Hi, I'm new to the condenser microphone scene and decided to delve into the dungeon that is a complex microphone setup in return for (hopefully) decent voice quality on my computer.
I decided to buy a Behringer PS400 phantom PSU alongside an AT2020 condenser microphone. Alongside this i bought an XLR M/F to connect the mic to the PSU, and an XLR M/3.5 to plug it into my PC. I got the setup together, pluged everything in and BOOM... nothing. I'm quite angry atm considering I had just spent 300 odd dollars (aus) to organise a microphone setup that simply does not work.
After some research, it seems that EVERYONE uses an audio interface for their microphones, and I couldn't find an example of an individual using a sole phantom PSU to connect their mic to their pc.
Is there some way, without having to buy an audio interface, that I can use my current setup to get my microphone to work on my pc? I've heard that a USB sound card such as the Sabrent USB card could work? I don't want to make another impulsive buy though, so I thought I'd see if someone can confirm that it COULD work.
Cheers for the help, if you can.
I decided to buy a Behringer PS400 phantom PSU alongside an AT2020 condenser microphone. Alongside this i bought an XLR M/F to connect the mic to the PSU, and an XLR M/3.5 to plug it into my PC. I got the setup together, pluged everything in and BOOM... nothing. I'm quite angry atm considering I had just spent 300 odd dollars (aus) to organise a microphone setup that simply does not work.
After some research, it seems that EVERYONE uses an audio interface for their microphones, and I couldn't find an example of an individual using a sole phantom PSU to connect their mic to their pc.
Is there some way, without having to buy an audio interface, that I can use my current setup to get my microphone to work on my pc? I've heard that a USB sound card such as the Sabrent USB card could work? I don't want to make another impulsive buy though, so I thought I'd see if someone can confirm that it COULD work.
Cheers for the help, if you can.