Skive31
Friday 02 December 2005 à 19:07
Hi guys my question its really stupid but i wanna ask you how do i connect a mic to my m-audio interface?
rickenbacker
Saturday 03 December 2005 à 21:18
Umm, looking at the rear panel diagram on the M-Audio website, I'd say that you can't. At least, not very easily. The only inputs are RCA line-ins, digital line-ins or MIDI. So you probably need to get some kind of phono-to-RCA adapter jack - which I'm sure exists - and then plug your mic in this way. There's no phantom power, though, so you can't use condenser mics, only dynamic (eg Shure SM57, SM58 etc).
Skive31
Sunday 04 December 2005 à 01:39
I found an xlr to rca cable which means it can works.I want to use a conseder mic what if i connected through a mixer ?
mortalengines
Sunday 04 December 2005 à 10:19
Soundcraft makes a little mixer (Compact 4) that would be right up your alley: Phono preamp & ground, & two mic preamps with phantom power & a monitor section that works like a professional console & it sounds just incredible to boot. I can't believe how cheap they are (under 100 bucks). You can go 1/4" or RCA out of it into your audiophile.
rickenbacker
Monday 05 December 2005 à 00:25
Yep, like mortalengines says, no problem at all if you connect via a mixer - that would have RCA line outs anyway. That XLR to RCA adapter is a kind of solution, but you need 48V phantom power for condenser mics (99% of the time, anyway), so you'd need either a standalone preamp or, indeed, a lil' mixer.
Skive31
Wednesday 07 December 2005 à 04:01
What do you think of behringer's ub802 ?It has 2 rca outputs which calls them "tape out"
Its really cheap and seems fantastic.
mortalengines
Wednesday 07 December 2005 à 04:41
I've used Behringer equipment & found it to be functional & not bad for the price but the output is noisy & not quite up to snuff (others may disagree & I am a little bit of a snob in regards to Behringer gear). A cheap Soundcraft or Mackie mixer will get you much further down the road & they aren't THAT much more expensive in regards to their lower line stuff (and both will sound quite good).
Skive31
Saturday 10 December 2005 à 02:01
mortalengines
I wanna be sure about the connectivity
What do i need to connect the mixer (this particular) with my audio interface?
Thanks for the help
mortalengines
Saturday 10 December 2005 à 22:11
The Soundcraft Compact 4 has both balanced (1/4" TRS) & unbalanced (RCA) outputs. Not real sure about the Mackie mixers but with just about any mixer you decide to get you can use 1/4" to RCA adapters which you can find just about anywhere (Radio Shack & Guitar Center, for example).
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