What's the Rode M3 sound like? I've heard an NT1-A with a Zoom H4N and even an Olympus 100 and dam that thing's epic!
-----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Samuel Wilkins Sent: Sunday, October 9, 2016 4:01 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Preamp for Computer I've got a friend who has a Shure SM58, I could borrow his and try it out. I have a Rode M3 condenser microphone which uses a battery, so that should work. My card is a Sound Blaster XFI titanium HD, which should have a boost option. On 09/10/2016 20:52, tim cumings wrote: > Depending on whether or not your sound card had a mic boost, the > volume might be too low for a shure sm58. You can test that out. You > would definitely need phantom power for a condenser mic, unless you > got a condenser mic that could run on battery as well asphantom power. > > > > On 10/9/2016 3:29 PM, Samuel Wilkins wrote: >> Hello Tim, >> >> Wouldn't the volume be too low when recording with a Shure SM58 and >> mini jack converter? Also, if I want to use a standard condenser >> microphone, I'd need a way of providing phantom power. >> >> >> On 09/10/2016 20:11, tim cumings wrote: >>> Samuel if you have a mic jack on your computer you probablydon't >>> need a preamp. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 10/9/2016 1:18 PM, Samuel Wilkins wrote: >>>> Hello everyone, >>>> I am thinking of trying a Shure SM58 with a minijack adapter for >>>> recording myself and my screen reader at the same time. However, I >>>> was wondering, is there a preamp that will connect to the >>>> microphone jack on my computer? I'm concerned about using a USB >>>> one, because if the latency is too noticeable, it will be >>>> incredibly distracting. Thank you in advance. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- Regards, Samuel Wilkins
