On Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 09:24:59AM -0700, Florin Andrei wrote: > 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. While I have (and love) an RNC, it's worth noting that a compressor can be done in software (I've been pretty happy with SC4 from Steve Harris' plugin set), but the rest of the stuff requires hardware. Also, an alternative to buying a standalone preamp: get a small mixer. You get multiple preamps and a lot more functions that are endlessly useful in even the smallest home studio. The Mackie 1202 in its various incarnations is a solid choice. I got mine on ebay. -- Paul Winkler _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
