Re: [linux-audio-user] OT: Recommendations for Headphones and Mic

From: James Stone <jamesmstone@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Tue Jan 02 2007 - 11:44:51 EET

On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 02:58:33AM +0100, Lars Luthman wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-01-01 at 19:10 +0000, James Stone wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 01, 2007 at 10:48:39AM -0800, Brad Fuller wrote:
> > > James Stone wrote:
> > > >I am planning to buy some reasonable headphones and an
> > > >entry-level mic for voice recording.. I would be grateul if
> > > >anyone here has some recommendations..
> > >
> > > what will you use the headphone and mic for? Are they both for singing?
> > > For VO work?
> >
> > Yes.. for singing.
> >
> > > What is your price range?
> >
> > I'm really doing this on a budget.. The soundcard is a real
> > bottleneck (SBLive) so there is no point (as I see it) spending
> > masses on the mic/headphones.. I was thinking in the region of
> > 50 GBP for each.. The Audio-Technica ATH-D40 look interesting..
> > any thoughts?
>
> If you spend a little bit more on the microphone you can get a Samson
> C01U USB mic that probably has a better ADC with less noise than your
> SoundBlaster. I don't know how it compares to other non-USB microphones
> though.
>

Sounds an interesting option. How would it work with Jack for
playback of an audio track (thru the SBLive?) whilst recording?

James
Received on Tue Jan 2 12:15:02 2007

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