Quote: But, it might be better and clearer than your standard PC/Mac inputs. It still looks like it's on the 'cheap side'. Behold a pale horse 1964 torrent. Line inputs on many standard soundcards are OK, but the microphone preamp/input on a regular soundcard is usually poor quality, plus it's high-impedance unbalanced which is the wrong interface for recording/performance mics, which are always low-impedance balanced (with an ). Good microphones start around $100 USD. Just for example, the Shure SM58 is the most popular microphone of all-time (and it usually lasts a lifetime). It's not used much in pro studios, but you'll find it in home studios, and pros use it on stage.

Dec 15, 2012  The Singstar wireless mics have an USB connection. I have them on my HTPC so we can play Ultrastar and it works fine. Computer detects it as one mic but you split off the left ad right to get two mics in the windows settings, obviously mono of course.

You'll still need an interface which is also going to run at least $100. (Without getting too technical. The most popular type of studio microphone is a 'large diaphram condenser'. The SM58 is 'dynamic' mic.) As a simpler/lower-cost solution, there are several USB mics in the $100 price range that are good for music or voiceover work. For example the. The downside to a USB mic is that it's not easy to record in stereo or multichannel (unless you get a stereo mic), and you can't use it for live performance. Looks like something more useful for Skype and podcasting, not music.

Do yourself a BIG favor and stay away from usb mics and adapters. They are mostly made for PODCASTING (radio chat shows), not music recording.

The analog-to-digital converters in their mini-soundcard are mediocre for music. The poor monitoring in them will give you fits trying to overdub new tracks. The short cords will introduce a LOT of computer fan noise. Get yourself a real audio interface and regular mics. Here's a good guide: (you'll want to bookmark and read through ALL of Tweak's Guide.). Yep it works and sounds decent.

Latency is very low when used with ASIO4ALL. There is noise hiss, but the quality is higher than standard PC mic inputs. (and far higher than my old Tascam 4 track tape recorder) Unlike the PC mic input, there is no noise from the harddrive. PS: BTW, I have a Tascam US122 and a Line6 GuitarPort plus decent Shure mics.

But, I have friends who are broke and cant afford to invest in better recording equipment. Basiclly, its good to know that if I was away from home, and needed to record some ideas, with Reaper on a USB stick, singstar adapter/mic and a cheap PC, I could record my ideas at a resonable quality.

I just bought a PS3 and my wife wants to get the game SingStar. I've seen that you can buy complete packages that come with the game and the two (Red and Blue) microphones, but I already have 2 USB microphones from my Xbox 360 (for Rock Band: Beatles). From what I've read online, the Xbox USB mics are compatible with the PS3 but they only ever mention using 1 mic.