What are the best microphones to record yourself singing on your computer?

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George

I'm an aspiring jazz/blues musician and I've written a lot of music, but need to record it. I'm going to be getting a new laptop this January and need to buy a good microphone to connect up to it. What are the right sort of ones to go for? I'm willing to spend a good amount of money on it. Advice?

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An audio interface (Focusrite's are great) + a mic (MXL 2003a, Blue Spark, AT2035, blue encore 100, Shure SM57/SM58, etc) + DAW (Cockos Reaper) + Studio Headphones and/or Monitors.

There you have an affordable pro recording solution.

What are some good quality headphones?

Cat

I am looking for some great quality headphones and I'm wondering what kind is a good choice. And those SkullCandies that are popular now are NOT good quality. And I'm considering Bose headphones.
Well, I really want the Sennheiser HD800 , but there it's like $1500
and I only like Skull Candy for their design and look.

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Sennheiser 800's yeah me too! I'll have to stick with my HD280's for now. Sennheiser is a good brand as are AKG and Grado. AKG's generally have a wider spacious sound at expense of some power and weight in the bass. So far I like my HD280 headphones and at 100 bucks they're a real value for the quality and durability you get. I had Sony MDR-CD570 'phones before the Sennheisers and they have a more accentuated sound in the bass and treble so they sound "punchier" and better to start with but listening fatigue sets in after a while where the HD 280's just sound better the longer I listen. Can't go wrong quality wise with AKG, Grado or Sennheiser, just pick the sound you prefer. for pop/rock probably Sennheiser and their neutral sound with powerful bass. For classical/jazz AKG for their wide imaging, Easy listening/vocal Grado for their warmth with still a sense of spaciousness.

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How do I play different music through my speakers and headphones with Virtual DJ?

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Q. I have Virtual DJ and I want to play one song through my speakers while listening to the next through my headphones but I only have one headphone output on my computer. When i put in a splitter it just plays the same music through both.

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1 You need to buy a second sound card.

2 You need some type of mixer.

3 You probably need to buy a licensed copy of the software.


Once that is completed the best place for Virtual DJ support is to call them or use their support forum.

You need to set your setting to 2 sound cards, and either one as player a and one as player b. The second option is to have one sound card be master mix out and one sound card be monitor out.

Who knows the best pair of monitor headphones for me to buy?

sparrowear

I need a good pair, with alot of low end response for bass. I have a problem with mixing down. It sounds good in here but my artists say that they have to turn his bass down in their cars...

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you should try the bose headphones..though they are kinda expensive but they are the nicest ones..I have one and I really enjoyed using it..

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