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Ok all....... It's 8:30 am.... Boxing Day Morning... gonna get a good hearty breakfast in me.... got my comfy jeans and ma comfy hoodie on....baseball cap..... Good comfy sneakers and I'm READY TO GO SHOPPING!!!!!!!!!

I'm gonna hit AXE music today and definately Best Buy.... maybe a few clothing stores if I can drag the hubby to "THE MALL" .....*horror music plays on an organ....... woman screams* !!

Can I get ya anything?? Set of speakers? Flat Screen TV? maybe a fancy schmancy sound card or something? !

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So THAT'S what ya do on 'boxing day' (j/k - I know about boxing day).

Yeah.. heck!! Pick me up a new HUGE hard drive why doncha?? I'm almost outta space!! (geez, 200g used to be a ton of space)

reakon you got the right idea, save your money for the sales...spent all mine before xmas hehehe

Wow... surprised you could here me so far away!!

Staying in my flannel today... not moving unless I must!! Well.... unless clicking this mouse to listen to all of you counts...!

Oh... how I LOVE the day AFTER christmas!

Happy New Year All!

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Me too.....for me it's not Boxing Day.....it's just......EVERYTHING IS HALF PRICE LET'S GO DAY!!...if i can pull the hubby away from his xmas present from our son.....World of Warcraft............the son brought his computer over...it's on my table in the playroom....and they are Lanning...geesh....and i thought I was bad.....but shopping calls and nagging works......

P.S...don't feel bad for the hubby....he has the week off.....so they have PLENTY of time to play....

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Thank God I live in Nova Scotia where civilized people can get all their shopping in in 6 days between 9 and 9 and NO SUNDAY SHOPPING.

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WHOOO HOOO!!

I'M BACK FROM MY SHOPPING DAY!! I WENT TO AXE MUSIC (MIGHT BE A CANADIAN THING) AND I BOUGHT A NEW EXTERNAL SOUNDCARD (WITH XLR INPUTS) AND NEW MIC AND NEW CORD.... The guys at that place were so incredibly helpful... anyways.... I can't BELEIVE the difference all this stuff makes... my recordings sound a bajillion times better... and the best part?? NO HISS!!!

THANKS KNIGHTSHOW, KARAOKEMEISTER, MORTEN AND OTHERS WHO HELPED MY HUBBY FIGURE OUT WHAT TO BUY!!!

for those of you who are wondering exactly what I bought here goes:
SOUND CARD--Tascam US-122 Audio/MIDI interface
MIC-- Shure SM58 (and a cord for it)

I'll be gittin the mixer in a bout two weeks fer my Birthday (Jan 8th for those who wanna send money! !)

in a minute Im gonna sub another recording (I'll just call it "Sound Check" I'd love to get some feedback as to how it sounds from some of ya if ya don't mind)

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i use a shure sm58, and i have hiss on mine...ive been told that i need a mixer...ive listened to your recording and yes it is a lot lot better...so wtg crystals hubby!!!

does an external soundcard make a difference then?... my soundcard is an avance ac97..the hissing that i get whilst ive managed to quieten some of it can still be heard on my recordings.

well m'dear Missy..... I highly suggest you check out the thread I started in the techie forum.... it's called "Hiss help"
Trust me.... you'll find ALL the help ya need from those smartie pants I assure ya!

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aww thanks crystal, just read through it all, and after going boggle eyed a few times and thinking oh my god this is sooo over my head, it basically confirms what i was told anyways...i need a mixer

Oh my GOD Crystal yesterday for Christmas I got a Shure microphone from my boo!!!! This must be a good mic then, cool....now I just gotta tell him bout that soundcard; can hear him groaning now.

I've been using shure mics for a long time. There are no better mics out there. Virtually all pros use the SM58 or the wireless version of the same mic.

But some of you sure do complicate the matter of recording. (sound cards, mixers, etc.) After all, this is a Karaoke showcase and I think what we should hear when listening to someones sub is the same as what we would hear if we were at a Karaoke club.

