I have a micromixer (which amplifies the signals going through it (£15 out of Maplins). I bought Sennheiser mic for vocal work (£56 at time of purchase), and a Sony stereo condenser mic (£69 at time of purchase).
I record myself singing, and playing acoustic and it's pretty decent. My stock sound card is up to the job of giving decent sound quality, but i have since bought a dual channel card, that doesn't resample the sounds coming in. It can record at varying frequencies, so it's not messing with the sound before i get it. (£50 odd)
So, all in all, i've spend about £170.
If your recording yourself, think about the room you do it in. An empty room will give you alot of reverb. A room with lots of furniture will cause the sound to bounce about a bit, and sound a bit flat.
I don't really NEED the multichannel recording, as it's just me and my guitar and i fiddle with the volumes before a play. BUT it's very handy having the ability to tweak the individual volumes afterwards and generally edit the vocals aside from the guitar. Saves recording the whole piece again.
Micromixer:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=31136&criteria=mixer&doy=3m4
Very basic, but super handy for me :o)
Vocal mic:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=22665&criteria=sennheiser&doy=3m4
I find it pretty good. Very bass if you get very close to the mic. Excellent sound quality.
Sony Condenser mic:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-ECMMS907-CE7-Microphone/dp/B00005QBUW/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1207242276&sr=8-1
Probably better mics out there, but does a good job of capturing the dynamics of the guitar.
I record myself singing, and playing acoustic and it's pretty decent. My stock sound card is up to the job of giving decent sound quality, but i have since bought a dual channel card, that doesn't resample the sounds coming in. It can record at varying frequencies, so it's not messing with the sound before i get it. (£50 odd)
So, all in all, i've spend about £170.
If your recording yourself, think about the room you do it in. An empty room will give you alot of reverb. A room with lots of furniture will cause the sound to bounce about a bit, and sound a bit flat.
I don't really NEED the multichannel recording, as it's just me and my guitar and i fiddle with the volumes before a play. BUT it's very handy having the ability to tweak the individual volumes afterwards and generally edit the vocals aside from the guitar. Saves recording the whole piece again.
Micromixer:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=31136&criteria=mixer&doy=3m4
Very basic, but super handy for me :o)
Vocal mic:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=22665&criteria=sennheiser&doy=3m4
I find it pretty good. Very bass if you get very close to the mic. Excellent sound quality.
Sony Condenser mic:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-ECMMS907-CE7-Microphone/dp/B00005QBUW/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1207242276&sr=8-1
Probably better mics out there, but does a good job of capturing the dynamics of the guitar.