Looking for a way to connect microphones to a pc

[Michaeljones]

me and my band want to start recording (nothing fancy, just for fun) some of our music. We have found a few mics for our our instruments and the singer. We are looking for a converter to get the sound of the mics into a computer. Software recommendations to record and mix are also welcome.

 

[Georgia_Boi]

Get an xlr microphone and connect it to an audio interface that supports xlr inputs. Set your recording software to use your connected interface.

 

[MatrixSound]

you already got a mic? if no, there are mics with usb connection

 

[Kevin_K]

If the mic is being used for music production (vocals and raps) and not speech (like podcasts) then I highly recommend getting a quality audio interface. Your tracks will sound like records and you will save yourself a lot of time and frustration.

Kevin

 

[krushing]

How many mics do you need to record simultaneously & what's the budget like? And regarding DAW choice - have you used something before?

 

[Unicade Music]

What you need is an audio interface. The question is, how much you would like to spend on that: The more inputs an interface has, the more expencive it is...

 

[krushing]

The more inputs an interface has, the more expencive it is...

There are high-end interfaces with just a few inputs, and there are low-end interfaces with a lot of them for cheap. Not really indicative of, well, anything - except of course if there are multiple versions of the same type of interface, then probably the one that has more i/o options is the more expensive one.