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| Unkle Bonehead |
Pre amp/compressorHey Brandon, very cool forums! This is the question I emailed you before your time off. I figured this would be a good place for it. So here it is....Problem-My vocal sucks ass. I'm using a shure PG58 going into my old 4 track that I'm using as my interface into the pc (into the line input) My sound card is stock, so I am only getting 16 bits. I'm looking at a preamp or standalone compressor or a combination. Like one from ART that has a built in compressor/limiter. Obviously if I upgrade sound card and get a preamp my vocals will improve. My question-I cant afford both at the same time, which one would be the biggest improvement the preamp or sound card? Thanks Ryan |
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| metalshoppodcast |
Re: Pre amp/compressor
To answer your question, let me explain my set up. Shure PG57 BOSS BR 532 1 RCA to 1/8" miniplug Cable ran directly into the stock soundcard on my PC. So interestingly enough, not only are we using similar mics, but we're using a very similar set up too. In this case, based on my own results, I would assume that the thing you need to replace isn't the sound card. Hope that answers your question. |
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| Malletman1 |
Re: Pre amp/compressor
Hey there folks. This is my first post so excuse me if I'm stepping on any toes. Also, considering this question was asked almost a year ago, it's probably resolved itself...lol. Anyway, I would say preamp. If your soundcard is running at 16bit, it's not a question of quality as much as it is volume when it comes to bit depth. I would suggest a nice warm preamp or maybe a better mic. A decent condenser mic goes pretty cheap anymore and some warm ribbon mics are out there under $100 anymore! Just my 2.5 cents, Take care guys, Mallet |
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