Microphones And Amps

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idk if any1 here has any experience with microphones or other recording equipment, but i put together a studio set, mic, stand, popper stopper (aka the mic shield), amp and the cables.i bought a MXL2006 microphone, and a M-Audio Mobilepre amp, ive been reading around and the MXL is a condensing microphone, which is good, it gives good microphone qualitybut ive also been reading that the mobilepre amp has complications with condensing microphones....what im asking is, is there any way that i can EQ the mic, or put it on a certain setting so that i can avoid any issues... i literally wanna unpack it and start recording...i already have Fruity Loops 7 XXL, Acid Pro, Pro Tools, and Virtual Dj all installed, and im going to be installing Auto Tune soon... so im good to go on software,but yea... can any1 answer my question/help me with my problem?

Well if you're routing your mic directly into your computer into Fruity Loops for recording then you can just send the mic channel to an EQ before recording so you know what you're getting. I think you can even do the EQ after you've recorded, I think. It all depends on your setup.I study Audio Visual Tech in college.

Condensers require phantom power to operate...it usually comes throught the mic cable. Your amp has to be set up to supply that power...saying this as I'm not familiar with the amp you've got. Failing that, you could get a pre-amp designed for mics that supplies the phantom power and run it into your amp/computer/whatever. If you go that way, be sure to get one that allows you to EQ at the same time. Hi freqs are hard to add after the fact as you usually jack up the noise at the same time if you try adding them after the track is recorded...so EQ into the mix all the highs you think you might need. Lows can be added later in the mix, after the fact, without the introduction of more noise into the mix.

well i have to plug the mic into the pre amp, and the pre amp into my usb port...but i just read, that the amp i got, doesnt work well with condensing microphones...i still dont know what the effect of the sound quality that its going to have... but i just wanna know if im going to need to end up buying like... a new amp or something...can u guys help me EQ? i dont know how to do too much with mic's, and the amps and stuff.. only recording experience i really have, is recording some songs witta 20 dollar microphone, i mixed it myself, and everybody i sent the songs too said that it sounded like a 100 $$ + microphone, so i did a pretty good job...but yea, maybe a tutorial, or some instructions would be great... i should have all of the stuff by tues-thursday.

Well, as Thor said, Condenser mics require Phantom Power (+48V) to work but are much better quality than Dynamics. The amp you got probably doesn't work well with them because it can't supply the PP. If you are having problems then the amp would definitely be the place to look.The set-up you're trying to get is fine, Mic -> Amp -> Computer. The software you've chosen will handle the EQ and give you the range you're looking for.And to be perfectly honest, not a lot of people can tell the difference between a $100 mic and a €20 dollar mic.If you want a tutorial, a quick search on YouTube gave me THIS. I'm in a bit of a rush so I didn't get to watch the whole thing, but it should help you out.

And to be perfectly honest, not a lot of people can tell the difference between a $100 mic and a €20 dollar mic.I hope you realized the only reason he said it was to boost his confidence about his "skillz"

Might the comment about not working well with condenser microphones also perhaps have been referring to impedance mismatching? I imagine condenser microphones must be high-impedance devices and if the pre-amp is built for a low-impedance input the signal transfer efficiency will be poor.

oh, i found out today, that this mic that i have has PP, them saying that it doesnt work good with condenser mics, was false about that amp... the guy who im purchasing them said that they are compatible, and that ill only have to EQ the mic like everything else...

Mics in general are low-impedence devices...including condensor mics.

i meant that the amp that i have has phantom power... i should have all my stuff by next thurs...

Its a condenser mic, of course it has Phantom Power. Do you mean that it comes with its own power supply unit? Something for the XLR cable to pass through that'll provide the power?

yea, the guy said everything is supporting of one another, and that its going to be able to work...