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Adapters = quality loss?
I'm looking to buy this mic:http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/SoundCheck.htmlAnd my goal is to hook it up to my PC, but to accomplish that I must buy one of these:http://cgi.ebay.com/XLR-FEMALE-TO-6.3MM-1%2f4%22-MONO-MALE-MICROPHONE-ADAPTER_W0QQitemZ110371104810QQcmdZViewItemAnd Female Xlr one of these:http://cgi.ebay.com/3-5-male-to-1-4-6-5-Audio-Earphone-Headphone-Adapter_W0QQitemZ250395497727QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item250395497727&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50Will I loose sound quality going though all of these converters?I record sound effects and need something with clarity, this mic seems to be perfect so please someone answer the question.
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yes you can. I have hooked up a sound system that way. personally I would go with this chain(((1/8 female to dual RCA female. then you can go Dual RCA male to dual XLR female(or male..whichever yu need))))) or if you are really keen, you will get a “direct box” this will go in the following chain(((1/8 inch male to dual 1/4 male into the direct box. then dual XLR males out of that Direct box into the speakers))))as far as sound quality and interference goes there is far to many variables to consider….but the setup is doable in a few ways..
Little Dog and Lare are of course both right — but allow me to (humbly) put it all together into one answer…1. The XLR female end from a CABLE will plug into this mic.2. But you can’t use an ADAPTER (a word used later in your question) on this mic to (assuming) a 1/4″ plug because this particular mic requires phantom power (which 1/4″ jacks don’t provide).——–(added later)I just saw your other question about using this mic through a 3-conductor mini plug adapter into a camcorder (I assumed wrong on what kind of adapter!). In that case, you might get phantom power from the camcorder, and it might even be passed to the right pins on the XLR — but — it will only be 5v, not the 48v this mic needs, so it’s unlikely to work.
well the more separation you can get in a track the better so yes you will get a better mix. Man get yourself a better DAW.
That will basically work…I would just use a guitar cable and a mono 1/4″ jack to 1/8″ plug adapter between the headphone jack on your amp and the mono mic input on your computer. The headphone jack on your amp is made to accept a stereo headphone plug, but the output is mono anyway. A mono guitar cord plug will make contact with one of the outputs and will work just fine.http://cgi.ebay.com/Radio-Shack-274-047-1-4-Mono-to-1-8-Mono_W0QQitemZ200203741452QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0The above setup will work fine for recording single tracks. Multi-track recording would generally require a pro style sound card or interface that uses ASIO drivers. Otherwise, you’ll have problems with latency (time delay). For around $70.00 you could get the guitar recording interface from Line 6 that comes with a pro mic input, software amp models, effects, etc… and uses ASIO drivers for multi-tracking.http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product?sku=249700XAudacity is good freeware for recording, editing and adding effects.http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
The NT1A is a condenser mic, so it needs phantom power to run. The USB-XLR you showed says “Power supply via USB interface,” but I’d want to make sure it really MEANS 48v Phantom Power, or you’ll get nothing. Other than that, you need some software (Audacity is free and very good) and you’re good to go!
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It won’t be very loud those speakers are only 5 watts that is not very much, even the cheapest PA amps have about 35 Watts Per channel some have like 250 watts…per channel and more…
We don’t know what they are sending to you so we don’t know if you will have a Mic or Line feed.We also don’t know what event you will be recording… I try to NEVER do a board mix. Of all the audio folks I know, only one can send a properly mixed discrete AUX send that sounds acceptable (for live music).
yep. turn the volume to lowest though first before u blow ur ears out
The best way is to get some belden mic cable at Radio shack and pick up one female and two male XLR connectors there.Look at an existing cable to see what the leads use. Then cut the wire into two piece, strip all the ends, twist the same leads on the two wires together. Put some solder on the connceting leads of all the XLR connectors, tin all the cable wire, then reheat each of the connectors and put the wires into the connectors.You can probably buy this unit at Radio shack, however.
Wayne there is more than one way to do this, but I will give you one way.Keep your system as-is except connect the red/white RCA tape outputs of the xr600f to a spare input on the Yamaha preamp. This will work and you will not have to mess with your system wiring. All you will need is on red/white rca cable.
The benefit of getting the interface is that you’ll be able to go straight into your computer with usually far less noise than if you went in through your sound card or stock computer mic in and line in jacks.Unless you’ve got a *really* good sound card, the line in and mic in jacks on your computer aren’t made very well. They’re noisy, and will limit the usable quality you’ll get from your setup. Honestly, it might not be that important in the short run, but over time you’ll realize how much noise is there (especially if you mix at all) and you’ll wonder how to fix it.Interfaces, by and large, have better signal-to-noise rations than sound cards, mostly because that’s what they’re made for, that and only that.With an interface, unfortunately, you don’t get a lot of the functionality of the mixer…. no routing or EQ or other such controls that you get real used to messing with. Interfaces are also a heck of a lot simpler – it’s plug and go. The key with interfaces is getting to know your host application, ie, your software, and how to use it to do what you want digitally, and knowing how loud you can push your mic before it starts clipping. You don’t want clipping.You’ll also need some headphones… you don’t want to monitor yourself with computer speakers, you risk feeding back. Get some studio quality headphones if you can – that’s the best for this kind’ve thing, you hear a flat response. You can monitor with normal headphones, but what you hear won’t be what’s actually recorded – normal headphones are EQ’d to make them sound louder, bassier, etc. That messed with the frequency curve and when you play your music back on another device, like a CD player, you’ll end up very surprised…. I mean, a normal headphone is okay for now, if you’re strapped for cash, but understand what I mean for when you do have the money, okay?Oh yeah… are you sure you need 15′? If you’re in a small room it could be too much. I’ve been there, that’s all.Good luck!EDIT: Yeah, I agree that the Art stuff isn’t very good as far as preamps, but see if you can find reviews first. I’m using a Lexington Alpha, recording with Reaper, and I’m incredibly happy with the results. Previous experience recording with M-Audio 2496, and the Lex has better noise figures than it did.Saul
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The easy way out is to get a 1/4″ to 1/8″ adapter. I suggest using a right-angle adapter – I use one to plug my heaphone 1/4″ plug into my camcorder.Correctly made XLR cables and plugs are always balanced.Beware: This is a lot of weight on the 1/8″ plug going into the camcorder. You do not want to break the 1/8″ plug in the camcorder’s audio-in. Make sure you have a short “tension loop” on the part of the cable going into the camcorder.If you are THAT concerned about not having a “weak link”, then you should consider using an XLR adapter like those from BeachTek or juicedLink. They are expensive, but they also provide additional manual audio control. If you get the ones with an active pre-amp, that sounds WAY better than the camcorder’s pre-amp…
Many times you don’t need a transformer. The xlr connecter is usually used for a balanced circuit. You can use one for an unbalanced circuit with no problem. You can also adapt a balanced circuit to an unbalance circuit simply by grounding one of the wires in the balanced circuit. This is probably what your adaptor is doing. In the large majority of cases this works just fine. The only time you need a transformer is if you are changing impedances.
Try it and find out. You won’t hurt anything. Most computers will work fine with that mike. A few, like Macbooks only have line in connectors, and you’d need a pre-amp.
there is more involved than wires and jacks. The xlr source is balance audio. if your mixer board uses TS 1/4 inch phone plugs then it is unbalanced. If you get an xlr adaptor that has a transformer built in, then it can adapt to the TS unbalanced jack with no problem. If you get an xlr adaptor that goes to a TRS plug with just wires, then that needs to go to a board that has balanced inputs and TRS jacks.