thanks for your input attacc!!
the main problem is that i dont have much cash to spent on equipment right now:S

If you can't get good gear then you won't get a crisp and clear sound. However, you can improvise by creating a deliberate lo-fi feel. Run the vocal through a radio simulator maybe, and distort it. You'll get a dramatic sound that sounds deliberate rather than budget.

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Originally posted by John thanks for your input attacc!! the main problem is that i dont have much cash to spent on equipment right now:S

You've got a soundblaster right? Well, I've got a Soundblaster value and I usually just add some reverb and chorus to the voice and it looks pretty sweet... unfortunately, I've got no singer

Anyone of you knows where to find a soprano?

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Hey peopz,

Decent condenser mics + preamps don't have to be that expensive anymore...
Look @ the following microphones:
* The StudioProjects range, they're all extremely cheap but very well rated microphones. Their B1 is about 190 Euro, that's about the price of a good dynamic
* The Red5 range of condensor mics (http://www.red5audio.com/). Their RV8 goes for 99 UK Pounds (160 Euro), comes with shockmount and a flightcase, and had a very favourable review in SOS.


For a decent preamp that even fits in your computer check out the JoeMeek MQ1... goes at Thomann.de for 222 Euro. I think that especially for this item, you should be able to get good price on 2nd hand, bringing the costs even further down.
This unit has the classic optical JoeMeek compression, used all over the world because of it's special qualities. I own 2 JoeMeek units (SC2 Classic and VCQ1) and have to suscribe to this!

Another cheap choice for a small preamp would be the DBX tube minipre.
It goes @ thomann.de for 155 Euro, and the same thing about second hand goes for this one.

Other cheap preamp stuff would be the Behringer range, but my experiences are not that good with it...

As you see, with a bit of luck you could drastically improve your vocal recordings for about 300 - 350 Euro!

Greetz,

CoolRunning

So is preamp really important?

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Originally posted by Joi Lamusic So is preamp really important?

depends how serious you wanna be about having good sound, and also picking a good preamp .

but really, one is not useful if it's alone, basically meaning, if you got a crappy mic, don't bother getting a kick ass preamp.

As Jdat said: If you have a crappy microphone, don't bother about a decent preamp.

Mind you though, that some microphones need a preamp to function correctly (that is, to amplify the signal that comes out of it to line-level), this is the case with most condensers.

Greetz,

CoolRunning