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over a year ago
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"Anyone on here clued up and could recommend a decent microphone to record vocals onto a laptop that i could mix with a backing track?"
The Shure Sm58 is an industry standard for vocal mics, just make sure you buy from a reputable source as eBay is full of fakes. You will also need a mic lead (XLR to TRS connector). Then you will need a basic mixer to control the level and output leads to put it into your laptop. You should be able to kit up for around £100-£120 if you shop around. If you plan on doing longish sessions then it might be worth getting a mic stand and clip- about another £20 from somewhere like Thomann.
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"Anyone on here clued up and could recommend a decent microphone to record vocals onto a laptop that i could mix with a backing track?
The Shure Sm58 is an industry standard for vocal mics, just make sure you buy from a reputable source as eBay is full of fakes. You will also need a mic lead (XLR to TRS connector). Then you will need a basic mixer to control the level and output leads to put it into your laptop. You should be able to kit up for around £100-£120 if you shop around. If you plan on doing longish sessions then it might be worth getting a mic stand and clip- about another £20 from somewhere like Thomann.
If you get stuck, drop me a message "
What he said! Lol! Can defo recommend Thomann though. Excellent website and always had first rate service from them (all to do with my obsession with drums  )
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"Anyone on here clued up and could recommend a decent microphone to record vocals onto a laptop that i could mix with a backing track?
The Shure Sm58 is an industry standard for vocal mics, just make sure you buy from a reputable source as eBay is full of fakes. You will also need a mic lead (XLR to TRS connector). Then you will need a basic mixer to control the level and output leads to put it into your laptop. You should be able to kit up for around £100-£120 if you shop around. If you plan on doing longish sessions then it might be worth getting a mic stand and clip- about another £20 from somewhere like Thomann.
If you get stuck, drop me a message "
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"Worth investing in some good software too 
Acid Pro is good especially for mixing vocals over backing tracks, its pretty user friendly too "
I love Acid! Spent hours making tunes with the loops. If you do decide to get Acid, Sassy- give me a shout as I have tons of dance and classical samples for it (I think)  |
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"Worth investing in some good software too
Acid Pro is good especially for mixing vocals over backing tracks, its pretty user friendly too
I love Acid! Spent hours making tunes with the loops. If you do decide to get Acid, Sassy- give me a shout as I have tons of dance and classical samples for it (I think) "
I switched to Acid years ago after using Cubase and Logik, so much easier and user friendly
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