My uses for this microphone is for recording vocals for any type of singing really, as well as, and more importantly, for podcast type use.
tl;dr: I had a Shure SM58 mic and a Presonus Inspire 1934 External audio card. Unfortunately my audio card stopped working and now I have to either try to fix it (probably impossible or pricey) or buy a new one, OR invest in a microphone that has an output that can connect directly to my computer (USB, Firewire, 3.5mm)
And I'm looking for a micrphone that has great quality, without picking up ANY background noise, even in the immediate surroundings (like my old mic), and my range goes up to about 200 dolllars, I would rather not spend over that amount.
*Can be uncomfortable to use as I have a headset for casual stuff*
**IMPORTANT: It must have direct feedback, otherwise I'm not interested**
I have a microphone I bought a while back called Shure SM58, it is certainly not the best for podcast type use, however a feature that it has that most podcast type microphones do not have is the fact that it cancels out almost any background noise, someone could literally shout 2 feet away from the microphone and it will not pick it up, but instead only pick up whatever is directly in front of it, which means I have to strain my back in order to talk to it, and it is somewhat low volume, but with the boost functionality it works perfectly well and was definitely a worthwhile investment IMO.
The problem is my audio card stopped working a few weeks ago, at first I thought it was the fault of the firewire cable and so I bought a new one, and still the device refuses to work, I tried messing with the drivers and everything, but I doubt I can make it work again without having a professional look at it and replace a part probably.
So now I face the problem, I want a microphone that will not pick up any background noise, I do not mind if it requires a special connection, but it's important that it is cheap, because I cannot spend much money on this, I would say my range goes up to about 200 bucks, and I would rather not spend over that amount.
I have a headset called sennheiser pc360 that I use for casual gaming and voice chatting, and so it doesn't matter to me if the microphone is uncomfortable to use (like my last one, that had a stand on the desk and I had to crouch towards it in order to use it). I will most likely use it for short sessions and so I do not mind, and also with my last mic the ability to be able to take it out of the stand and use it while standing was also very neat, and I definitely used that while singing, because singing while seating isn't as good with the diaphragm.
Please let me know what you think I should do, if I should invest in a new audio card or a new microphone? I would rather not invest in both.
And also, I would like to note that before I had the Presonus Inspire 1934, that worked for several years, I had some shitty M-Audio sound card that connected through a USB, and after replacing like 4 of them (every month or 2 it would just stop working, and I had trouble using recording software with it), I decided it's best to buy a better one, and it ended up working better, but still stopped working eventually, to be fair probably my fault though, as I kept bumping it with my leg, if I shall buy a new one I will be sure to place it in a better position so as not to **** it up again.
Anyway right now I'm stuck with a microphone that has a XLR connection and no audio card that can support it, and my headset microphone isn't good enough for recording IMO, it picks up a lot of background noise, morphs my voice ,doesn't have good enough quality, and doesn't have a boom/pop filter so if I breathe onto it, it makes a very loud sound, and while that could be possibly fixed through normalizing and/or limiting, it's still a problem.
Thanks for taking the time to read, I would really appreciate any feedback :)
tl;dr: I had a Shure SM58 mic and a Presonus Inspire 1934 External audio card. Unfortunately my audio card stopped working and now I have to either try to fix it (probably impossible or pricey) or buy a new one, OR invest in a microphone that has an output that can connect directly to my computer (USB, Firewire, 3.5mm)
And I'm looking for a micrphone that has great quality, without picking up ANY background noise, even in the immediate surroundings (like my old mic), and my range goes up to about 200 dolllars, I would rather not spend over that amount.
*Can be uncomfortable to use as I have a headset for casual stuff*
**IMPORTANT: It must have direct feedback, otherwise I'm not interested**
I have a microphone I bought a while back called Shure SM58, it is certainly not the best for podcast type use, however a feature that it has that most podcast type microphones do not have is the fact that it cancels out almost any background noise, someone could literally shout 2 feet away from the microphone and it will not pick it up, but instead only pick up whatever is directly in front of it, which means I have to strain my back in order to talk to it, and it is somewhat low volume, but with the boost functionality it works perfectly well and was definitely a worthwhile investment IMO.
The problem is my audio card stopped working a few weeks ago, at first I thought it was the fault of the firewire cable and so I bought a new one, and still the device refuses to work, I tried messing with the drivers and everything, but I doubt I can make it work again without having a professional look at it and replace a part probably.
So now I face the problem, I want a microphone that will not pick up any background noise, I do not mind if it requires a special connection, but it's important that it is cheap, because I cannot spend much money on this, I would say my range goes up to about 200 bucks, and I would rather not spend over that amount.
I have a headset called sennheiser pc360 that I use for casual gaming and voice chatting, and so it doesn't matter to me if the microphone is uncomfortable to use (like my last one, that had a stand on the desk and I had to crouch towards it in order to use it). I will most likely use it for short sessions and so I do not mind, and also with my last mic the ability to be able to take it out of the stand and use it while standing was also very neat, and I definitely used that while singing, because singing while seating isn't as good with the diaphragm.
Please let me know what you think I should do, if I should invest in a new audio card or a new microphone? I would rather not invest in both.
And also, I would like to note that before I had the Presonus Inspire 1934, that worked for several years, I had some shitty M-Audio sound card that connected through a USB, and after replacing like 4 of them (every month or 2 it would just stop working, and I had trouble using recording software with it), I decided it's best to buy a better one, and it ended up working better, but still stopped working eventually, to be fair probably my fault though, as I kept bumping it with my leg, if I shall buy a new one I will be sure to place it in a better position so as not to **** it up again.
Anyway right now I'm stuck with a microphone that has a XLR connection and no audio card that can support it, and my headset microphone isn't good enough for recording IMO, it picks up a lot of background noise, morphs my voice ,doesn't have good enough quality, and doesn't have a boom/pop filter so if I breathe onto it, it makes a very loud sound, and while that could be possibly fixed through normalizing and/or limiting, it's still a problem.
Thanks for taking the time to read, I would really appreciate any feedback :)
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