william estrada wrote: > > Looking for a good mic for a voice app. Currently using a cheap $10 Radio > shack cassette mic, Model: 33-3019. The volume is very low on both windozes > and Linux. > > I wondering if the Model: HG-M73 or their Model: AVL516 would be better? > > Any suggestion? Other sources? Experiences? There are several ways: 1. Get a cheap "USB mic". Already good suggestions in this thread. 2. Get a classic dynamic mic, such as a Shure SM57 (tried and true, very sturdy, classic sound, multipurpose but good for voice). Then you either need a sound card with a mic input, or... 3. ...also get a mic preamp. M-Audio makes a few cheap ones. Presonus does too. I use StudioProjects VTB1, a tube / solid state hybrid, and it's fine for me. If you make the right choices, the quality should increase going from #1 to #3, but the price should increase too. If you care more about sound quality, there's a #4 choice too: insert a compressor between the mic preamp and the computer. The RNC1773 (a.k.a. "Really Nice Compressor") provides an excellent performance/price ratio, but other choices are available too if you do some research. So there you have it. #1 is cheapest. #4 can get you pretty close to studio quality if you make the correct choices of equipment. -- Florin Andrei http://florin.myip.org/ _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
