OT: Hey guys need help on a stupid problem :o)

[gabriel_p]

What is the mic level on cheapo multimedia mics?, you know, the ones a typical pc consumer connects to a sound blaster card for example. Is there anyway I can connect one to the digi box for a stupid trick I have to pull (don't ask [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] ), I tried earlier but couldn't get any sound out of it, and the mic, in the "mic in" of a sound blaster card works perfectly.

Sorry for the long stupid post [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

[HexTorks]

Hi Gabriel, most of those mics require a dc voltage to work, most are as you may have figured now cheap electret condenser mics, they just require from 1-3v dc to work, I do not have at hand the wiring required to supply the voltage but let me dig into some of my files...

Greetings! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[Bastiaan]

i've got an even more stupid answer....... [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Try to connect the listeningpart as mic. That should work too. You'll have to talk into the cans then ofcourse... [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

[gabriel_p]

Thanks man, the cheapo mic literature (yes it has some, unbelievable! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] ) says it's operation voltage range is between 1.5-9v. Is just one of those mics you plug into your "mic in" input of a typical sound blaster, how can I make it sound thru the 001 box?

P.S.: The Duc is kind of slow today, maybe everyone is at AES, maybe everyone here leaves in L.A. [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[Bastiaan]

Hmmm...i guess 48v phantom will result in a nice flash..... [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

[Bastiaan]

Slow DUC?....not here.....(the netherlands...)

[gabriel_p]

Originally posted by Bastiaan:
i've got an even more stupid answer....... [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Try to connect the listeningpart as mic. That should work too. You'll have to talk into the cans then ofcourse... [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">This really works, but I'll see if I can get this mic to work. Anyone else?

[Bastiaan]

Have you tried running your soundcard output into the digi001?

[3Dbuddah]

I tried to do the same thing with a mic that I stole from a cell phone HF kit in a car so I could use it as a lapell mike to talk to the vocalists in my booth. I had no luck for the same reasons. If any of you find a diagram that will make this work, please post it, or email me. Some time the exact sound your looking for can only come from a cheap mic.
Thanks

[gabriel_p]

I thought of that Bastiaan, but I mentioned the sound card as an example but I'm not using one in my pc, I took it out a long time ago. thanks anyway, you have been very kind.