How to Choose Correct Microphone for Home Recording

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Tip 1 - Buying Guide: How to Choose a Microphone | The HUB

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Toy Cop | permalink

Knowing how to choose the right microphone can often be a challenge. Let the experts at The HUB from Musician's Friend help you make the right choice.
Tags: Microphones Buying Guide, How to Choose a Microphone

For further reading: http://thehub.musiciansfriend.com/audio-recording-buying-guides/buying-guide-microphones ^[1]

Tip 2 - Choosing the Microphone for Your Home Recording Studio

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by June Schmieder - Ramirez | permalink

Choosing the Microphone for Your Home Recording Studio: Recording engineer Franklin Taggart demonstrates how to create a home recording studio, including how to choose a microphone.
Tags: record, studio, desktop, laptop, software, control, surface, monitors, headphones, vocal

For further reading: http://www.monkeysee.com/play/3137-choosing-the-microphone-for-your-home-recording-studio ^[2]

Tip 3 - 40 Sites that Help You Choose the Right Microphone - Tuts+ Music & Audio Article

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jacqueline Coger | permalink

If it’s worth recording, it’s worth recording well. To do that, you need a quality microphone. Purchasing your first microphone is a lot more complicated than you may have imagined. And discovering your favorite mic can take years of experience and experimentation. The job of buying a new microphone is an important one—and an expensive one. It can be a very complicated one. Fortunately, the Internet is filled with pages of useful advice and recommendations about microphones. | Tags: General, Buyers Guides

For further reading: http://music.tutsplus.com/articles/40-sites-that-help-you-choose-the-right-microphone--audio-1583 ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to Choose the Right Microphone for Your Band

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Miroslav Havelka | permalink

If you're recording or mixing live sound, you'll need to select a microphone. Learn the differences between condenser and dynamic microphones.

For further reading: http://homerecording.about.com/od/microphones101/a/mic_types.htm ^[4]

Tip 5 - Best USB Microphones for Home Recording: 5 Great Options

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Courtney Sams | permalink

So what do you think… Do USB microphones belong in the category of “real” recording studio microphones? Common advice will tell you…No. They don’t. But what if you don’t want a “real” recording studio? What if all you really want something is cheap and simple? In that case, USB mics are awesome. And in this post, I …

For further reading: http://ehomerecordingstudio.com/usb-microphones/ ^[5]