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New mics or new pres?

lately i haven't been happy with how my sound is, and i think it might be because of the firepod that I'm running everything through. I was wondering what everyone thought would improve the sound more. a new interface such as the Mackie 800R or if anyone has any suggestions or a some new mics. I have 4 sm57, Beta 52, AKG Perception 200 and two of those really crappy $60 MXL mics.

preamp for ribbon mics

Hi all. I've got a friend who recently did a factory-direct buy of some Chinese mics. He's holding a pair of ribbon mics (they're un-branded, but the same as the rectangular bodied Avantone ribbons) for me. The price is right, but I'm wondering about the cheap pre's I have, and if they will cut it with a pair of ribbons.

Types of Mics needed to get professional sound

Ive been in a band for 2 years and we have 3 members; 1 vocalist/electric guitar, 1 bass player, 1 drummer... we have an emx5014c mixer, and two Yamaha br-15 speakers, the music we play is mostly hard rock/punkish/scremo. .we will be using a mac book to record. can anyone recommend professional mics for vocals, guitar, bass,and hi-hat mics.