static when recording mic??

ORIGINAL: flowmaster

I finally got everything to work! but now for some reason because this wasnt a problem when I re-installed my cakewalk

when I hit record- the mic or something picks up this horriblr static? whether I speak on the mic or not, there is a loud static in background, I tried all the knobs on my Interface but nothing seems to get rid of this? what is it picking up for noise?

the distance for my voice to mic is LOW as it can get so I doubt its exterior sound

Wild guess - might be the mic cable????

ORIGINAL: CJaysMusic

Describe your gain stage for the mic, from start to finnish. Include everything your mic travels through. when your sone, start checking each piece in your gain stage and start ruling them out one by one. We cant do that here because we cant touch your stuff. so, i would start checking your stuff, you already know ware to look
Cj

the mic itself + cable are BRAND NEW
it works 100% just 2-3 weeks ago, havent touched it since

all I did was delete and re install my Cakewalk, thats it!



Okay:

Mic, cable out into Interface, interface connected to laptop and Mixer, mixer connected to Receiver, grooveboxm synthesizer

its basic -

Im assuming the interface is his sound card Beagle

when I hit record- the mic or something picks up this horriblr static?

what kind of mic pre-amp do you have in your sound card(interface) I would check it with another mic. It could be bad inputs or it could be thousands of things??? start replacing everything in the chain, one by one. Thats how i resolve all my issues regarding these matters. Try a different outlet, try a ground lift in the same outlet.
Cj

Hey thanks for response!!

M-Audio Interface connected to laptop

the mic worked and recorded fine before - the reason I re installed the Cakewalk was because I had problems recording not realizing I had to switch over the audio driver to get it to work, but now it all works except for the mic - But also when i rip music to the cakewalk, it sounds ****ty quality too...I am thinking the internal sound card must be junk? Can I download ASIO to help this problem??

as for the mic - im not sure- its all brand new, the mic is MXL 990 recording mic and cables are brand new as well :) thanks!

FM,
Do you have the phantom power turned on? Or even available on the interface? That MXL 990 is a condenser mic. You'll get tons of static if the power is off.

the specs don't say anything about phantom power on the fasttrack pro.

but you've listed a Eurorack Mixer - 99% of those have phantom power - which model do you have? you'll need to run the mic thru some input somewhere that has phantom power.

yes - condensor microphones need phantom power. your fast track doesn't have phantom power, but your mixer does. it needs to go to the mixer first to get phantom power.

This was a NINE year old thread you just resurrected