Hi,
maybe your electret mic had no power? Like other condenser mics (it's actually a kind of condenser mic) it needs to have a small power source. See following page for more info on microphone powering:
http://www.epanorama.net/circuits/microphone_powering.html
Martin
mrz wrote:
hello, thanks for all the replies!
This won't work with the AK1, because the level of those electret-mics is to low. The mic-input in AK1 is working for other mics like dynamic mics or condensator mics. Or am i missing something? (I'm not really educated in microphonics.)
Anyway, I found now my fast workaround: -(because the performance will be in less than 2 weeks, and I have to hack telephons and a lot of other stuff)- The cheap microphon goes into my mp3-player and will be amplified there in monitor mode and goes direct into the Audio Kontrol 1.
thanks again- When I have the time I build this "amp-circuit"..
cheers moritz
On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 3:25 AM, PSPunch <shima@pspunch.com mailto:shima@pspunch.com> wrote:
Hi, I use an AK1 myself. It has two inputs channels, one with a mic preamp (and also 48V) built in it. For your "cheap mic" (mono I suppose?) it is likely that all you need is an adapter to convert it to the relevant size... 1/4inch or XLR. Pop it into input channel 1 and select the input source to "MIC" using the front button. If your "stereo mic" is one of those that are battery operated and has 1 output connector, it is likely you will need a connector to split the output to feed the two inputs in front of the AK1. And last, if your stereo mic is NOT battery operated, you will probably need at least one external mic preamp cause the AK1 has only one built in. If you can send me a photo of the mic including the connectors, I maybe able to forward you to the necessary adapters. hei, I have a question not directly related to PD. But since this list is my favorite audio and device-hackers list I ask it here. (maybe you can refer me to a nice list about topics like that.) I have some microphones - a very cheap small microphone and a stereo mic- they work fine to record into my mp3-player. But I want to record directly with those mics into pd trough my soundcard (audio kontrol 1). And it's not amplified. How can i build a hardware amplifier for those mics- or buy something like that? any suggestions? (I prefer to buy something- since I have to hack allready a lot of other devices...) thanks for any hints cheers [moritz~] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Pd-list@iem.at <mailto:Pd-list@iem.at> mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list _______________________________________________ Pd-list@iem.at <mailto:Pd-list@iem.at> mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list-- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://www.moritzwettstein.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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