what would be a good inexpensive windows XP application to use this mic with?
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You need a phantom voltage from a recording interface. For measurements REW works with Windows.
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I have been using REW with this mic. The software is free from home theater shack and is a great tool to measure speakers and look at the measured acoustics of a room. Hope that helps
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The application is TruRTA, but it takes a bit of effort to understand. The link will also have info about options for connecting the mic to a PC: an XDL-USB adapter (Amazon) or a mini mixer (Amazon).
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I use the Audio-Technica ATR-3350 Lavalier Omnidirectional Condenser Microphone. it's cheap (twenty something bucks) and does a good job.
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That depends on exactly how you want to use it. This mic will require some sort of interface and that is what will need to be compatable with Windows 8 (which is likely it will be). This will not plug into a regular sound card as it requires an XLR jack. You can buy XLR to TRS converters as well as USB converters. However, this mic comes in a USB version. It would work excelent as a Blog Caster's mic. Windows 8 most certainly has generic drivers that would work with it. ASIO4ALL is a good generic open source driver available free (search ASIO4ALL, you can't miss it). So if you want to plug directly into your computer this mic will be problematic without other appropreate equipement. The AT2020USB will plug directly into a USB port and any audio software should see it as an available input.
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I only use windows 7 but its a plug n plug usb driver so it should definitely work. If you're careful with your things, you won't break it. If you don't speak in hush whispers, the mic works great. And oh yea, the sound is -very- good for the price. This is the fourth one I've bought. On one a speaker died after 3 years of consistent usage, and the other one got thrown at me by an angry woman. I replaced them both for the lady and I, and I'll do it again in another 3 years or so.
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Just plug it in into the mike symbol on your computer. I had to turn the volume way up in order to hear what was being recorded.
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Hello,If your computer has "MICROPHONE INPUT" and recording software MAYBE okay to use. However just want to remind you that the sound produce maybe very low and sometimes unable to hear. Hope this helpThank you
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You can just do this on your computer, I forget exactly what I use, it is a free Windows app (media player?), but there are several out there.
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I use XP so I can't be sure about other systems. It uses USB so should work. However the receiver RCA jacks produce hum, so plan on using the mini plug and cord that comes with it. Doing that it works like a charm.
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We plugged it into the microphone jack on our computer. Then, you need a program to use the microphone for recording. We used a free program called Audacity.
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The best method would be to use a audio interface box. There are many different models but you could get a descent USB 2.0 one for under a $100.00. Typically they come with mic preams built into the box so you would not have to worry about getting a preamplifier to boost your microphone signal up to a line level. If you went direct you would at least have to use an adapter from XLR male to 1/4 or 1/8 male so it could be plugged directly into your computer motherboard. But you might have a problem with microphone amplification as well as possibly noise from a low mic signal. Hope this helps!
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This Martin Ranger wireless Microphone may be the answer for you. I got it since two months and I still using it.
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I'll be frank. You do not want to use a mic that plugs into your PC or soundcard. Put your other USB devices on a a powered external hum and plug your mic into a free PC USB port. Even if you were to get a standard XLR mic you would still need a preamp that provided Phantom Power and a USB interface to connect it to your PC. some Preamps have interfaces built in.
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Yeah, totally! You just need a mic obviously and some software. Audacity should work fine, which is free. Just plug this in to a USB port, plug the mic in, set everything up, and hit record.
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Buy yourself a tascam dr-40. Record audio to it by use of the xlr plugs and then pull the sd card and edit with your computer. If you only use 1 mic, you probably want an xlr y-splitter to ensure you don't get a channel of hiss.
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This device converts analog audio (like from a mixer or ipod) into spdif digital audio. There's no usb or other computer connection. So if your windows machine has a spdif input (most don't), it should work fine.
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Just voice chat and it's not very good quaity. This is a good mic if you want something really inexpensive.
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I bought a "cheap" ebay Sony ECM-DS70P Electret Condenser Stereo Microphone and it works really well.