Record with a 6.35mm Jack Microphone
Mahtout693
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Mahtout693 -
Mahtout693 -
Hello,
I want to start some projects where I need a high-performance microphone (better than the small ones for PCs) to record quality sounds.
So today, I acquired a BLUEsky Microphone with the reference FN450 for a good price that looks like this: http://www.leboncoin.fr/image_son/316534785.htm?ca=22_s# (I actually bought it from that person).
The guy also advised me, when I told him it was for connecting to my PC, to probably buy an adapter like this: http://www.materiel.net/live/39897.jpg, which I also did right away.
When I got home, I rushed to connect it to my computer to try it out, but then I saw that it wasn't working and I thought it wasn't powered, so I tried to see if I could put batteries or anything else in it, but no. Then I thought it was powered through its cable, and I looked online and I believe I need a mixing console or something.
That's why I came to this forum to ask what I needed to do.
Microphone specifications:
-Microphone connector with XLR jack
-Frequency response: 100Hz - 10kHz
-Sensitivity at 1kHz: 70dB +/- 3dB
-Impedance 600 OHMS +/- 30%
-Dynamic type
-Unidirectional Cardoid
Thank you in advance :)
Configuration: Windows 7 / Firefox 13.0.1
I want to start some projects where I need a high-performance microphone (better than the small ones for PCs) to record quality sounds.
So today, I acquired a BLUEsky Microphone with the reference FN450 for a good price that looks like this: http://www.leboncoin.fr/image_son/316534785.htm?ca=22_s# (I actually bought it from that person).
The guy also advised me, when I told him it was for connecting to my PC, to probably buy an adapter like this: http://www.materiel.net/live/39897.jpg, which I also did right away.
When I got home, I rushed to connect it to my computer to try it out, but then I saw that it wasn't working and I thought it wasn't powered, so I tried to see if I could put batteries or anything else in it, but no. Then I thought it was powered through its cable, and I looked online and I believe I need a mixing console or something.
That's why I came to this forum to ask what I needed to do.
Microphone specifications:
-Microphone connector with XLR jack
-Frequency response: 100Hz - 10kHz
-Sensitivity at 1kHz: 70dB +/- 3dB
-Impedance 600 OHMS +/- 30%
-Dynamic type
-Unidirectional Cardoid
Thank you in advance :)
Configuration: Windows 7 / Firefox 13.0.1
2 answers
Hello,
A dynamic microphone of this type works without a battery. The quality is average, as indicated by the limited bandwidth. But that should be enough for voice and will anyway avoid the hard drive and power supply noises from the PC’s internal mic, if equipped. However, we cannot talk about quality sound.
On the other hand, the adapter you sent a photo of is possibly an adapter for a stereo headset for a mono 3.5 mm minijack.
It’s hard to know by just looking at the adapter. You would need to try it with the microphone on an old cassette recorder.
Or you can connect a hi-fi stereo headset with a 6.35 mm jack through the adapter to a transistor radio with a mono 3.5 mm headphone output. If you hear in both ears, it means the adapter is made for a headset.
You will therefore need to obtain a male 6.35 mm mono jack to male mono minijack adapter. It will look like what you have, but it’s wired for a microphone.
But beforehand, you need to make sure that your sound card and built-in mic are working (if it’s a laptop).
If you have a desktop PC, you will need to connect any audio device (transistor, mp3 player) to the microphone input of the sound card. For this, you need a 3.5 mm male-to-male cable.
A mixing table is not necessary, but you need to know how to activate the microphone input on your PC in the audio mixer interface.
Best regards
A dynamic microphone of this type works without a battery. The quality is average, as indicated by the limited bandwidth. But that should be enough for voice and will anyway avoid the hard drive and power supply noises from the PC’s internal mic, if equipped. However, we cannot talk about quality sound.
On the other hand, the adapter you sent a photo of is possibly an adapter for a stereo headset for a mono 3.5 mm minijack.
It’s hard to know by just looking at the adapter. You would need to try it with the microphone on an old cassette recorder.
Or you can connect a hi-fi stereo headset with a 6.35 mm jack through the adapter to a transistor radio with a mono 3.5 mm headphone output. If you hear in both ears, it means the adapter is made for a headset.
You will therefore need to obtain a male 6.35 mm mono jack to male mono minijack adapter. It will look like what you have, but it’s wired for a microphone.
But beforehand, you need to make sure that your sound card and built-in mic are working (if it’s a laptop).
If you have a desktop PC, you will need to connect any audio device (transistor, mp3 player) to the microphone input of the sound card. For this, you need a 3.5 mm male-to-male cable.
A mixing table is not necessary, but you need to know how to activate the microphone input on your PC in the audio mixer interface.
Best regards