyways, the micFlex and Logitech desktop mics are the only USB ones that I've been able to find available to me here in Canada, so far.
Anyways, I hope you guys are able to help me find a good solution. Thx.
