Hello friends,
I am currently recording my solo album all by my own (drums at studio & vocals, bass, guitars at home) and I'm trying to figure out the best sound I can get from the gear I have. As I'm relatively a newbie, I'd really appreciate your advice. So I have a couple of questions for the experts:
I have a AKG C3000B mic and I'm recording a "bassy" male voice.
1. Is that possible that Behringer mixer's pres sound better than the Mbox2 USB ones? The low frequencies sounded way clearer with the Behringer pres to me. I mean, it's a really cheap mixer with 4 mic pre's. MBox2 has only two pres and its 5 times the price. Am I being deceived by my ears? (test mp3 here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/380645097/pres.mp3 )
2. Would a cheap mic pre make a noticeable difference on sound quality (like a Focusrite Isa One or a Universal Audio 710 Twin-Finity)? Or should I spend my money on something like a Neumann TLM103 microphone? Upgrade the path or upgrade the source? :)
Thank you in advance and sorry for my bad english - haven't practiced in a while!
Regards,
Daniel