I have even seen where people use software to correct vocal pitch, etc. Maybe I'm wrong here but isn't this for fun

When it comes to recording I follow the Kiss method. (Keep It Simple Stupid)

I bought an IRiver MP3 player/recorder and just connected the (audio out) from my Karaoke amplifier to the (line in) on the MP3 recorder. Just push the record button and have at it! If your song and the mix sounds okay coming out of the speakers that's the way it will be recorded.

The player/recorder can store 4 hours of recordings. I use the software that came with the MP3 player to upload the song to my computer via a USB cable and walla.....I have the song in MP3 format on my computer and ready to upload to the SS.

I made this decision because 1. I'm a techno geek . 2. It was cheaper than upgrading my sound card. 3. I can stand instead of being tied to my computer. 4. What you hear is what you get.

I do not use vocal editors, pitch matching software, mixers or any of the other stuff except the echo that came with my Karaoke player. But you get that at a Karaoke club.

Lets face it.....except for two or three of the very best at the SS the rest of us are going to have to be happy with our day job. I am retired now but one thing you can be sure of is I did not retire from the music industry! To me Karaoke is a wonderful way of self expression and the best way in the world to have a party. Purely fun!

I love listening to the different voices on the SS. In tune, outa tune, great voice, or something else - I don't care. It's entertainment. I am well aware that my talent level lies somewhere between William Hung (American Idol) and Tiny Tim. So I have to do this for fun......what other reason could there be?

Major poo, my mic is a 48, not a 58....is this one still good?

The SM48 is usually used with a quality PA system, like in a church for voice. However I have a SM48 and an SM58 and I can't the difference. I have had others try both mics. and so far nobody can actually hear any difference in the sound quality. And the SM48 is cheaper. I bought a new one for about $50.00 on eBay.

THANK YOU Handyman! I was telling my boyfriend, it's like decorating the house, or building a damn computer. You get one thing, then you keep thinking of things you need to help the new thing. Oh well such is life. It's fun building up stuff.

well first of all.... may I just say I've never used any kind of pitch correction or whatever.... I don't even know HOW! ! and YES it's a TON of fun.... it's purely a hobbie for me also... I have noooo intention of ever trying to make it the "business" good lord.. I'm far too shy for that. and have far too little talent.... But as I said... This is a TON of fun... I'm happiest when I'm singing and recording... you could call it my PASSION.... and that's why I'm gonna spend money on sound cards etc.... makes it that much MORE enjoyable. Personally the hiss I was getting was driving me NUTS which was making me frusterated, which made me start hating recording. That was definately a shame, and NOW I'm SOO excited and my confidence has come back!!

Ya know how when u hear yourself played back and you think "Oh my GAWD is that what I really sound like??" well I've discovered that NO that ISN'T what I sound like. My new mic n soundcard makes me sound more like ME not like a tin can!

anyways... there's ma ramble about how EXCITED I am!

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Crystal...

I like ur blinkie!!! It's shiny and sparkles and is super terrific!!

(just had to say that!)

~Manda

crystal i know just what ya mean about the hiss, its driving me crackers and hopefully in the next week or so i will have a mixer, ive been making my recordings louder and louder just to drown the hiss out with backing music i am suprised i aint deafening people and i probably am ...so my apologies people if i make ya dogs howl

I love my Shure mic, I used to use an sm58 but I upgraded to the new beta version about a year ago... its wonderful! I still use the 58 as a backup mic, but I LOVE my beta!!

I hit the sales yesterday and got me a new mini stereo system to hook up to my pc, so I can finally throw out the old crappy one that I got from someone who was gonna throw it out anyway!

I have sound that doesn't break and buzzzzzz every 5 minutes!!!!

WHOOHOOOOO!!!!!

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atomic is the new beta one of those thats the headset types? i saw on one site a few months ago shure launching them...is it any good? ive used my sm58 for nearly 10 years now, amazing really with all the change in technology that it's still one of the most popular mic's only difference now to when i brought mine...they cost a lot less