Info-Profits Talk - I need to buy a Microphone, but which one...?

Yoon Ho Um

Hi Family,

I've recently tried recording using a microphone I've had
for a while(hadn't used in a while too) - it sucked! :mad:

I need you to recommend a good microphone to use with
a computer.

I know that I can search @ RadioShack and other places,
but would really appreciate knowing what you personally
use and recommend.

And while we're at it, what's your fave audio recording
program?

jason_ga

I recently bought a Logitech microphone (actually a headphone/microphone set).

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=103,CONTENTID=6338

I haven't tried it out heavily yet, but it's done well in initial tests. The real test will be when I create a set of desktop videos over the next few days.

It plugs in via the USB port, which is something I like since it means I can use it on both PC and Mac :)

Cheers,
Jason

Louis

Hi Yoon

What I use for recording videos is a simple head set microphone.

I got it very cheaply for around £6 ($10) from a Games/Computer shop in the UK.

And for recording videos, I personally use Camtasia:

http://www.techsmith.com

A cheaper piece of software which I've heard also works well is HyperCam:

http://www.hypercam.com

Sincerely,
Louis

Louis

Originally posted by jason_ga
I recently bought a Logitech microphone (actually a headphone/microphone set).

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=103,CONTENTID=6338

I haven't tried it out heavily yet, but it's done well in initial tests. The real test will be when I create a set of desktop videos over the next few days.

It plugs in via the USB port, which is something I like since it means I can use it on both PC and Mac :)

Cheers,
Jason

Hi Jason

My head set microphone also has earphones, but they've never really worked, so I simply use it for recording.

Unlike yours, mine works with the standard jack that you plug into your sound card.

Works pretty well, but like all things I need to tweak quite a bit to get the sound quality as high as I can.

With me there's also the issue that I live next to a main road, so depending what time of the day it is background noise can sometimes be intrusive.

Sincerely,
Louis