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Visit our section on USB microphones for recording with a PC or laptop

Microphone Focus

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Vocals: Shure SM58, AKG D202, AKG C1000, EV N/D 757 Bass/Drum/Guitar: AKG D12E, D112 Toms/Snare: Sennheiser MD 421 II, Shure SM57, Shure PG56 Hi-Hat/Strings AKG C 451 B (same as 451with CK1 cap) Good all round mic's: Neuman U87, U47, TLM170 Each microphone listed above has a page with a short summary and brief technical specification guide. Please click on the links to visit the pages - if this linking system does not work for your browser, please let me know.

Audio Software from Applian:

Freecorder

Audio capture software able to record sounds from your PC, MIC and LINE inputs as well as VOIP. records as MP3 format

WM Recorder

Records streaming video, automatic recording function.

The above suggestions are merely a starting point for those who may be unfamiliar with these specific microphones, great sound can be created by using entirely the 'wrong' microphone for a given instrument (some not so great sound is however more likely!)

Visit the USB microphone section for more information on high-quality microphones for direct connection to a PC

Please note that comments on the microphone information pages are opinion gathered from a variety of different sources, the guide prices are only a rough estimate. We would urge you to do your own research before purchasing any microphone.

 

These suggestions are merely a starting point for those who may be unfamiliar with these specific microphones.

 

Great sound can be created by using entirely the 'wrong' microphone for a given instrument (some not so great sound is however more likely!)