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On 01/13/2014 06:25 PM, Hibiki Kanzaki wrote:
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<div dir="ltr">I got the feeling there might be an impression that
applications with several devices producing output via USB are
not suitable for producing professional quality audio, or that
the reason to buy those devices is because they are more
inexpensive, rather than because they are flexible (versatile)
for the user, and get the signal into the digital domain close
to the source. I think there is of course a threshold where
using USB source devices will not be sufficient, but that
threshold is significantly higher than the threshold for
producing <font color="#ff0000">professional quality audio</font>.
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Replace the highlighted phrase above with "acceptable quality audio"
and I might agree with you, with the qualifier being "for a
particular purpose." A USB mic is perfectly acceptable for a
podcast, even a "professional" one.<br>
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A USB mic MAY be acceptable for a vocalist, depending on his/her
vocal range, dynamic range, mic technique, etc. You won't have an
input trim, pad, or (probably) HPF on a USB mic, ALL of which are
needed to make the microphone work for the widest variety of singers
or instruments. <br>
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While a particular USB mic may actually sound better than an SM58
for a podcast usage, the SM58, at about the same price (or less)
will work in a far wider variety of applications. Consider that for
slightly less than $100, that money can buy an SM58, which is just a
mic, OR that same $100 can buy a mic, A/D converter, preamp, digital
and audio circuitry. Which mic will have the better quality??
Probably the one that the mic itself costs $100.<br>
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Why is a USB mic desirable at all??? One word: simplicity! Every
computer has a USB port, and every OS will recognize a USB 1.0
device.<br>
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