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Sennheiser Microphone not working :(
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Hey guys,
I bought a Sennheiser e825S off ebay recently, it arrived but without a microphone lead, so I went to a Maplin store yesterday and bought a 3m microphone lead so I could connect the microphone to the mic in on the mixer..... so I test it out today but the microphone wont work, I press the talkover button and the volume on the music drops down, however when I try speaking, nothing happens, I try flicking the switch on and off but still nothing happens.
Im at loss on what to do, please can someone help?
Thanks :( |
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| Freak |
mic/line switch?
Correct channel?
Does the mic need a battery (a few do)? |
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| quote: | Originally posted by Freak
mic/line switch?
Correct channel?
Does the mic need a battery (a few do)? |
I've checked the mic/phono switch and have tried flicking it but to no avail.
Correct channel? not sure what you mean, I was connecting the microphone into the jack on the top of the mixer (which is a gemini ps626i)
The microphone doesnt need a battery, apparently its a "Phantom powered" one !? or something. |
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| I would be suprised if it requires phantom power, according to the Sennheiser website the E825S is a dynamic microphone. Try plugging the mic into some other bit of gear to see if its working. Also check the PHONO/LINE1 switch on the back of the mixer, although you've probably already done that. ;) You may have to set the channel gain up a bit when using the mic. Failing that, if you're REALLY sure that it needs phantom power, you'll need a phantom power supply, like the AKG-B18E or similar. |
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| jdat |
I looked everywhere online and I don't think it's a phantom powered one so that's out of the question but I could be wrong who knows ...
Otherwise I don't really have any other ideas myself |
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| Thanks for trying to help guys... |
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| Freak |
try plugging it into a line input (say for example the one your cd player is normally plugged into.) Just to see if it works.
If no joy- then its a duff mic, or a duff cable |
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| will give that a go although the cable I have at the mo is a XLR Female to 1/4 Jack? think thats what it is anyways......wil l confirm later |
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Hey guys,
I might have figured out the problem.
I bought a XLR Female to Stereo Jack Lead, could that be the issue? maybe I have to get XLR Male to Stereo Jack Lead instead?!?! can someone advise if that is correct? |
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| jdat |
lol I can't believe you're confused about that.
It can only be a female XLR cause a male xlr wouldn't plug into your microphone. The other end should be a single jack; a stereo TRS type of jack will be ok too even if usually TRS jacks are used for balanced applications. |
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| Well, never really bothered with microphones before so.... didnt really know about it :-) |
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