RE: Choosing a Mixer Microphone

2016-03-15 Thread Robert Nelson
Rich, The fact that you were using a 3.5 mm to XLR adapter suggests that there is some difference in the way that the tip, ring and sleeve on the 3.5 mm jack are wired up. With the one that you could hear, the white noise would indicate that the microphone is not producing sufficient gain

Re: Choosing a Mixer Microphone

2016-03-15 Thread Rich De Steno
Hi Robert, thanks for your thorough response. I have now tested several microphones that I have had for some time, just to see if any worked. I tested one computer headset, one computer microphone, and one older tape-recorder microphone. I connected all of them to the channel one XLR

RE: Choosing a Mixer Microphone

2016-03-15 Thread Robert Nelson
Rich, I also have a Behringer mixer so I am familiar with the mixer controls. I have Rode, MXL and $20 Dick Smith microphones with XLR connectors that work well with the Behringer. It is possible that the mixer has a faulty circuit. In that case, I hope you have the original packaging and

Re: Choosing a Mixer Microphone

2016-03-15 Thread Geoff Eden
Good morning Rich, I hope I don't get too technical. Low-cost computer microphones are an economical breed of condenser microphone. As opposed to the dynamic microphone, which works on moving a coil in a magnetic field, the condenser microphone requires some voltage between vibrating elements

Re: Choosing a Mixer Microphone

2016-03-15 Thread Peter Scanlon
I think the little dial at the top of the row of buttons and dials should be about 2 O’Clock in the clock face. Certainly not at 7 am on the clock. From: Rich De Steno Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 11:10 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Choosing a Mixer Microphone Yes, right.

Re: Choosing a Mixer Microphone

2016-03-15 Thread Rich De Steno
Yes, right. Rich De Steno On 3/15/2016 7:59 AM, Peter Scanlon wrote: An I suppose you’ve have tried all the buttons and dials for that channel fader and the others . From: Rich De Steno Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 10:40 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: SV: Choosing a Mixer

Re: Choosing a Mixer Microphone

2016-03-15 Thread Peter Scanlon
An I suppose you’ve have tried all the buttons and dials for that channel fader and the others . From: Rich De Steno Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 10:40 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: SV: Choosing a Mixer Microphone They are connected properly, because they snap in securely.

Re: SV: Choosing a Mixer Microphone

2016-03-15 Thread Rich De Steno
They are connected properly, because they snap in securely. Phantom power is not the issue, because they do not work even with phantom power on. Rich De Steno On 3/15/2016 7:26 AM, Brian Olesen wrote: Hi, They're probably not connected right in the xlr plug. There are microphones that needs

Re: SV: Choosing a Mixer Microphone

2016-03-15 Thread Rich De Steno
There is a phantom power button on the front right, but my microphones do not work either with or without the phantom power, so phantom power is not the issue. Rich De Steno On 3/15/2016 7:29 AM, Peter Scanlon wrote: I think there is a phantom power button in the back of the unit. From:

Re: SV: Choosing a Mixer Microphone

2016-03-15 Thread Peter Scanlon
I think there is a phantom power button in the back of the unit. From: Brian Olesen Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 10:26 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: SV: Choosing a Mixer Microphone Hi, They're probably not connected right in the xlr plug. There are microphones that needs

SV: Choosing a Mixer Microphone

2016-03-15 Thread Brian Olesen
Hi, They're probably not connected right in the xlr plug. There are microphones that needs phantom power wich probably can be turned on with a button on the mixer. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Rich De Steno Sendt: 15.

Choosing a Mixer Microphone

2016-03-15 Thread Rich De Steno
I recently purchased a Behringer 1202FX mixer. I plugged several different computer microphones into the XLR jack on channel one, but none of them work. I hear nothing, but I do hear the line-in inputs. What type of microphone do I need for a mixer like this. I am only interested in using