Saintlyboy
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Hi guys,
First-time post, hope someone can help.
Around 10 years ago I bought an XIX Pure 1 solid-state condenser mic. I think I paid £130 for it. I was just getting into home recording and didn't have a clue what I was doing.
It was well over a year before I even realised there was a problem with the mic - so the opportunity to get it fixed on warranty is long gone. It may have been there from the very start, I'm not sure.
The problem is that there is a constant loud buzz (I think it's around -20/-25db, I'll need to go home and check). I've found that if I put my finger on the metal of the xlr input, it supresses it quite a lot (though not completely). But this isn't a suitable fix. Enough is enough.
I'm no technical wizard - I know how to use a screwdriver and a soldering iron, but that's about as far as it goes. Can anyone talk me through a way of identifying the problem and fixing it? If so, that'd be fantastic.
Here's an SOS review of the mic.
Cheers,
Tom.
First-time post, hope someone can help.
Around 10 years ago I bought an XIX Pure 1 solid-state condenser mic. I think I paid £130 for it. I was just getting into home recording and didn't have a clue what I was doing.
It was well over a year before I even realised there was a problem with the mic - so the opportunity to get it fixed on warranty is long gone. It may have been there from the very start, I'm not sure.
The problem is that there is a constant loud buzz (I think it's around -20/-25db, I'll need to go home and check). I've found that if I put my finger on the metal of the xlr input, it supresses it quite a lot (though not completely). But this isn't a suitable fix. Enough is enough.
I'm no technical wizard - I know how to use a screwdriver and a soldering iron, but that's about as far as it goes. Can anyone talk me through a way of identifying the problem and fixing it? If so, that'd be fantastic.
Here's an SOS review of the mic.
Cheers,
Tom.