No sound coming from mic?

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Ok, I bought a AKG Perception 120 mic with a XLR cable and a stand. I also bought a Behringer XENXY-502 mixer, it has a phantom power 48+. I also bought UCA222 and in/out cables.
I connected the XLR cable to the mic and the mixer, the phantom power is on...i think...(it has no switch) and I connected the cables to the input and output and to my UCA222 which has a USB so I connected that to my computer. I installed all the drivers and everything. I've tried 3 different softwares (Audacity, Acid Pro 7, Cubase) and there's no sound whenever I record. Nothing. I'm very frustrated and I'm such a noobie and I really hope someone will help..
 
Are you sure that the 502 has phantom? I've done a quick google on it, and I have to say that the information is ambiguous.

What you should try is a source that doesn't require phantom and see if you have any more success. For example, try it with a dybanic mike, or by playing an ipod or similar through the line in and see what happens.
 
Is your mixer new? There seems to be some conflicting info about whether or not the 502 does in fact provide phantom. If you don't have a switch, I think it likely that your unit does not provide phantom. I can't imagine that phantom would just be active all the time.

A google search suggests that the most recent 502s have phantom.

If you just recently bought the 502, you may be able to exchange it for one with phantom.

Paul
 
Have you specified in your software/s that your input source is your mixer...?
 
Advice - don't post the same question in multiple places in these forums!
 
If you want check that phantom power really IS applied, you can use a voltmeter to check it. If you measure between pins 1 and 2, or pins 1 and 3, you should get 48v. This voltage is applied to both pins 2 and 3 so you will get zero voltage reading between them. This check is just to eliminate the phantom power supply as a problem
 
I have bought the mixer and the mic about two weeks ago, brand new.
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You really need to check whether that mixer provides phantom power--the present specs on the Behringer site have the words "Now with Phantom power" included. However, there are all sorts of warnings on the web about the original 502 not providing phantom--and I don't know how you can tell what version you have.

Between the mixer and the interface, you've really gone a long way around when a basic interface (with phantom) would likely cost more or less the same as the two units you have. They'd probably sound rather better too. If the salesman sold you the above as a working system two weeks ago, you may have wiggle room to return the lot due to misrepresentation and start again.
 
If I get a interface with phantom power, would I still need a mixer?
 
An interface converts audio signals into digital signals that the computer can use and converts the digital signals from the computer back into audio that you hear from your speakers/headphones.

A mixer takes several audio sources (microphones/instruments) and MIXES them into one or more audio channels.

A mixer MAY also be an interface if it has a method of communicating with the computer but they are not interchangeable in general. A mixer mixes audio signals, an interface converts them into digital information

Whether or not you use a mixer depends on your requirements. But if you want to get the audio into the computer, you need an interface between the computer and the audio equipment

Having said that, an interface MAY have a mixer built in, and a mixer MAY have an interface built in. If you are taking audio signals from your mixer to your soundcard then the soundcard is the interface.
 
Samthesinger said:
I have an interface, uca222
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That connects to your computer via USB cable. It is purely an interface. You have to connect the audio from your audio equipent into that to get the audio into the computer

You have a mixer that provides that audio from whatever microphone/instrument that you plug into it.

Have you tried using a dynamic microphone (which doesnt require phantom power) just to see if your setup works?
 
I think I see the problem.... you have the input/ouput cables crossed over. The input on the mixer is connected to the input of the interface

Connect input to output, output to input... should work fine
 
Thank you, i'm sorry if I'm sounding rude or ungrateful but it's just so frustrating paying money for things that aren't working :(
 
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