[X4U] microphone for podcasting

[John McClernan]

Kansas,
Get one of these, shop around for price:

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/MobilePreUSB-main.html

I use that with the good ol' Shure SM-57. Two channels for XLR mics  
and USB connection to my laptop. It even has phantom power if you  
need it. AND, it is bus-powered. No need to find a free outlet for  
yet another power brick.

Other than that, you could use a USB headset with mic, the kind you  
would use for Skype. Here is the one I have:  http://www.logitech.com/ 
index.cfm/webcam_communications/internet_headsets_phones/devices/ 
3621&cl=us,en
it has in-line controls and I like it.

Here are the others that Logitech makes:
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_communications/ 
internet_headsets_phones/&cl=us,en

That's my 2¢, FWIW.
Cheers,
John


On Mar 26, 2008, at 3:28 PM, Kansas Territory wrote:
> can anyone recommend a microphone for podcasting..
>
> I own several microphones.. I've used over the years to record  
> guitars etc..
> I run them through a "decent" mixing board etc..  and have all that  
> routed into my audio in on my mac.
>
> I've been recording a weekly podcast, using Garage Band  but I've  
> been having a heck of a time getting what I think are decent levels  
> and quality when I try using these microphones.
>
> Sometimes I use my sons iMac,  when I'm recording outside, and we  
> use the built in microphone on his iMac, which for me works well  
> enough, given the situation and we are outside etc..
>
> But I'm just looking for some suggestions on a good microphone for  
> recording the "spoken word"   I've tried like a radio shack shure  
> microphone ?  that runs through the mixing board.. and I've used  
> some cheap USB mic,  but both of these seem weak in what they pick  
> up,  and if it you get to close, they become to sensitive.
>
> KansasT
>
>
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