dionysus1999: (jeffavatar)
dionysus1999 ([personal profile] dionysus1999) wrote2008-12-01 09:55 am

Sound advice?

I want to record myself reading for Librivox.  I discovered after a little experimentation that the microphones that just plug into the front of the computer with the standard (1/8?) jack are for crap.  I suspect, from the research I've done, it's the sound card, though I don't think the microphones I have are quality, either. 

From a bit of research, I found that a USB microphone/headset has its own built in soundcard, and will produce much better recordings.    According to readers from Librivox, the USB headsets that are designed for gamers usually have decent microphones. 

I have a few audiophile friends on my list, anyone have something that's just gathering dust I could take off your hands?     I'm willing to pay a fair price for used equipment.  

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