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william estrada wrote:

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>    Looking for a good mic for a voice app. Currently using a cheap  Radio

> shack cassette mic, Model: 33-3019.  The volume is very low on both windozes

> and Linux.

>

>    I wondering if the Model: HG-M73 or their Model: AVL516 would be better?

>

>    Any suggestion?  Other sources?  Experiences?

There are several ways:
1. Get a cheap "USB mic". Already good suggestions in this thread.
2. Get a classic dynamic mic, such as a Shure SM57 (tried and true, very

sturdy, classic sound, multipurpose but good for voice). Then you either

need a sound card with a mic input, or...
3. ...also get a mic preamp. M-Audio makes a few cheap ones. Presonus

does too. I use StudioProjects VTB1, a tube / solid state hybrid, and

it's fine for me.
If you make the right choices, the quality should increase going from #1

to #3, but the price should increase too.
If you care more about sound quality, there's a #4 choice too: insert a

compressor between the mic preamp and the computer. The RNC1773 (a.k.a.

"Really Nice Compressor") provides an excellent performance/price ratio,

but other choices are available too if you do some research.
So there you have it. #1 is cheapest. #4 can get you pretty close to

studio quality if you make the correct choices of equipment.
--

Florin Andrei
http://florin.myip.org/