Re: Connecting mic pre-amp to PC

[Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca>]

But what kind of ends are on your cardiod mics? If you have XLR then you
need a mixer with proper gain control. But if you get a good interface you
can use software on the input to increase the gain.

That said, I have a condenser mic that I used to use directly into my
interface (MOTU Traveler) and use the input controls in Cubase to control
the sound. Lately Iâve been playing with the live input sound and prefer to
use my Art Tube MP to provide phantom power to the mic, and run through an
RNC compressor before the MOTU input channel. That provides initial
compression to not overload the input in the recording.

-Tony

On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 12:01 Jack DeLand <
jackdeland -at- adamcharlesconsulting -dot- com> wrote:

> âI have cardioid mics only, and the boost is definitely not sufficient for
> my needs.  I do have XLR for an old Peavey mic, and I want to experiment
> with the mixer.â  I may go with a screen, or may build out an additional
> studio on my house.  Just looking at options here.
>
> On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 12:51 PM, Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca> wrote:
>
>> Second what Robert said. You shouldnât need to preamp your USB mic. You
>> can
>> adjust the input gain in the operating system setting and recording
>> software.
>>
>> If you had a standard studio microphone it would have an XLR output. Then
>> youâd need an interface with a preamp. In the same price range as
>> Behringer
>> are Roland and M-Audio units if you are looking at options.
>>
>> -Tony
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 08:56 Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > For a standard microphone, the cheap and easy solution is a USB
>> > computer audio interface. This one has both XLR and 1/4" TRS jacks, a
>> > preamp, and phantom power, so it can handle any standard mic:
>> >
>> > https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/UM2usb
>> >
>> > If your microphone has a USB jack, you just plug it into your PC.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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