This might sound a little odd question but I got myself Steinberg UR12 audio interface but I don’t have yet microphone with XLR connector (I am not really into mood to purchase any new mic atm) so… I was thinking to plug in somehow mic with 3.5mm jack.
I actually got some adapter but it might have been wrong one since I am not getting any mic sound out (or I am missing something else).
Hi @Macula, if you want to start your homestudio with a little budget here are a few recommendations that are taken from The Recording Revolution (This are links to an american store online, just for comparison reasons, you can search them at the brand store also) :
Not really my area, but here’s my bit for what it’s worth anyway. It does look like you have what you need, the only issue is you got it from eBay, which might not be completely trustworthy, even though it has good reviews.
You would be better off searching for it on some official store’s website that specialises in that sort of thing. Amazon is usually more trustworthy than eBay for that sort of thing, but official stores should definitely be where you should look for the real deal.
@Juanmapinker, your response isn’t really an applicable answer to the original question, as the solution requested was for an adaptor to allow current equipment to work without having to buy new stuff. Thank you for the answer though, and who knows, it may have helped.
Hello @DavidHunterScot, I know that my answer was not for the first post, @Saba already answer that. But, at the second post of @Macula, he said and I quote
So, I just gave him some ideas for buying something that can help him to start. So as you can see, it’s realated to the problem he has in that particular area.
@Macula here’s a brief and simple explanation that you can find at Media Collage dot com
"High impedance microphones are usually quite cheap. Their main disadvantage is that they do not perform well over long distance cables - after about 5 or 10 metres they begin producing poor quality audio (in particular a loss of high frequencies). In any case these mics are not a good choice for serious work. In fact, although not completely reliable, one of the clues to a microphone’s overall quality is the impedance rating.
Low impedance microphones are usually the preferred choice."
@Macula Since you have ur12 and that as far as I know is good audio interface, for start you don’t need preamp because they have good ones. You can always buy better preamp later, but if you are going to buy Behringer or any lower end microphone you wont get good sound even if you buy high end mic preamp. You should go for used middle range mic in that cane, maybe AT 4050 or 4040, AKG 414. These would be high mid range, or go for Rode Nt2a or NT1 , AT 3035 if you can find one because they are discontinued, but a much better than 2035 that replaced them. I’m not sure what you need and these are all conderser microphones. Other option is to go for dynamic microphones like Sure 58 or 58 Beta, Sennheiser 735 or even beter 945.
@Mike Problem is, he’s got audio interface, he doesn’t have a MIC
To add, Irig is great stuff, I’m getting two of these for my reporters, so they can stop using recorders and record directly to mobile and upload to FTP as soon as they are done.
@Macula Sure it can, but Nt2a is a good mic. I know a couple of studios that started with that, now they have U87’s (among other great gear). So to recap, mic is cheap
My friends new studio: