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I admit that this wasn't an exhaustive test - it was just an attempt to get us all to think about how we react to marketing and what we really need out of a system.



That's ok as far as it goes but this is a recording forum not a regular PC consumer forum. Sure, any modern PC is fine for what you did, most of us knew that already. The true test is to take a standard vocal mic like the SM58, put the miniplug adapters on it to run from a nice pro level and quiet XLR cable into the crappy mic input on the built in chip and compare that to running it through any decent external interface with good preamps. Then even further, do that test comparing that 58 through the chip to a moderately expensive condenser mic going through an interface like my EMU that has the Pro Tools pre's with phantom power. Record a good vocalist with a very simple backing like strumming guitar or even acapella and make sure the vocalist is mixed right on top. Of course you will have to run the mic's for both the vocalist and guitar through maybe one of those $20 Ratshack battery powered mixers and then into the mini plug. I say Ratshack because this is a basic cheap minimal equipment consumer level comparison. A lot of your musician listeners can tell that difference easily. Of course if you just want to compare the vocal track only you can use one of the Biab guitar strum RT's to back the vocalist.

All I'm saying is that's what this forum is all about, doing a consumer type test about copying a prerecorded CD is irrelevant to us.

Bob

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