To bring this thread back to the OP and try and move things forward...
Guitardude, the ST55 mic has a switchable -10dB pad on it. Make sure that is switched off. Having it accidentally switched on could be causing you to have to crank your pre too high, introducing extra unwanted noise.
To bring this thread back to the OP and try and move things forward...
Guitardude, the ST55 mic has a switchable -10dB pad on it. Make sure that is switched off. Having it accidentally switched on could be causing you to have to crank your pre too high, introducing extra unwanted noise.