best USB mics Options

[megnaay]

i'm a musician and would like to start recording some music but i want a good quality mic to do so, though one that isn't big and intruding. are there any you'd reccommend?

as well, how would recording video and audio at the same time work? my digital camera records videos with audio, but if i'm using the mic then won't they interfere? just not sure how'd that work... filming and using a mic at the same time.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

Get a Sure microphone. They make excellent (and they should be, they're expensive as f**k) microphones. I wouldn't suggest recording video and audio at the same time. I usually record them separately and then sync them together. Camera microphones tend to pick up too much reverb.

[megnaay]

thanks for the suggestion. is syncing them really complicated?

also, how would i record them seperately if my digital camera automatically takes audio recordings when i record a video? would i just mute it through windows movie maker and put the audio recording over it?

[heyo-captain-jac...]

thanks for the suggestion. is syncing them really complicated?

also, how would i record them seperately if my digital camera automatically takes audio recordings when i record a video? would i just mute it through windows movie maker and put the audio recording over it?

I don't know about windows movie maker, Mandriva doesn't have it. But that should do it.

[shanaynay]

well if you have the game rock band, you could use that mic.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

well if you have the game rock band, you could use that mic.

That would work. The sound quality isn't going to be as good, but it would definitely be good for someone who is just starting to record.

[megnaay]

i do have rock band! i'll give that a try first. thanks.

[Tramatize]

Rock Band microphones work really good! I use it for my music.

[megnaay]

awesome, thanks. do they hook up right to my computer's usb port?

[heyo-captain-jac...]

Yes they do. As long as you have some kind of audio recording program, you can do it.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

Audacity is by far the best free program. It's actually better than most programs you have to pay for.
The best out of the programs you have to pay for is Sonar 7. It's harder to set up than Audacity, but once it's set up, you get loads of effects, and you can hear what you're playing as you record it.

[megnaay]

i got audacity and it's pretty cool! really easy to use. how would i go about syncing the voice recording to a video? do i just take a video of me singing, then mute the audio and put the recorded audio overtop? there's no way i can turn off the audio recording on my digicam.