rxkevco
New member
Hi all,
am new to recording and this is my first post on the forum. Have had an FD8 for about 3 wks now, and am starting to pick up the basics, and bouncing etc. managed to get some great (impressive ) results with my electric, acoustic and bass guitars and my keyboard. Have even started experimenting with a boss sx700 studio effects processor, with some ok results. problem is,,,,,,, i have just bought an MXL 990 condensor mic, as this seems to be the begginers choice of studio mic, but i cant get a sound out of it ?? Now i know that technically, the fd8 doesnt have phantom power, BUT , i have been told that the fd8 will take any type of mic, regardless of phantom power or not. Hence my choice of mic. Have been told ( on another fostex forum) that you just have to alter the gain, and something about increasing the db, and you effectivly, get phantom power ?????
i am using the mxl, with an XLR to XLR lead, and have tried it in both the rear xlr inputs ( track 7 & 8 ), but still no joy !!!
It could be that i cant se the wood, for the trees, but i really could do with some advice and guidance with this issue.
I have given up on the "offical " fostex forum, you put a post up, or start a new thread, and days, sometimes weeks later, there is still no reply and sometimes no veiws.
This forum definetly seems to have more members, and lotso recent activity, so i think i will make it my new home.
many , many, thanks. kev
am new to recording and this is my first post on the forum. Have had an FD8 for about 3 wks now, and am starting to pick up the basics, and bouncing etc. managed to get some great (impressive ) results with my electric, acoustic and bass guitars and my keyboard. Have even started experimenting with a boss sx700 studio effects processor, with some ok results. problem is,,,,,,, i have just bought an MXL 990 condensor mic, as this seems to be the begginers choice of studio mic, but i cant get a sound out of it ?? Now i know that technically, the fd8 doesnt have phantom power, BUT , i have been told that the fd8 will take any type of mic, regardless of phantom power or not. Hence my choice of mic. Have been told ( on another fostex forum) that you just have to alter the gain, and something about increasing the db, and you effectivly, get phantom power ?????
i am using the mxl, with an XLR to XLR lead, and have tried it in both the rear xlr inputs ( track 7 & 8 ), but still no joy !!!
It could be that i cant se the wood, for the trees, but i really could do with some advice and guidance with this issue.
I have given up on the "offical " fostex forum, you put a post up, or start a new thread, and days, sometimes weeks later, there is still no reply and sometimes no veiws.
This forum definetly seems to have more members, and lotso recent activity, so i think i will make it my new home.
many , many, thanks. kev
