Swift Audio Training

[JaeSwift]

Time for me to give back to RD, so any questions any inspiring audio heads have drop them here and ill try to answer them all ASAP.

[Antic]

I got a question...

I record on my comp...is having a preamp worth it? Would a kick-ass mic plugged straight into my mic jack do the same thing?

[JaeSwift]

Okay - to answer your question, no. A preamp does so much more even though it is gonna cost a little extra its still in the basic requirements for in-home setups. With the preamp you can control your condesing levels more and have control to tube control, voice saturation, etc... I personally use a Samson C-Valve Preamp with my setup and its been like God for me that last year and a half. So if it were me, I would look into some preamps, you can find some in the price range from 100 - 500. Maybe even cheaper if you look hard enough, but trust its better than a mic jack because the Microphone is just the first step of good quality.

[Antic]

Dope, thanks for the info, I'll be hittin you up in this thread more often.

[MAK]

Also, btw Antic.. don't expect much of any equipment if you're still on a shitty 16-bit soundcard.. my guess is that you're using the integrated soundcard that came with your computer, right?.. if that's the case, go cop a soundcard.. I have a creative Emu-0404.. it gives you ALOT for the money.. it costs around 100$.. that's the best quality u'll get for that money.. trust, a soundcard makes ALOT of diffrence..

for a long while I was running my shit oonly with a mic and a pre amp.. I thought that was enough, but my quality stayed shitty and I could not figure out the problem. then some dude suggested a sound card.. so I copped one.. my quality got boosted 10 times or something..

sry for getting all up in ya thread jae..lol..

[Antic]

Sweet...I'm runnin' a Powerbook, it probably came with a 16 bit one, huh?

Maybe I'll try to cop a soundcard, too.