Question 1: I would like to buy a studio condenser microphone. What do I need additionally?
Question 2: I would like to connect my microphone without a mixer to my computer. What do I need additionally?
Question 3: I have connected a studio microphone to my computer but I don´t get a signal. What goes wrong?
Question 4: Can I connect my dynamic microphones to a phantompower?
Question 5: The recording level is too low. What goes wrong?
Question 6: The microphone signal is only on one side (left or right loudspeaker). What goes wrong?
Question 7: When will I receive my order?

 

Question 1: I would like to buy a studio condenser microphone. What do I need additionally?

Phantompower: In contrast to dynamic microphones, studio condenser microphones need a power supply for operation. This power supply is called phantompower and is usually delivered by a mixer in sound studios. "True" condenser microphones need a phantompower of usually +48V for best performance.
If you have a mixer, please check if this mixer provides a phantompower. DJ-mixer usually don´t support phantompower! Please note that the microphone has to be conntected by a balanced microphone cable (MOD-cable in our shop) to the mixer.
If you have no mixer or you mixer doesn´t support phantompower, you can purchase an external phantompower box. You can connect this phantompower box to any recording device by a proper cable. Please notice our special recording kit Waveelite ACC-1 for computer systems. The phantompower box has a balanced XLR output (male).

Anti-popp-Filter: Studio microphones don´t have an integrated windscreen. Consequently, they are more sensitive to disturbing popp and fizzling noises. Therefor, we recommend an anti-popp filter for the recording of voice and singings. The Waveelite microphones are delivered with an external windscreen. Please consider that a windscreen has also an anti-popp impact but reduces the quality noticeably.

Question 2: I would like to connect my microphone without a mixer to my computer. What do I need additionally?

If you would like to connect a studio microphone, please read question 1 initially. If you would like to connect a dynamic microphone, you only need a proper computer cable (DAT-cable in our shop).
For studio microphones: You need a XLR-3.5 mm jack cable (DAT-cable in our shop) to connect the phantompower box to the microphone input of your soundcard. Please notice our special PC recording kit Waveelite ACC-1 for this purpose.

Question 3: I have connected a studio microphone to my computer but I don´t get a signal. What goes wrong?

Please make sure that you have activated the phantompower on your mixer or at the phanompower box and that the phantompower is conntected to the computer correctly (see also question 1 and 2). If the problem still occurs, please make sure that you have activated the microphone input on your soundcard. Therefor, click onto the loudspeaker symbol in the right corner of your task-bar (Windows OS).

Question 4: Can I connect my dynamic microphones to a phantompower?

Generally yes. Professional dynamic microphones (all of our live microphone products) are balanced microphones. That means that they have a balanced poled XLR-output. No damage will occur if you conntect these microphone with a balanced microphone cable to the phantompower.
Attention: Unbalanced microphones (such as microphones with jack outputs) or the usage of unbalanced cables can cause damage both for the microphone and for the phantompower!

Question 5: The recording level is too low. What goes wrong?

The microphone itselfes doesn´t have an amplification. Consequently, the microphone signal needs an external amplification for an adequate recording level. Most recording devices provide an integrated microphone preamp (e.g. mixer, soundcards or MD-player). Please check that the preamp is activated at your recording device and a proper amplification level is selected.
Some recording devices (especially older or cheap equipment) don´t have adequate amplifications. If the recording level don´t fit to your expectation, you will need a microphone preamp. For studio microphones, a preamp with integrated phantompower is reasonable (for example: Omnitronic LH-075 in our shop).
If you use an ordinary computer soundcard: Please check that you have selected an adequate microphone input volume. Therefore, click onto the loudspeaker symbol in the right corner of your task-bar (Windows OS). For most soundcards, you can activate a "boost" function for the microphone input.

Question 6: The microphone signal is only on one side (left or right loudspeaker). What goes wrong?

Please note that studio and dynamic microphones are usually mono microphones. Depending on the used microphones cable, the signal is on both sides or only on the left or right side of the recorded audio track. Either you purchase a special mono microphone cable or you select "mono" in your recording setup. Subsequently, the recorded signal will occur on both sides.

Question 7: When will I receive my order?

Detailed informations for shipping times are listed in "Payment and shipping"