what is the best mic?

Hello

I am trying to use garage band to do some basic acoustic guitar and vocal recordings. I would like to plug a mic into the audio in port on the back of my imac. What is the best mic to use and best way to go about this without getting to expensive?? From everything im reading they say i need a condenser mic?

any suggestions would be great!

Thanks

J

get the BlueSnowball http://www.amazon.com/Blue-SNOWBALL-Snowball-USB-Microphone/dp/B000BLRVOQ

Industry standard is the SM58, its a good tough dynamic microphone.

this is a very popular choice and requires no amps or anything - http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1810&brandID=2

a lot of musicians and podcasters seem to use it.

Most good condesors require phantom power. The Audio Technica AT2020 is a great mic for $100 and does some great recording with acoustics. But, it requires a pre amp.

there are a few phantom power mics out there that have the ability to stick a battery or two in them, giving them a phantom power effect without utilizing phantom power from a mixer or preamp. i would recommend at least getting some sort of interface, as it will offer wayyyy more control of your input signal.

For vocals & acoustic you should use a dynamic,