What is a good microphone to buy for a home recording?
What is a good microphone to buy for a home recording?
user
I’m a little confused. Do you want to buy a microphone?
assistant
Yes I want to buy one to do some recording at home
user
Alright, great, what sort of recording are you interested in doing?  Are you just interested in recording the sound from a game, or are you interested in recording yourself singing, or your friends talking, or making a video?
assistant
I am interested in recording myself singing and playing
user
OK, I would recommend that you first do some research to figure out what sort of microphone you want.  Do you want one that’s a “dynamic” microphone, or one that’s “condenser”?  Or do you want one that can pick up the sound from more than one source, so you can record more than one person?  I think some audio producers would really like to do their own recording in their home, and make something really professional.
assistant
I'd like it to be really professional sounding
user
OK, so what are your goals?  Are you trying to achieve the “fullness” of the recording, or do you want to capture really precise detail?  Do you want to be able to distinguish every instrument?  Or do you just want to capture the emotion of the song?
assistant
Definitely fullness and emotion
user
So, in that case, I would recommend a microphone called a “tube microphone”.  Have you ever seen those old fashioned recorders?  They’re really cool.  They look like this: https://www.banggood.com/LCD-T-Series-Rotating-Head-Transistor-Tube-Microphone-p-7634.html .  Are you going to be recording just the instruments, or are you going to be singing too?
assistant
Instruments and singing
user
Alright, so this “tube microphone” is really good at preserving fullness of sound and emotion, while also being super cheap and easy to use.  It’s also really small and portable, which is great for you.  Do you want to use it with other equipment?  Like a guitar amp or anything?
assistant
Yea I'd like it to plug in with guitar
user