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I'm not an artist or anything like that. Just need it for various things like im already a pro wrestler in training(indie league) so i wanted to develop my own music for my entrance. Other things too like some small project games im still working on. lol other than that i do own a M-Audio Keystation 61es which i can play decently on it. Also FL Studio 9 with lifetime upgrades. now i just need the mic now and my collection will be near complete. got it for 150 usd btw.

very nice, whats the latency like?
if you want a vocal mic then i recommend a behringer copy of an nt-1.
it's just a wide diaphram condenser mic.(if your device has phantom power, which i suspect it has) that will give good quality voice recording.

congrats. have fun!

I have a behringer b2-pro and think it's fantastic. However, my experience with microphones is only limited to my behringer so I can't say how it compares to other mics but it sounds very clear to me.

sorry guys i haven't found myself a microphone yet. i was thinking of getting an MXL one at Guitar Center, but i'll look into those too. i went on youtube and every audio gearhead guy/gal was using this as a start. it sound incredible so i decided to get one too. btw yes it does have a phantom power switch on the back. since im not in a band i only need this pretty much forever. lol

I'm super tempted at the minute to buy an m-audio fast track (probably standard not pro) as well as a behringer c-1. My band tries to do home recording with an SM48 and a cheap usb interface but it alwasys sounds very dull and a bit flat.
I'm not 100% sure how much difference this will make so im torn as to whether its worth buying...

@ code eater
c1's a good mic my friend had one and we got some great stuff out of it.

if your gonna go cheap i would fork out for the pro version and get the dual balanced mic channels. that way you can buy a cheap mixer to plug all your stuff into and still get a stereo mix to file.

You can also use a cheap mixer to lay a good drum track, with stereo output. then overdub your guitars and vox etc. its critically important to have the stereo field for drums.

i would personally fork out closer to 600 and get a 6-8 channel interface with preamps. there is more you can do with it.
1 kick
2 snare
3 overhead L
4 overhead R
5 bass
6 guitar 1
7 guitar 2
8 vox

^^thats about as minimalistic as i would go with a standard band recording. less than that and you are stuck with taking turns overdubbing and it kills the energy of the recording. it doesnt all have to be done at once, but its nice to have the option.

there are a lot of cool and simple tricks to get a really good home recording sound.

how did you set up for your "flat and dull" recording?
Things like...
mic placement, room selection, reflection dampening, standing wave neutralization, phase alignment, mic bleeding, correct mic gain, all these sorts of things are the difference between a crap recording and a really sweet one.

anyway, yell out if you want some advice or help, I can point you in the right direction.

/thread hijack

Well I was looking to spend about £100 tops which would buy me the standard fast track and a C1. £600 is way out of my range!

Ideally I would record the whole band in one but we cannot do that with the equipment we've got so we usually do it seperately.

The recording was done simply with an SM48 going to a cheap mixer/preamp. The SM48 was placed a few inches away from the edge of the cone of a marshall amp.

Thanks for feedback!