KVR Audio

AlanB · Post by **AlanB** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:57 pm

I've just bought a Tapco Mix50, so that I can record guitar and vocals at the same time. My soundcard is an Audiophile 24/96.

When I plugged my trusty Shure Unidyne III (PE54D) mic in, and monitor through my sequencer, I get a very low signal level on the mic. Electric guitar plugged into the mixer via VAMP2 is fine.

If I try to raise the level of the mic I get a significant amount of hiss, which turns into huge amounts of hiss if I use the Gain control on the mixer's mic channel.

I realise that this is a budget setup, but am surprised at how low the mic signal is, and the amount of hiss when I raise levels on the mixer.

Any thoughts/ideas?

Thanks!

Alanb

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:04 pm

Are you using the XLR input on the desk? If not, give it a try. Should be less noisy than a 1/4 inch jack input. Tapco mixers do have a reputation for being noisy ... a desk with better pre-amps will improve things.

AlanB · Post by **AlanB** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:09 pm

Yes...I've tried both mic inputs. The impression I'm getting is that the mics output is very low. Would that be the case with such an old mic?

Alanb

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:04 pm

Maybe it's wired wrong ... have a look here
http://www.angelfire.com/music/harmonic ... .html#545d

AlanB · Post by **AlanB** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:36 pm

Thanks! I'll give this a good read...

Mic/Mixer Problems