Hey!
I am a total beginner of recording music trying to figure out how to record in Ableton Lite. I will describe an event that just happened, with some questions in the end.
I just got a NT2-A microphone (second hand, un-used, 3 years sine purchase).
and a Focusrite 2i4 2nd gen.
It seemed like the DAW was picking up audio from the mic while I was talking, but I couldn't hear anything in my headphone. Fair enough, keep on trying.
Dramatic Event:
In the Audio track on the DAW, I switched "Monitor" from Off to Auto. Then my computer started making a hella noise, which made me panic and disconnected both the USB from the computer and the microphone from the 2i4.
The noise kept going, so I went to figure that out and got it stopped (not exactly sure how).
Going back to trying to hear me from the microphone, I now could only see it pick up audio slightly when whistling. Only when maxing the gain I finally could hear myself.
I searched on internet and found out that it might be caused by disconnecting the mic before turning off phantom power, which I did when panicked (I did understand the meaning of phantom power or what the 48V button was used for).
So, here I am sitting, worried my mic just got broken.
My questions are:
Why can I only hear myself when talking when the Gain is maxed?
Could it be because I pulled the plug when phantom power was on?
Are there any negative consequences?
Is the microphone broken?
What is a solution?
Mucho gracias
I am a total beginner of recording music trying to figure out how to record in Ableton Lite. I will describe an event that just happened, with some questions in the end.
I just got a NT2-A microphone (second hand, un-used, 3 years sine purchase).
and a Focusrite 2i4 2nd gen.
It seemed like the DAW was picking up audio from the mic while I was talking, but I couldn't hear anything in my headphone. Fair enough, keep on trying.
Dramatic Event:
In the Audio track on the DAW, I switched "Monitor" from Off to Auto. Then my computer started making a hella noise, which made me panic and disconnected both the USB from the computer and the microphone from the 2i4.
The noise kept going, so I went to figure that out and got it stopped (not exactly sure how).
Going back to trying to hear me from the microphone, I now could only see it pick up audio slightly when whistling. Only when maxing the gain I finally could hear myself.
I searched on internet and found out that it might be caused by disconnecting the mic before turning off phantom power, which I did when panicked (I did understand the meaning of phantom power or what the 48V button was used for).
So, here I am sitting, worried my mic just got broken.
My questions are:
Why can I only hear myself when talking when the Gain is maxed?
Could it be because I pulled the plug when phantom power was on?
Are there any negative consequences?
Is the microphone broken?
What is a solution?
Mucho gracias