Hey Everyone. Just thought i'd see if anyone here could help me out with this problem i've come to.
I picked up a cheap vintage XLR sony cardio ecm-21n electeret condenser, and found it is powered by 1 AA battery, so i pulled it apart, cleaned it all up, sanded the battery contacts, and then bought a XLR to 3.5 mm jack adapter off ebay.
I figured even though it's XLR, it is battery powered, so i wont need a preamp/DAC.
When i connected it up and recorded in audition, the recording levels are stupidly low, hitting the front of the mic only raises the meter a few DB from background noise.
I foresee some questions, here, i'll answer a few before they are asked:
Yes, the battery is brand new and installed in the correct direction.
The mic was plugged into the Mic port on my desktop, not the line-in.
I configured the levels so it's 100% volume in settings.
And i tested it on another computer and it is the same.
I even tested it on a external sound blaster, it didn't help.
So i would really appreciate if anyone can shed some light on this situation.
Any help much appreciated!
Thanks.
- Thomas.
I picked up a cheap vintage XLR sony cardio ecm-21n electeret condenser, and found it is powered by 1 AA battery, so i pulled it apart, cleaned it all up, sanded the battery contacts, and then bought a XLR to 3.5 mm jack adapter off ebay.
I figured even though it's XLR, it is battery powered, so i wont need a preamp/DAC.
When i connected it up and recorded in audition, the recording levels are stupidly low, hitting the front of the mic only raises the meter a few DB from background noise.
I foresee some questions, here, i'll answer a few before they are asked:
Yes, the battery is brand new and installed in the correct direction.
The mic was plugged into the Mic port on my desktop, not the line-in.
I configured the levels so it's 100% volume in settings.
And i tested it on another computer and it is the same.
I even tested it on a external sound blaster, it didn't help.
So i would really appreciate if anyone can shed some light on this situation.
Any help much appreciated!
Thanks.
- Thomas.