if he wants to record his drums LOUD, he'd be better off getting a decent preamp so he can better control the levels and such.

I recommend a matched pair of condenser microphones and the Apogee Duet.

• Alright, Maccies. Recording an OK quality, LOUD stereo source into an iMac? - Phred,  06-11-2012 17:51 (Views: 28; Replies: 17)
• Well - Sycraft,  06-11-2012 18:52 (Views: 24)
• Is there some pernicious new word filter? :P [nt] - Phred,  06-11-2012 18:56 (Views: 16)
• Hey you tell me what it looks like - Sycraft,  06-11-2012 19:02 (Views: 25)
• LMFAO. I hadn't looked at it yet. [nt] - Phred,  06-11-2012 19:08 (Views: 18)
• that's an audio in port. That's where Phred's friend would plug in his Microphone... [nt] - P. Briscoe,  06-11-2012 19:07 (Views: 18)
• Microphone no workie - gotta be a line-level input, if analog. [nt] - Mr. Spork,  06-11-2012 20:05 (Views: 18)
• yeah. you're right. LOL. I never do it that way, so I forgot... - P. Briscoe,  06-11-2012 20:47 (Views: 23)
• No external phantom power required. Gain...dunno. - Phred,  06-11-2012 20:53 (Views: 26)
• He "could" simply set his iMac across the room and pound away... [nt] - P. Briscoe,  06-11-2012 21:24 (Views: 20)
• Using some built-in mics? I'm guessing they'll be distorted all to hell. - Phred,  06-11-2012 21:28 (Views: 24)
• well, then, I recommend using drum loops. - P. Briscoe,  06-11-2012 21:58 (Views: 20)
• Um. WAT. - Phred,  06-11-2012 22:08 (Views: 16)
• Look, if he gives you any more trouble, I`ll straighten him out... - P. Briscoe,  06-11-2012 22:26 (Views: 21)
• He's not the one who needs straightening out. :shifty: - Phred,  06-11-2012 22:35 (Views: 22)
• Stereo? [nt] - Phred,  06-11-2012 19:08 (Views: 16)
• here are the specs for the analog line input...I googled. - P. Briscoe,  06-11-2012 19:14 (Views: 23)
• Thanks. Do they all have the same sort of input, or do some models omit it? - Phred,  06-11-2012 19:58 (Views: 21)

 

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