ARC 2 mic hum

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2017/05/11 15:08:08 (permalink)

ARC 2 mic hum

Good day, I just purchased the arc 2 room correction system to calibrate my studio. When I went to do the calibration the provided condenser microphone would hum as soon as I turned the phantom power on. I have other condenser mics that work fine with no hum but if I'm correct I need to use the provided one from the ARC 2 (ik multimedia). If I hold the mic near the top the hum gets really loud and if I hold it low it lessens but is still there. Would spending $70 on a 4pin xlr cable resolve this issue or could it be something else. I tested the electricity and everything passed. Im using a presonus 192 and as sated earlier my Shure ksm44 condenser Mic works fine with no hum. Thoughts? Thank you

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    BobF
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    Re: ARC 2 mic hum 2017/05/11 15:36:57 (permalink)
    I had never noticed this before - mine does the same hand held.  In a mic stand it's fine. 
     
    Does it hum when in a mic stand?

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    Re: ARC 2 mic hum 2017/05/11 16:50:19 (permalink)
    It does worse in a stand because at first I tried holding the mic to see how the system worked and was able to get 1 reading. When I put it in the stand is when i discovered the hum. wonder if there's ground issue with the mic itself.

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    Re: ARC 2 mic hum 2017/05/11 17:11:37 (permalink)
    my mic is absolutely quiet.
     
    either a bad mic,
    bad cable,
    or ground loop.

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    Re: ARC 2 mic hum 2017/05/11 19:28:27 (permalink)
    could be a bad mic.
     
    these  mics are really cheap mics. lookalikes from the B brand go for 40 - 55 € (new) but I don't know whether a non-IK mic would fit their calibration software (probably not as they are using such cheap mics that the may well use the software to compensate for some mic kinks) ...
     
    I had a bad IK ARC mic a few years ago, shortly after I bought it. IK replaced it but it took a long time as I had to send it to Italy (which is right next door from where I live, but still ...)
     
     

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    Re: ARC 2 mic hum 2017/05/11 23:30:51 (permalink)
    So based on my results of testing power, different cables and trying another condenser Mic they determined the Mic is bad. Moving on. Thanks for the feedback :)

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