Audacity

[Deconstruction]

Well in the past i have had problems. I figured out that i need to mic up my amp because the mic input didnt work as a line in. Now i went to record for the mx improv in guitar but i can barely hear myself in playback. Anyhelp guys. KKKKKocaine or moaner or anyone else with exp in that program.

[Original-Kris]

I think u need a DI box and some sort of interface, the little line in on ure comp usually isnt good enough, because it gives a really weak sound as you said

[moaner]

how car you currently recording? with a dynamic mic into the mic in?

this is as you say far too quiet. you need a mixer or a pre-amp to plug into the line in for it to work.

[Deconstruction]

I am using a shure sm58 i believe into the mic in. I will give you a sample as soon as i get my soundclick account.

[Deconstruction]

So i need a powered mixer or something powered?

[airborne50caliber]

a mixer has mic-pres anyway, doesen't need to be powered. get a micpre or any kind of mixer. you get people continously plugging the mic straight into their computer, That's not what it's designed for

[AG]

I suggest this:

http://www.behringer.com/MIC200/index.cfm?lang=ENG

[Deconstruction]

I might get that or one of the Euroracks.

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[moaner]

I suggest this:

http://www.behringer.com/MIC200/index.cfm?lang=ENG

wise.

[AG]

I think I'm gonna get one, along with that Behringer Mic you recomended and that Electret condenser.

[Deconstruction]

All right cool. I shall pick one up soon.

[Mardok]

Is this better than the Sound Blaster 24-bit usb card or extigy
http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=206&product=10702
http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=207&product=585

[Moseph]

a mixer has mic-pres anyway, doesen't need to be powered. get a micpre or any kind of mixer. you get people continously plugging the mic straight into their computer, That's not what it's designed for

Actually, it is, but not really. Most computer mic ins have a mild mic-pre built in, and they rely on extremely low impedences to get their low fidelity sound. That's why you can get loud, audible sounds using a cheap computer mic.

Mic-pres take the low signal, low impedence signals f/ microphones and normalize them to line level. If you use a mic-pre w/ your mic input on your computer, you're liable to get clipping and other distortion problems.

[moaner]

Mic-pres take the low signal, low impedence signals f/ microphones and normalize them to line level. If you use a mic-pre w/ your mic input on your computer, you're liable to get clipping and other distortion problems.

hgowever, using it into the line in would give nice results.