hey all - new here

anyway my MD player recently broke, so I've been recording to a laptop lately except the inputs suck

i was thinking maybe I could get an Echo Indigo IO but then the inputs will be just line inputs, fine, but that means i sort of need a preamp

however, the only mics i have are the sony ecm-ms907 - made for MD/DAT stuff and it's output is a stereo 1/8" output - and an audix cd11 (which i never used b/c i had a MD)

so i did some google-ing and found some preamps that were made for preamping stereo mics to devices without mic-inputs but they're all sort of...pricey - there are other preamps that are great price-wise but for balanced inputs and stuff - like that ART MicroMix or the Behringer MIC100 ULTRAGAIN PRO - but they only take balanced inputs and since i have a stereo input i dont think that will work too well

any suggestions on what to do?

i mean i guess i could always record to line in and use software to increase the final volume but that seems sketch

so yeah i have like 5 other options too:

1) buy another MD player (but having worked with them i dont really like them all that much)

2) i could also go with a mixer but i'd like something more portable

3) i also saw that the Audigy2zs card has "mic in" though i dont know how good it is - like would it be on par with the MD or just another crappy on board-ish mic-in or are they relatively the same? haha...

4) Griffin iMic

5) Edirol UA-1EX

no idea how the last two are

budget = $200
mics owned: sony ecm-ms907 (electret condenser - stereo - 1.8" plug); and audix cd11 (XLR)

and i guess these could work with the Echo Indigo so that could be like a 6th option?

what should i do...? i know im new but i would really appreciate any help i can get - thanks

kukrisna wrote:

hey all - new here anyway my MD player recently broke, so I've been recording to a laptop lately except the inputs suck i was thinking maybe I could get an Echo Indigo IO but then the inputs will be just line inputs, fine, but that means i sort of need a preamp however, the only mics i have are the sony ecm-ms907 - made for MD/DAT stuff and it's output is a stereo 1/8" output - and an audix cd11 (which i never used b/c i had a MD) so i did some google-ing and found some preamps that were made for preamping stereo mics to devices without mic-inputs but they're all sort of...pricey - there are other preamps that are great price-wise but for balanced inputs and stuff - like that ART MicroMix or the Behringer MIC100 ULTRAGAIN PRO - but they only take balanced inputs and since i have a stereo input i dont think that will work too well any suggestions on what to do? i mean i guess i could always record to line in and use software to increase the final volume but that seems sketch so yeah i have like 5 other options too: 1) buy another MD player (but having worked with them i dont really like them all that much) 2) i could also go with a mixer but i'd like something more portable 3) i also saw that the Audigy2zs card has "mic in" though i dont know how good it is - like would it be on par with the MD or just another crappy on board-ish mic-in or are they relatively the same? haha... 4) Griffin iMic 5) Edirol UA-1EX no idea how the last two are budget = $200 mics owned: sony ecm-ms907 (electret condenser - stereo - 1.8" plug); and audix cd11 (XLR) and i guess these could work with the Echo Indigo so that could be like a 6th option? what should i do...? i know im new but i would really appreciate any help i can get - thanks

What are you actually asking here?

Are you asking what you should buy to be able to recording sounds into your laptop? Or are you asking how to record sound out on location?

For into your computer think about an M-Box (you get ProTools with it)

For location think about an M-Audio portable recorder.
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