Mircophone Problems

[rockmanX69]

The system I am using is a home setup. And the mics are all switched Audio Technica or SM58s. However the cables are XLR to 1/4". I will switch the cables and see if the audio level increases. Thank you for the tips.

[billyo]

Originally Posted by rockmanX69

i'm not sure changing cables will work i think what you should do was to get yourself small amp ( dont use your tuner ) plugged in a pair of speakers, into the amp, plug your mics into any of the boards line inputs, and plug your pc/laptop into cd/tape input using 1/8 to rca, please dont tell me you're using your home system to do a show? if you are ,my suggestion was to get yourself a professional grade sound system., home system is just what it is for "home "

[mindonstrike]

Impedance for the 1/4 is different than for the xlr. Probably the problem right there. Your cable adaptor probably won't work well unless you add an impedance matching adaptor. If you've got xlr inputs available you'd be far better off just using an xlr cable.
I always use XLR when I can, you get a stronger signal with less amplification and you are less likely to pickup interferance from other sources

[billyo]

Originally Posted by mindonstrike

thats true thats what i use at home,on my practice pc, xlr to 1/4 cable and sm58 mics are the same no matter how high you turn the line input fader or gain of your board volumes are still low ( i could get mine to where its sounds descent. ) i use xlr to xlr when im doing my show, i think he's problem was the way he hooked-up everything, and the tuner might not have enough juice to run everything hooked-up to it.

[rockmanX69]

Switching to the XLR to XLR cables solved all the problems. Thank you for the help.

[billyo]

Originally Posted by rockmanX69

Switching to the XLR to XLR cables solved all the problems. Thank you for the help.

thats good to know..now you can have some have some fun