-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Carlo Capocasa wrote: > Yes. Thank you for your reply, that gives me enough information to go on. The purpose is to allow the students to practice, not for recording. I shall be buying a preamp today. > However, since you are willing to invest in a pre-amp, you might want to > consider getting a sound card that is geared at pro recording, that > INCLUDES a pre-amp. This is the path I have chosen, full analog signal > chain integration (tm). In my estimation you will get better quality per > price. > > Perhaps something from Roland or M-Audio. I recommend FireWire due to > performance and flexibility (connect to a Mac, linux PC, linux laptop, > PowerBook, ...) > > Carlo > > Tim Beauregard schrieb: >> Hello, >> >> The spare room in our house is used for both singing lessons and >> computer activities. We are embarking on an audio adventure, with >> singing students holding a Shure SM58 microphone which is plugged into >> the jack on the front of the PC (a SoundBlaster Live! 5.1), singing to >> backing tracks played through the PC speakers/headphones. This is for >> them to practice using a microphone. >> >> My question is basic, do I need a preamp for the microphone or is the >> LiveDrive doing that job? At the moment the volume which is high enough >> to hear through the speakers is very close to feedback volume, and also >> sounds distorted. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Tim >> >> Linux 2.6.17 Debian/unstable. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFEitUsUUdIDHrdAURAlGrAKCW1Zogd9rl5TXkT7/LK/Mhkku5JQCghoLJ /+LM2yTDU3KGkDAH5t4s6r8= =l+ZF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
