Audio Recording Question

This is really not related to STP per se, but I was looking to get a start from somewhere. I have been recording voiceover audio with my camera and it's kind of a pain. Can anyone suggest a better way to record audio without a camera or without a computer? I am specifically referring to "what are my options for buying equipment that would accomplish this?" Ideally, I would love to be able to not use tapes and have a decent quality recording that makes digital files for me already, thus less capturing.
Once I get it recorded, I then plan on using Soundtrack. So maybe that's why I am asking here...
Thanks for your help.
Tim
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3) 2 GB DDR SDRAM

You're right.
1) A good audio interface. Focusrite Saffire would be my first choice, Presonus Firebox, the second. If you're willing to pay more, check out Metric Halo
2) A good mic. Again, Rode NT-1A is great but you may want to check their other mics too like the NTK or the NT-2A. If you can afford it, the Neumann TLM103 is a great mic too.
3) 2 headphones (one for you, one for the talent). AKG K240Studio is what I use.
4) A pop-filter, Stedman would be my first call. You absolutely need one of those if you record voice with a condenser mic.
This will give you much better quality than one of those little digital "studios" and much less hassle.

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FreeCT wrote:
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1. If someone could recomend me an external hard
drive that is abosolutly amazing for audio recording
and such around $150. I would ONLY be using the
drive to save my audio files. Definitaly needs to be
firewire also.
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2. Next question is. I've heard of people booting
from their external hard drives which has nothing but
there OS and there audio recording application. That
way when they boot it up they don't have processes
running "Behind the scenes" and taking up some
processor power. Is this true? If so, how would you
going about doing this and what would I need?
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You can easily install the OS on an external hard drive using your original system install disk. Simply connect the drive and choose that as the destination in the installer. To boot from that you would choose it in System preferences/Startup Disk. You could minimise that system by deleting other applications from that drive's Applications folder, turning off internet connections, disabling all widgets etc, but as long as you only have Cubase open it shouldn't make too much difference.
3. If anybody else that is reading this is like me
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computer if you could give me some tips in optimizing
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work currently. I use a gateway with Cubase, and its
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end.
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I'm looking at the 17 inch Imac. Does anyone record
using this computer? How's it sound? Is there any way
to put in a new soundcard or something if i don't
like the current one?
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I know about Pro Tools, but it seems like there isn't
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guitar amp and having a mixer run into a firewire
port, and also using a preamp for my guitar direct
into the computers USB.
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VST or Midi like Cubase will?
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You're welcome.

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