HangTime: My new SM57 Shure mic, new XLR cable, FireBox preamp & GB2
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In case you missed my post, everything seems to be working fine. The problem with not getting any real volume into GB2 via my new mic was apparently the simplest of things. After spending about five hours of investigating everything...following numerous back-and-forths to Apple discussions.....looked at the mic, found that the mic itself was not screwed together tightly, tightened it, and everything worked.
Question, I am so impressed with the new Shure mic that I'm considering getting another one. Although they will be few and far between, there are situations when two of us would be recording simultaneously via external mic. Problems is, how do we monitor what we would be playing via headphones. FireBox has on jack for headphones. Could another work going into the computer mic jack? Would seem unlikely since while recording, inputs/outputs are set to FireBox.
And, as always, many thanks to you for all of your help.
Linus wrote:
I had a Shure SM57 with GRIFFIN GarageBand Microphone Cable (3105-XLR) and plug into the Audio line-in port on the back of my G5. Well, didn't ring the bell. I've checked all the settings and they were correct. Only had a very small input level when I tap the mic. I am sure that the mic is fine, brand new.
But when I played my Ovation guitar with GRIFFIN guitar cable and plug directly into the audio line-in port, it sounds great. Is it because the preamp on the guitar?
Do I really need a preamp for Shure mic? Any suggestion? Please.
Thank you , thank you, thank you.
The mic signal is weaker than the guitar signal (as you're finding out!), and needs some amplification to enter GB with a strong enough signal. Generally, microphones require amplification to make their signals hot enough to properly record.
Since you're dealing with at least guitar and voice, you might want to consider a modest audio interface from a company like M-Audio or Presonus that would sort out your different types of signals, properly amplify your microphone with an onboard mic preamp, and also sound better than plugging directly into the Mac.
While many professional recordings that use the SM57 actually send it through preamps costing thousands of dollars, a modest audio interface that would do the trick wouldn't cost much more than the mic.
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