PC Microphone for music recording

[Kingy_85]

Anybody know of a decent microphone that I can use to record music directly onto my desktop computer.

It must be decent enough quality but at the same time It's not for anything major so relatively cheap please!

Even just some advice on what I should be looking for would help.

 

[Kingy_85]

When I say recording music I mean playing acoustic guitar into it.

 

[Macky]

Any decent vocal mic will work well for recording acoustic guitar, voice and guitar are in a similar frequency range. The trusty old SM58 is as good as anything else on a budget.
A lot of it will come down to placement when you're recording. You could spend thousands on a mic, but if you position it wrong you'll still end up with a shit recording.

 

[Kingy_85]

Cheers Macky, ill check it out. Iv found a few variations on eBay so ill keep my eyes on them.

 

[Shortwave Fox]

You may be better off buying an acoustic pickup (from sheehans, prices start about 20 quid) that will record directly when fitted, into a quarter inch jack socket (like a mic would), then you would have a clearer signal.
You could also use it live. Or buy an electro acoustic (with a built in pickup) that will plug straight in to your pc.