Toneport UX1 and Shure SM58

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Hey guys, I have this cable where I plug the Shure SM58 into the "Instrument" plug. May I know if I MUST get an XLR cable and hook it up the "Microphone" plug instead? Also, I had to use 100% Mic Gain and 100% Threshold ( Compressor ) in GearBox to get a decently loud sound.
 
Is the microphone an instrument? No, it's a microphone... different signals, different levels... so yes, get an XLR to XLR mic cable and plug it into the Mic input and that should solve your problem re. gain.

The instrument plug would be "line" level which you'd use for things which operate at line level - say a keyboard, for instance, and various other uses...
 
Thank you Armistice, I greatly appreciate your help. I am going to get one XLR cable soon ( Hopefully ) and I expect to get a whole lot of difference! :)
 
Actually, on the UX1, the 'instrument' input is not for line level, it is for a guitar (there's even a picture of a guitar next to it). IF you plug a line level instrument output into it, make sure you have the instrument's volume down real low to start.
 
Update: Hey guys, I've just got the XLR cable, and I've hooked my microphone into the audio interface, and I'm using a USB to connect to the PC, it seems that it picks up more noise than the Guitar jack ( when volume is turned up ) and the whole thing is still pretty soft, help?

Another update:
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Am I doing it right?
 
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Bump, someone please help me? I would really appreciate it if someone came and helped me..
 
Pretty much any budget interface will be noisy at full gain or close to it.

What's that you have plugged into the instrument port?
Are the mic input and instrument input for separate channels?

If not, unplug the jack.
 
Steenamaroo said:
Pretty much any budget interface will be noisy at full gain or close to it.

What's that you have plugged into the instrument port?
Are the mic input and instrument input for separate channels?

If not, unplug the jack.
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I have nothing plugged into the instrument port, it was just laying there doing nothing. Yes, the mic input and instrument input are for seperate channels, I can choose to combine it if I want anyways. I don't see a reason why there should be so much static noise and why it should be so SOFT without compressor!~
 
Well, it's all relative. I don't know if it's normal or if there's a problem because there's no point of reference,
but I'd expect a low end interface and a dynamic mic to produce some hiss at higher gains.

It's also normal for a dynamic mic signal to be fairly low.
You just need to get the best capture you can with as little noise as possible, then worry about the volume during processing.
 
Well, that's a big disappointment, then. Thanks alot for you help, anyways, appreciated it.
 
What software are you using?
If you record speech with a good 'middle ground' gain and stay close up to the mic, what would you say the meters are averaging?

People are often disappointed that recordings aren't loud from the get go, but that's pretty much how it is.
That doesn't mean there isn't something wrong in this instance, though.
 
Steenamaroo said:
What software are you using?
If you record speech with a good 'middle ground' gain and stay close up to the mic, what would you say the meters are averaging?

People are often disappointed that recordings aren't loud from the get go, but that's pretty much how it is.
That doesn't mean there isn't something wrong in this instance, though.
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I am using GearBox and Reaper / Audacity . I tried recording the "Microphone" without actually plugging in the microphone. And the static noise remains dominant, so I believe there is something wrong with the toneport :(
 
Good thinking, but unfortunately that's not a good test.

Any preamps will be very noisy without a load on it.
 
Hmm. That kinda strange.
The hiss isn't consistent like normal preamp hiss would be.

I'm not sure what to make of it to be honest.
 
I would very much doubt it but if you have another one handy it certainly does no harm to try it.
 
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