Samson q1u vs sm57
Obviously $50 is better than $250, but if I start regularly doing videos, I want whatever would be best for that without spending too much - I think $250 or $300 is probably the absolute most I'd consider spending on this stuff right now. I would probably want to record some demos on my own once I start getting some of my own songs written, at least to get some experience recording my own stuff. I think having a regular mic would look cooler in videos but that alone isn't enough of a reason, obviously. So it sounds like I'd be best getting a USB mic.
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That video was recorded with a Nikon D3100 camera. Do you really even need anything else yet? Maybe not.Įither Sam Ash or Guitar Center was having some recording package specials the other day. There are only so many bases you can cover. you don't find too many people on a stage with a USB mic. Stage you kinda need a regular mic unless you use a laptop. You have to treat the room or no matter what you use will never really sound good. The biggest hurdle for home settings is the room. I've heard much worse from people with real mics and interface. I don't know what you were recording into for that JBJ song, but I'm wondering if a USB mic is going to sound any different. There is no right answer and no magic bullet. You buy something like that 2i2 Interface and you will sell it of stick it on a spare computer and you will buy a more expensive interface with more inputs and outputs. Now you buy a regular mic and you will probably keep it forever. So now a USB mic may be $50 and you can plug it in roll if you have a PC. In the same light the entry level stuff with a mic for the most basic stuff is going to run you near $250 to $350. You have to realize that interfaces for run of the mill good stuff can cost anywhere from $750 - $2000 and they can get way more expensive.
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it must be a demo or something but it's from Sam Ash. I think it a Scarlet Solo or something similar is $99 then you need a mic.