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I'm wanting to start doing some podcasting, and I have found an inexpensive condenser mic that I think would really work well. I'm wanting to know how to interface this mic with my PC. Don't I need some sort of preamplifier? How would I connect it to the soundcard input?

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Guitarfreak Fri, 05/22/2009 - 15:46

Cheap dynamic mics work much better than cheap condensers, but I'll leave that to your judgment. To answer your question, yes you will need some sort of interface. If you decide to go the route of condenser, this interface must be able to supply phantom power. The interface you get will largely depend upon your budget, and what program you intend on using it with.

hueseph Sun, 05/31/2009 - 11:53

I can't vouch for any of these intefaces myself as I haven't used them but at your budget, there isn't much difference between products.

[="http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Lexicon-Alpha-USB-Audio-Interface?sku=245507"]Lexicon Alpha[/]="http://pro-audio.mu…"]Lexicon Alpha[/]-comes with Cubase LE

[[url=http://="http://pro-audio.mu…"]Tapco Link Firewire[/]="http://pro-audio.mu…"]Tapco Link Firewire[/]-comes with Tracktion. This is the only one of these three with +48v Phantom Power.

[[url=http://[/URL]="http://pro-audio.mu…"]Emu 0404[/]="http://pro-audio.mu…"]Emu 0404[/]-comes with Sonar LE. Some speak highly of the 0404.

Any of these will do and to be honest at this price point, just pick one. Read the manual and you should be good to go.