I bought 4 of these and an Akai EIE (with phantom power) for multitracking, but I'm getting no signal. How can I get juice to the mics?
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If you are dead set on using these microphones, you would need to acquire one or more microphone preamps to amplify the signal. Honestly I don't know even then if they'll work, these microphones are extremely passive.
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1) is your machine turned on?2) is the volume on the machine turned up?3) is your signal flow correct? (out of machine to in on amp)4) are you using a mono or stereo 1/4"? if so what output did you use?
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There is an input feature that should address your amp/mixer handily, although I can't saying how it well it will work. There are individuals who rely solely upon their Rolands for recordings and several I've heard use amp/mixer inputs.
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Just make sure your connections mate up. The Beta 58 needs a XLR connector . It is a standard in Vocal Mics my opinion . I have been working sound for over 37 years and the owner of Guardian-Productions. Hope this helps , Oh yea No phantom needed.
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find a mic with a better connection. i had to buy another adapter just to use it.
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Twisterjester has said it all. If you need more than one XLR (Std mic input) channel, you need to look at other mixers.
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I own the B-1 and a mixer and a M Audio Interface card so my mics hook into my mixer (phantom power there) if the DEQ doesnt have phantom power get a pre amp that does or a mixer
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You need a regular mic cable (xlr ends). It connects the output of one into the input of another.
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Hi Hannah, I have the "big brother" version of this interface, called the Onyx BlackBird and I can tell you with quite a bit of certainty that your problem is NOT with the actual interface, but rather with your use of it. The pre amps in your Onyx Blackjack are the same as the pre amps in the bigger version that I have and let me tell you, they are phenomenal! Pristine! You did a great job picking out a small USB interface for yourself! From the little bit of info that I have on your situation, which is really next to none.. I believe your problem is improper gain staging. Go google "gain staging for the home studio". You're most likely setting your mic pres too hot and recording into your DAW at a level that is too hot, as a result. It's called clipping, and in the digital world, it is a big NO NO. Hope this helps, happy recording, Hannah! Also, as a side note: try to record at the highest resolution that your interface/DAW/computer will let you! This will ensure that you are getting the most out of your set up that you can. If you don't know what that means, go do some more research. Jim G.
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I would say that if it does not work it could be a problem with the mic or the audio system tha is connected to. The mic has a some options or buttons that you might need to play with but those are just to choose what type of mic will be used. Sorry i DON'T have more, it should work just fine, the power is given by the audio system amp. Do you have an amp?
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The other solutions are perfect - you need to hit a 'mono' button in your DAW or use an external monitor controller with a 'mono' button. I have one cube as well and use one TS (i.e. mono guitar cable, not a TRS cable) from one of my headphone outs of my interface. My interface's monitor outs are already in use for my main monitors. I hit my DAW's 'mono' button, silence my mains and turn up my headphone out going to the cube and voila!
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I pull mine through a mixer, into my interface and into my DAW. The only thing is is that you need to do this with mono cables otherwise your output will be terrible. I love how the volcas sound, so any effort you put into this will be well worth it. PS; I had low output until I switched to mono cables.
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The unit is powered through usb. Depending on what software you're using, it may have presets built in already without needing software. I'm sure Akai has the drivers /software online for download also. Hope that helps! Oh, and you can program your DAW to have it do what ever you want.
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Well first check you input gain but on mine the meter suddenly maxed out then dropped to nothing and hasn't worked since. That was on the first day of use. However, everything else works as it should (if a little noisy, it's not the quietest pre-amp). Since my interface has either all phantom power on or off I use the preamp for using both condenser and dynamic mics together. I don't think pinned in the red is normal.
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I had no problem, you might want to check that the connector is set correct. You might want to play with the settings off your mic also. I will also do a couple of test settings and if I can duplicate the issue I will let you know.
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I have emailed with Roland on how to use the 2 channels that are digital only. They say people interface it with a digital recorder and or adigital based mixer. Roland should have just put in 4 analog input rather than this lesser strategy of only 2 audio ins/out.
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Hi, make sure you have good quality cables, & try separating your mixer & your speaker power sources....You may be inducing a ground loop... -MT