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S1000 and condenser mics

S1000 and condenser mics

2008-08-13 by Josh

Hi all,

I just bought a condenser mic (CAD GXL2200), for that little boost in
quality over the cheap dynamics I've been using up until now. It works
fine with my mixer + phantom power, but the signal is far too weak if
I plug it directly into the S1000's (left) XLR jack. The manual is
very vague in regard to these mic jacks. Are they strictly for dynamic
XLR mics that don't require phantom power? I'm guessing I'll need to
run the mic through my mixer's pre-amp first and into the line-in on
the Akai, correct?

Cheers,
-Josh

Re: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] S1000 and condenser mics

2008-08-13 by Mike Wolak

You're correct, there is no phantom power on the Mic premamps in the S1000 so you'll need to use your mixer. Chances are you mixer's preamps are better than the mic pre's on the S1000 so you might as well use it for your dynamic mics too. 





--- On Wed, 8/13/08, Josh <basicj@...> wrote:
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> From: Josh <basicj@...>
> Subject: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] S1000 and condenser mics
> To: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 2:50 PM
> Hi all,
> 
> I just bought a condenser mic (CAD GXL2200), for that
> little boost in
> quality over the cheap dynamics I've been using up
> until now. It works
> fine with my mixer + phantom power, but the signal is far
> too weak if
> I plug it directly into the S1000's (left) XLR jack.
> The manual is
> very vague in regard to these mic jacks. Are they strictly
> for dynamic
> XLR mics that don't require phantom power? I'm
> guessing I'll need to
> run the mic through my mixer's pre-amp first and into
> the line-in on
> the Akai, correct?
> 
> Cheers,
> -Josh

Re: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] S1000 and condenser mics

2008-08-13 by Ben Clark Jr

Hi Josh

Correct. All condenser mics have to have phantom power. So going through the 
mixer should solve your problem.
 
--- On Wed, 8/13/08, Josh <basicj@...> wrote:
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From: Josh <basicj@...>
Subject: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] S1000 and condenser mics
To: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 2:50 PM










    
            Hi all,



I just bought a condenser mic (CAD GXL2200), for that little boost in

quality over the cheap dynamics I've been using up until now. It works

fine with my mixer + phantom power, but the signal is far too weak if

I plug it directly into the S1000's (left) XLR jack. The manual is

very vague in regard to these mic jacks. Are they strictly for dynamic

XLR mics that don't require phantom power? I'm guessing I'll need to

run the mic through my mixer's pre-amp first and into the line-in on

the Akai, correct?



Cheers,

-Josh

Re: S1000 and condenser mics

2008-08-13 by Josh

Hi,

Thanks for the info, guys. Much appreciated!

Cheers,
-Josh

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, Ben Clark Jr
<benfclark@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Josh
> 
> Correct. All condenser mics have to have phantom power. So going
through the
Show quoted textHide quoted text
> mixer should solve your problem.
>  
> --- On Wed, 8/13/08, Josh <basicj@...> wrote:
> From: Josh <basicj@...>
> Subject: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] S1000 and condenser mics
> To: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 2:50 PM

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