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Help setting up Hardware! 2 mics.

  • November 30, 2017
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I'm working on a project that requires 2 microphones, one is a Blue Yeti (USB) and the other is a Neewer NW-800 (XLR to 3.5mm)

Both mics work just fine as independent mics under MME, but when i switch to ASIO the Yeti works just fine but the NW-800 will either not pick up audio or it will be incredibly quiet and when boosted its static-y and muffled. is this because ASIO has some issue with 3.5mm mics? would switching to an XLR to USB or using a 3.5 to USB adapter solve this? or is this a software issue?

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Correct answer bucksommerkamp

I think you're onto something. Making both mics enter your system (especially as USB sources) on a somewhat more-level playing field would probably work much better. The sound hardware behind the 3.5mm and the USB is drastically different, and you're seeing the difference showing up here.

Get the two closer in connection-style to each other, and I bet things improve dramatically.

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SteveG_AudioMasters_
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December 1, 2017

Basically what's happening is that the 3.5mm connection isn't supplying the 5v that the Neewer requires to run its internal preamp. Without that, I'm surprised that you've got anything at all out of it! What you need, in order to use it is something like this between the mic and the 3.5mm socket: http://cpc.farnell.com/pulse/ph-psu/phantom-power-supply/dp/DP32531?CMP=KNC-GUK-CPC-GEN-SHOPPING-PULSE-DP32531&gross_pri…

There are a lot of examples like it around - this is just a typical one.

ryclark
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December 1, 2017

Neewer do their own phantom power supply.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neewer-1-Channel-Condenser-Microphone-Recording/dp/B01LVTOJNB/ref=pd_sim_267_2?_encoding=UTF8&p…

However you would be much better off ditching the USB mic and getting a second Neewer NW-800 mic and a decent USB audio interface with integrated mic preamps and phantom power. It would be much easier to set up and give you infinitely better audio quality recordings than going via the computers 3.5mm input jack.

bucksommerkamp
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December 1, 2017

I think you're onto something. Making both mics enter your system (especially as USB sources) on a somewhat more-level playing field would probably work much better. The sound hardware behind the 3.5mm and the USB is drastically different, and you're seeing the difference showing up here.

Get the two closer in connection-style to each other, and I bet things improve dramatically.

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December 1, 2017

UPDATE: the 3.5mm to USB arrived about an hour ago and after some fiddling with windows sound settings and ASIO4ALL i got both up and running. thanks everyone

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