Whats the cheapest way to connect an mxl 990 to a p.c.?
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youngmike Wannabe
Joined: Dec 02, 2008
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Whats the cheapest way to connect an mxl 990 to a p.c.?
i have just bought an mxl 990 condensor mic. I am trying to connect it to my p.c. . I also have phantom power already for it. What is the cheapest way i can connect it to my p.c?? Any help is greatly needed!!
Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:38 am
homestudiogallery Tea Maker
Joined: Dec 06, 2008
Posts: 30
Location: Eugene, OR
Its a single USB 2.0 to XLR interface. It will let you record one mic, while also giving you phantom power, not that you need it.
The sweet thing is, it's only $40! and its also made by MXL. _________________ Post and look at home studio pictures for free! Show people what your space and gear looks like, or get ideas from others.
At minimum, you would need something like the AudioBuddy
mic preamp which would provide the phantom power for the
microphone, and boost the signal to "line-level" to go into the
line-in on your desktop computer.
The microphone ports on laptops are the lowest known
form of mic preamps (except maybe your telephone). Not
recommended for anything remotely related to music.
Certainly, using a device that converts the audio to
digital externally (and connects with USB, etc.) would
be "cleaner" than the audio system in most computers.
But for simple rehearsal recording/playback, etc. maybe
the computer sound system is adequate for your needs.
I wouldn't take violin advice from most audio engineers,
and taking microphone advice from violin makers seems
to make no more sense. I'm sure they mean well, but
its just not their area of expertiese (unless they are also
recording engineers.)
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