Feb 03, 2003 07:14 pm A Mixer is gonna be an essential purchase, because it seems you have reached the stage where buying one will save you a lot of headaches. Because you are running a computer based system, it would be a good idea to get a desk which has a sub-mix bus - dB wrote a good article on this subject :: www.dbmasters.net/hrc/new...tory&id=132
The Mackie is a very good desk, although it is possibly a bit too much to spend considering your buget, not to mention you probably don't need 12 channels at the moment - 8 will be more than sufficient for a while (unless you are expecting to start buying lots of new keyboards, etc.) It may be a good idea to consider a Behringer or Phonic desk, these are a lot cheaper, and although some people do slate them for being "cheap" We at HRC love them :) (I have a Behringer MX3282A and am VERY happy with it considering the price)
As for the Mic - well, the C01 is the pick of the bunch you're considering, tho other good candidates are the Rode NT-1 and the Oktiva MK-309.
The only bit of software you will need to record the vocals is a "sample editor" - there are plenty to choose from - the main contenders are:
SoundForge by Sonic Foundry.
WaveLab by Steinberg.
Cool Edit by Syntrillium.
Having said that, there are no doubt some good shareware (or possibly even Freeware) packages avaliable if you look around.
Good Luck!
jues.
