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Hi Guys!
My name is Dino, and I am just getting started at recording. I don't have a great voice, I just want to have some fun. I have fruitloops to make beats, but I'm not great, and I don't know all the features. I have a desktop, and a laptop. I want to use my desktop to record. Is this possible.

I have a Sampson Audio Multi-Patter Condenser Michrophone C03. It didn't come with a cord so I'm wondering where I can buy it, and which one i need. On the bottom of the microphone there are three metal (gold color) pieces making a pyramid lol. I dont know what theyre called.

http://images.buzzillions.com/images_products/10/01/samson_c03_multi_pattern_condenser_reviews_79845_raw.jpg

I'm wondering if there is any way to connect it right from the mic, to my laptop or desktop.? What cord I have to buy, and where to buy it?

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anonymous Thu, 08/28/2008 - 21:07

hey Dino.
the 3 prongs slide into the female end of an XLR cable.

there is a really cheap way, that i wouldnt do... but if your just fartin around... then get an XLR to 1/4" cable... and get a 1/4 - 1/8 adapter and plug it into the mic input on your comp.

what i would do however... is get a cheap recording interface

http://www.musiciansfriend.com ... do a search for "recording interface"... then you can choose the price range you want...... if the interface you get has an XLR input... then you would want a standard XLR cable.... if it has a regular line in input (quarter inch input)... then you would need an XLR/ quarter inch cable.

Boswell Fri, 08/29/2008 - 02:35

You need a pre-amplifier that will not only amplify the small signals from the microphone but also supply 48V power. It would also be better not to use the sound card in your computer.

Look at something like the M-Audio Mobile Pre USB. This has two channels (so you could use your C03 on one and a guitar on the other) and a USB interface, by-passing the computer sound card. It also provides the 48V phantom power your microphone requires.

You would also need a standard XLR-XLR microphone cable and a microphone stand.

anonymous Fri, 08/29/2008 - 06:45

Because it is a condenser microphone you are not going to get any sound out of it without phantom power. Look for an audio interface that has phantom power. The adapters would only work if it was a dynamic microphone.

And while you are shopping pick up a pop filter. Without it the moisture from your breath will degrade the gold diaphragm. The pop filter will also diminish the plosives from P and B sounds.

DjDino wrote: How do I find the autotune thing? I heard I can download G snap.

GSnap will do what you want. It is not as wild sounding as auto-tune or Melodyne, but it is also free vs $$$$.

anonymous Fri, 08/29/2008 - 12:25

Cheep is not going to get you very far for very long. You internal sound card is going to be the source of many headache if you continue to use it for recording. Trust me. I've had my fair share of them.

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