RME Babyface + Triton FetHead = no signal

[lukasz.k]

Hello, everyone.

I just bought Babyface Silver.

Here's my problem: when I connect my mic (Rode Procaster) straight to the Babyface, all is good. But when I put Triton FetHead between Procaster and Babyface, there's no signal at all.

Short info about FetHead:
FetHead - tritonaudio

The purpose of FetHead is to boost the mic signal (+20db amplification), so I can set lower gain on the Babyface and thus get lower noise overall.

But when I connect Procaster to Babyface through FetHead, the signal disappear. With my previous audio interface (Presonus Audiobox) I didn't have that problem.

Do you know how to fix it? Thank you.

(I work on Windows 8.1).

 

[Tadpui]

Did you turn on the phantom power for that input on your BabyFace? The FetHead/Cloudlifter amplify by using phantom power.

 

[lukasz.k]

Did you turn on the phantom power for that input on your BabyFace? The FetHead/Cloudlifter amplify by using phantom power.

No, for phantom power there's "FetHead Phantom" - for dynamic mics, I use "FetHead". On PreSonus Audiobox I was using FetHead with no phantom power and it worked very well. On Babyface - signal is lost the moment I put FetHeat between it and Procaster.

 

[Tadpui]

The FetHead Phantom passes phantom power along to a condenser mic, the regular FetHead doesn't. Both of these FetHead models require phantom power to be supplied to them from the mic input of your interface.