Cheap preamp for video calls?

On 4/6/2021 4:13 PM, geoff wrote:
> On 7/04/2021 10:51 am, Tobiah wrote:
>>
>>> Why is it that 'normal' people don't need to jump through such hoops
>>> for Zoom sessions ?Â*Â* Are you (Tobiah) trying to do something musical
>>> or otherwise hi-fi-ish ? Or just want to sound as good as you can ?
>>
>> It's just that my NT1-A's sit at my right side when I'm at the
>> computer already, so that's what I use when I'm on Windows.Â* They
>> are already working with the computer and already on mic stands.Â* Also, it's important
>> to use the same interface for mic and speaker when Zooming so that
>> it can do its echo cancellation thing properly.Â* The R0de's are
>> already plugged into my main output interface.Â* So Windows is set.
>>
>> So, when using Linux, (my job environment) I'd like to use the same mics, but the
>> interface that I have that works with Linux has no preamps.
>>
>> All that said, I love to imagine that my audio quality will somehow reach the
>> clients that I Zoom with.Â* A dream I suppose, given the barriers between us.
>> I at least want to keep the noise that *I* introduce to a minimum.
>>
>>
>> Tobiah
>
>
> Curious as to what situation with NT1As by your side sitting atÂ* a computer, apart from the Zoom calls !
>
> geoff


For recording whatever I need to get into the computer. The mics sit in front
of a music stand which is to my right as I sit in front of the computer monitor.