Jim,

You can probably do quite well by firing your mics into an Alesis 6FX ($99). It's an excellent mixer that has great effects and very crisp, clean sound quality. From my perspective, the emphasis should be placed on the mic, followed by the mixer, then followed by the recording system. Skimp on any of them and, obviously, the end product quality suffers.

Good luck,

Gary
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