question about 3-pin XLR

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hey guys, i've seen mics advertised that don't mention a 3-pin XLR output.. i'm gettin an mbox 2 which takes 3-pin XLR.. should i worry about this? or do most mics come that way?

the mic is ksm32 btw.. that's the one i've decided on

any help would be appreciated
 
Most mics come with the XLR connector. I guess the big question is, what are you going to plug the mic into? Presumably into a mic preamp or mixing board which will supply 48VDC?
 
Oops....my bad...just noticed the MBox 2 reference. I had a quick look...looks like it also accepts 1/4" and/or XLR connectors. It also supplies 48VDC. Looks like you should be good to go. You might want to pick up a mic cable while you're shopping though.
 
yeah after i posted this i had my engineer buddy tell me that if i get a condenser mic, it's gonna have XLR.. sorry i'm a n00b still learning lol

thanks for taking the time to answer ;)
 
It's cool...EE's are a dime a dozen...just look around here ;)
 
Ditto on picking up the mic cable while you are at it, and don't buy the cheapest cable if you can help it. That KSM32 is a great mic, but it won't sound any better than the weakest link in the signal chain. A decent cable will save you a lot of heartache in the long run.
 
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hey does xlr only record mono...or am i wrong. im recording in adobe and my pc mic i used to do was fine..now i have condenser mic marshal 990 but when i record going thru m audio mobile pre the signal comes thru mono..is there a setting im missing or xlr or mic cable need to be diff...let me know
 
jINXBEATZ said:
hey does xlr only record mono...or am i wrong. im recording in adobe and my pc mic i used to do was fine..now i have condenser mic marshal 990 but when i record going thru m audio mobile pre the signal comes thru mono..is there a setting im missing or xlr or mic cable need to be diff...let me know
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if you only have one mic, it is going to be mono.
 
ok

now what do i do...i have a mic with female to male xlr conectors..going thru behringer mixer to sound card...so do i have to get a xlr adapter to stereo plug??
 
jINXBEATZ said:
now what do i do...i have a mic with female to male xlr conectors..going thru behringer mixer to sound card...so do i have to get a xlr adapter to stereo plug??
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I don't quite understand. Just run one line from one output channel from the mixer. You can just get a 1/4 to 1/8 cable and plug it into the line in on the computer.
 
jINXBEATZ said:
now what do i do...i have a mic with female to male xlr conectors..going thru behringer mixer to sound card...so do i have to get a xlr adapter to stereo plug??
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I dont understand why you are thinking you can get a stereo signal from your mic? Is it supposed to be a stereo mic? Or are you wanting to split the signal into two?

The physics of the matter is: 1 mic + 1 cable = 1 (mono) signal. Are we missing something??
 
Easy on the noob ;)

They're right...you might be confused with panning vs. true stereo. To get a true stereo image, you'll need to mics, two cables and two recording channels. For it to be stereo, it has to be recorded the way the human head works...sound coming from two different sides to give you the effect of space and depth.

With the single mic, if you pan the track center, it won't sound weird or anything it just won't have that feeling like the sound is coming from both sides. There are ways to get something that approaches that effect buy doubling the tracks and panning one left and one right or by using stereo imaging software plug-in's.

You're still off to a good start...work with what you've got and see where it takes you. Nothing has gone to waste yet.
 
i dont understand....i can record with my pc mic and it would record on both channels...(left & right speaker) fine. i was thinking because it has a stereo input plug 1/4 on mic. but now i have condenser mic with the plug being XLR into mixer the cord might not be a stereo plug or somthing. but it is only recording on one side.(just the left speaker). so i dont thing two mics is the answer. or is it...
 
Oh boy...lets see...give us a complete breakdown of your gear...I mean complete and, how are you using it.

Sounds like what happened before, was your signal was being split between the left and right channels on your recording interface due to the stereo connector but, THIS IS NOT STEREO. It can't be. 1 mic=mono.

You're right about one thing...not having two mics isn't the problem. There's something else here we simply haven't uncovered yet. With a single mic and with everything set up properly, you should be able to pan a mono recorded signal hard left, hard right or anywhere in between.
 
thanks again for the advice guys, i will find a quality mic cable. right now i'm including all these costs, soundproof foam for the booth, adhesive for the foam, etc lol.. down to every last detail. i have locals who are seasoned engineers who are helping me through the process

as far the question about the mono recording, all i know is [A] even with a simple program like Adobe Audition you can convert your audio to stereo or to mono however you see fit and in my experience, when mixing down a track you want the vocals to be in mono.. with instruments panned slightly to each side. i work in hip-hop though, so who knows
 
i went to guitar center and they fixed the problem...condenser mics is mono..but i was using pc mic wich is stereo. so i was still recording my vocals in stereo!! so i had to change recording mono!!! an there you have it..thanks again guys
 
I'm pretty sure the PC mic was still mono. You were probably just recording the mono mic signal into a stereo track, which put the same thing on both the L and R channels.
 
yea but i never changed the setting when i put condenser mic in...and it recorded on side of track so i went in an activated record mono....put pc mic in and it recorded both sides before i changed setting...
 
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