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Quiet recording with my audio interface! :(
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| EgosXII |
apologies for very n00b question:
I just got a new echo audiofire 2 and a new sennheiser e835 mic: i'm using logic, and trying to record in mono with a plain audio channel... just plugging the mic straight into one of the echo's 'line inputs'
the signal, even when i yell into the mic is really low, with the signal only going bout 5-10% up the bar...
i tried chucking fx onto the channel and it boosts stuff ok, but a fair bit of static then overpowers what i'm recording...
the waves being recorded are non-existent too... you can see a tiny break in the straight line when there's noise, but no big blip like normal sound..
i know that mic preamps HELP with the signal, but are they NECESSARY for any kind of audible mic recordings!?
thanks, friends :toothless
(sorry if it's too long, thout i'd try and say all that i can so there's not too many clarification posts needed :) )
--sorry if it's been asked before too, i searched but couldn't find anything... |
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| cryophonik |
| Yes, a mic preamp is NECESSARY for any microphone. If your audio interface does not have built-in preamp (and it appears that the Echo Audiofire 2 does not), then you need to buy a separate preamp to boost the signal. Plug your mic into the preamp input and connect the preamp's output to the line input on your Audiofire 2. |
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| EgosXII |
| quote: | Originally posted by cryophonik
Yes, a mic preamp is NECESSARY for any microphone. If your audio interface does not have built-in preamp (and it appears that the Echo Audiofire 2 does not), then you need to buy a separate preamp to boost the signal. Plug your mic into the preamp input and connect the preamp's output to the line input on your Audiofire 2. |
ok cheers man, damn, i thout it had one, but your right, my bad. |
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