Sound Design Asked on February 8, 2021
I recently bought a Behringer XM8500 dynamic microphone, plugged it into my audio interface (Focusrite Solo first generation) and noticed that no audio was coming from it (no signal was being produced enough to light the LED light that shows when it is receiving audio).
When I talk into the microphone and record, I can barely hear myself.
However, the interface must not be at fault, since I have a Sennheiser MK 4 condenser microphone, with no problems whatsoever.
Here’s a sample: https://voca.ro/1nRqGDepN6uy
Is it the cable? Even though it works with my condenser microphone, is there still a chance my XLR cable isn’t working properly with the Behringer? Or might it just be that the microphone is faulty?
It might be faulty. However I have the same microphone which I use with a Behringer UM2 interface. The mic is considerably less sensitive than an electret/condenser mic (which has a built-in pre-amp) so I need to turn the input sensitivity up to maximum on the UM2, after which the signal is fine. If you have the XLR version of your Sennheiser mic then the cable that works with that should be fine with your XM8500.
Answered by Graham Nye on February 8, 2021
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