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Cornholio wrote:

Hello,

I have been reading about recording instruments into GarageBand. I have not tried it, but I am trying to find what I need to input the sound. I have a drum kit I would like to record into garageband. What would be a good product for this.. Some say a USB condenser mic would work or products from M-Audio. i don't need anything elaborate or very expensive.

I figured that if I really like recording, I could get a drum mic kit and feed those into a mixer then stereo out into whatever would hook into my mac to record the kit.  But for now I am just looking for something that is fairly simple that would sound OK..

Thanks..

if your dead set on going cheap for now ... For your price range (around 100$) and what you are recording (drums) I would say go for the "snow ball" by blue or the MXL USB.006 by marshall...

There was a cover story about usb mics in the april 07 issue of electronic musician...


If you don't mind spending more

I have the m-audio 410 and a AKG perception 200 mic... great quality and features for what i needed.


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Digital Droo wrote:

Even if you're going for a budget system, it'd behoove you to get an audio interface like the M-Audio FireWire 410 (which I recommend myself). As for a microphone, get two so you can mic your set in stereo. With this setup, you can also plug in instrument and line-level sources, and the mikes can later be used in a mixer--something you mentioned purchasing in the future. USB mikes are inexpensive and convenient, but they're very limiting.

I do not like the 410.  First off - false advertising.  They claim 4 simultaneous inputs, and show 2 mic and 2 line inputs.  However, the 2 Mic/Line inputs are SWITCHED, so you only have a maximum of 2 inputs at once.

The other 2 they refer to are the SPDIF inputs.  Right.  Thanks.  So very useful.

I sold mine shortly after I got it.  Also, do not get the M-Audio Audiophile.  The drivers for that POS are the worst I have ever experienced.