Guest Xcen Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 Hi!I can't make my damn mic work with the thing...The mic I am using (temporarly until I buy a real one) is the silly mic that comes with microsoft's sidewinder headset... it's got what looks like a 1/8 "stereo" (or balanced?) plug that I fit in a 1/8 to 1/4 adaptor... the mic won't work at all although if I plug old crappy headphones in the mic plug they do pick up signal...any idea on what's going on?TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMusicman Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 Hey XcenThe mic. your are trying to use need some power to work.I think its about 3V, so you can't use the phantom powerfrom the mixer (its 48V).Kent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xcen Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 yeah thats what I thought as the mic wouldnt work if not powered by the usb pod that comes with the headset... however either my phantom power isnt working or the problem lies somewhere else...besides, is it normal that when I depress the PP48v button, there is no way for me to turn it off unless I shut down the mixer?... the led won't come off edit: woops just read "can'T use" hehehe that must be it then :) I'll try to line the wires from the usb pod instead and see what that gives :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nat Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 It is normal the fanthom power led remains lit after the button has been depressed, all the behringer mixers do that. Your phantom power is probably working, but that kind of power isn't adequate to power this type of mic which requires much less power, where do you connect the mic ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xcen Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 Hehehe tu me l'avais dit en plus mais je voulais etre sur ;) dsl Nah that has got to be it because I remember the mic not working if th usb cable wasnt plug so there you have it... I plugged the mic directly in the mixer so I guess what I should do is plug the wires from the pod in the mixer, that should do it as the pod has the correct PP applied from the usb connexion :)I'm gonna try it out tonite... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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