stevesonthebay

i use lexicon interface and cubase software, they came together. when you buy the interface should come with software. you can use any software with your interface ie cakewalk, pro tools ect. i use a couple of cheap dynamic mics at the moment which i already had. they do a pretty good job but i think a condenser mic is better for vocals and the bigger the diaphragm the better. i find i have to turn the gain up a fair bit to get good volume when recording and this brings in some hiss in the background. you need a preamp for mics and i am using a powered mixer with 8 channels so i can plug mics and instruments in. the mixer goes into the interface and then to the pc. i am using 1/4 jacks but i think the xlr connection is better for the mics. so my next investment will be better mics. ive read a lot that the Shure SM58 is good for voice recording. i find cubase is ok will do most of the basic things others will do i am using le4 edition so very basic but i can do a fair amount of edits and effects plus you can download more effects vts instruments and sounds from net. i do find that i am always trying to improve the quality by trying different setups but in the end you can have fairly good recording software/equip but dont get the best result because of the mics.

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