PLEASE HELP!!! The Snowball from Blue, ANY SUGGESTIONS?

Frank Falzon · **Voice Talent** Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 28

I'm trying to get into VO's. I have a Mac G5 and Garage Band, but need a microphone.
USB seems to be best option. Has anybody had experience with this mic?
Also need advice for a home studio. Thanks.

Louis Tristan · **Voice Talent** Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 266

An MAudio interface will work for you. (go firewire) ....There is the student package:

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/ClassroomStudio-main.html

But it's all preference, the above sounds like the best option for you. M-audio does have live sales support so before buying call them so they can help match your needs according to you your machine and what ever else you are going to be doing. Some interfaces come with protools

How much ram and hard disk space do you have, what sort of ports on this G5, what is the processor speed what OS is it running?.

If you had come here sooner you could have gotten an interface someone was selling on the forum.

http://www.m-audio.ca/index.php?do=company.contact

Just get a pop filter:
http://www.samash.com/catalog/showitem.asp?ItemPos=0&TempID=1&STRID=91433&Method=2&CategoryID=0&BrandID=0&PriceRangeID=0&PageNum=0&DepartmentID=0&pagesize=10&SortMethod=4&SearchPhrase=pop+filter&Contains=%2Apop%2A+AND+%2Afilter%2A&Search_Type=SEARCH&GroupCode=

Oh, and a mic stand too:

http://www.samash.com/catalog/showitem.asp?ItemPos=22&TempID=3&STRID=9057&Method=2&CategoryID=0&BrandID=0&PriceRangeID=0&PageNum=2&DepartmentID=0&pagesize=10&SortMethod=4&SearchPhrase=mic+stand&Contains=%2Amic%2A+AND+%2Astand%2A&Search_Type=SEARCH&GroupCode=

http://www.samash.com/catalog/showitem.asp?ItemPos=17&TempID=8&STRID=85448&Method=2&CategoryID=0&BrandID=0&PriceRangeID=0&PageNum=1&DepartmentID=0&pagesize=10&SortMethod=4&SearchPhrase=mic+stand&Contains=%2Amic%2A+AND+%2Astand%2A&Search_Type=SEARCH&GroupCode=

Once you get set-up take a course so you can practice at home. Don't get discourgaed in the beginning as you work away at developing your craft.

You'll find other solutions here on the forum. This is just one.

Joe J Thomas · **Voice Talent** Joined: 16 Nov 2004 Posts: 1521