[Owen Gibbins]

Thanks a lot guys. The cropping is not an issue. It is footage of the shuttle launch so the shot is predominantly sky. In fact it may help out a little!

[Owen Gibbins]

Also things to consider:

Faulty cable (doubt it)
Drivers (possible)
Obvious but you never know: You are cranking the gain controls etc on the M-Audio Pre?
Mic broke (doubt it)

Plug headphones into the front of the pre and see if it is still quiet after tweaking the gain knobs etc while talking into the mic.

You don’t need phantom power for an SM58

[Owen Gibbins]

It sounds like you have a levels problem, not a hardware problem. What you have is perfect for recording vocals. I personally love the sounds of an SM58 for vocals.

You should go to a garageband forum to ask about selecting inputs, adjusting the levels etc.

[Owen Gibbins]

BTW, I am using MSI K9N6PGM2-V Motherboard – NVIDIA chipset just in case there are some compatibility issues. .

[Owen Gibbins]

Thanks Shane,

My target is to burn BR discs. What is the best option(s) re file type via the blackmagic software?

[Owen Gibbins]

Hi,

I suggest one of these:

https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170599154893#vi-content

And one of these:

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid?src=3GADN

$100 setup. That gives him leway for the future where he can buy another mic suitable for the piano. peeps usually use two so to get best live piano results, so he can record piano first then track the vocal over it.

He can also plug the keyboard into the other input to record the onboard sounds. Or use it midi mode to trigger a midi track. thats if he wants to do both vox and keys live etc.

The Maudio software will probably come with half decent midi piano samples. (they usually come with basic VST instruments)

So the cheapest/fastest option would be to record the vocals with the mic I suggested, and use his keyboard to trigger a VST instrument.

[Owen Gibbins]

The trade off having the foam walls is that I can use it for more purposes. Plus it offers more isolation as there is less DB’s leaking out (I’m mixing just outside the vocal booth)

Foam means I can put a guitar 4×12 in there and mic up a Marshall and blast away, or can record an acoustic instrument and really capture the intimacy.

It’s great for peeps like me who want the sound captured with no interaction, as I like to add room verbs etc later on.

It does suck recording in there for extended periods though. I really need to hook up the vent/fan.

It has a sound proof window in there, so it’s not 100% foam.

I didn’t know about the vocals exciting the foam/spongy artifact. I’ll probably hear it all the time now you’ve mentioned it. Ignorance is bliss etc.

[Owen Gibbins]

I have a Vocal Booth platinum series but it is smaller than yours (4’ x 4’).

The walls are Auralex Sonomatt Foam Panels, and the ceiling is in 2 parts.

On top a thick layer of Auralex Mineral Fiber, which is jammed on top of the ceiling. The ceiling is just covered in Heavy Duty Executive
Gray Fabric Exterior. AKA sound proof carpet 🙂

Anyway, on larger ones they tend to do this:

https://www.vocalbooth.com/images/phocagallery/thumbs/phoca_thumb_l_4x6goldpurpleinterior.jpg

I’m new so I’m not sure on posting pics etc so I just provided a link.