Hi everyone, for a while now I've been thinking about dubbing the songs from one of my favorite musicals from the 60s; the film in question is "Doctor Dolittle," released in 1967. In the Italian version, it is dubbed by Gianni Marzocchi (for those who didn't know, he dubbed the rooster in Robin Hood and Freddy Eynsford-Hill in My Fair Lady), who is my favorite singer. I removed the vocals from the songs using Adobe Audition since I couldn't find them with just the instrumental backing, and now I would like to dub them. I currently use a cone microphone, but it's not much. Searching online, I found this microphone: RODE NT1-A (http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B0002PSCQM/ref=s9_simh_gw_p267_d1_i1?pf_rd_m=A11IL2PNWYJU7H&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0VN90T3NBSHA196NTQVM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=451015207&pf_rd_i=426865031)
Do you think it's good enough? Or are there others at the same price that are better?
I wouldn't want to spend an enormous amount, but I would like a product that records well. Additionally, I wanted to know if a mixer is needed to use it (I am not very experienced); if so, can you recommend one? I wouldn't know which one to choose.
In the same price range, I think the Blue Spark deserves a mention. The NT1 is also an excellent microphone, but in my opinion, the Spark has a better high-end, especially for vocals. I used it extensively also for recording acoustic instruments before moving on to other microphones and tube mics.
Here is an example of something I recorded specifically with this microphone I told you about:
To record, you need an audio interface that has phantom power if you want to use condenser microphones. Additionally, if you want to know how these microphones work, I suggest you also watch this video that I made recently. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. See you soon!
The links you posted are for the same microphone. It has two types of connections: one Y-USB with a female input for headphone monitoring and a second Y-cable also with headphone monitoring but with a Lightning connector to connect it to iPhone 5, 5s, 6, 6 Plus (i.e., models with a Lightning input) or to iPad (4, Air, Air 2 with Lightning connector). With this USB system you can avoid buying an external audio interface because the microphone's power is supplied directly from the 5V USB port and the audio source utilizes the Mac's internal Core Audio. Certainly, the converters will not be of excellent quality, but if you don't need to produce a record, it's not too bad.
You don't need a Mixer. If you decide to get this microphone with a direct USB connection to the PC, you won't need anything else. If instead you want to get a microphone with an XLR connection, you will need an external audio interface with XLR inputs because the Mac's internal audio card only allows connecting devices with a 2.5mm jack as an audio source and obviously does not have Phantom power.
