Shure X2U usb adapter (XLR to USB) for microphones - very low volume

I've just bought a Shure Sm57 and X2U usb adapter - however when I plug it into Garageband there are no level controls (understandably) but even with full gain turned up on the adapter the levels are so low as to be unusable. I need to be right on top of the mic for any pick up (about three or four green lights on the bar) and as soon as I turn my head or go more than two inches from the mic, everything drops off.
I've tried the mic with a stereo adapter and put it through my Griffin iMic and seem to have similar problems, but when hooking the mic up to a proper pre-amp kit on a stage, the sound was delicious!
Anyone using one of these adapters, anyone with a problem?
Do I need some sort of powered pre-amp? I doubt it the manual advises just to plug it straight into the USB.
I'm running 10.5.7 so no need to run the drivers (they wouldn't let me anyway!)
Help!

OK - the replacement SM58 microphone, with a new usb arrived.
I've set it up - this time putting a pair of headphones into the monitor jack of the USB adapter - and the pick up over the monitor is amazing, I can be about two feet away, talking quietly and it picks up everything - a little bit of background hiss, but this can be reduced by adjusting the monitor and volume dials.
Plugged into my mac is a different matter - the pick up is still negligible - very low, and with no controls.
Checked in Sys Pref Sounds and in GB - the levels are so low as to be unusable - unless I sit an inch away from the mic.
This is with the gain dial of the USB adapter turned up quite high - possibly 8 or 9 out of 10.
I'm thinking now the problem lies with the Mac side of things - I wonder if the drivers are doing what they are supposed to do.

Similar Messages

Is it ok if I use ipod usb adapter model a1102 charger for my iphone 4?

Is it ok if I use ipod usb adapter model a1102 charger for my iphone 4?

You can use the A1102 charger to charge the iphone 5 as long as you have the lightning adapter. I just got off the phone with an apple tech, and you can use the A1102 charger to charge the Iphone 5.

Wireless usb adapter EW-7711UAn, drivers for Mac OSX 10.9 (Mavericks)

Hi,
I have recently got a wifi usb adapter (above indicated) as my airport card is not working anymore and I needed a quick cheap option... After hours and hours trying to make the new device work, it seems the problem is the version of the drivers (there´s not drivers for Mac OSX 10.9) or that´s what I think. Does anyone know something about it? In the meantime I am waiting for an answer from MediaTek (the owner)... I´ll let you know if as soon as I get a reply what happens
cheers!

this adapter is using the chip RT2870 of Ralink. You can download its driver for OSX 10.9 frome Ralink website.
http://www.mediatek.com/_en/07_downloads/01_windows.php?sn=502

Very low volume using M-Audio O2 usb controller

When I attached my M-Audio O2 usb midi controller I get VERY low audio on garage band. Any ideas???

open Track "i"nfo, open "Details", click the pencil icon to the far right of the Generator popUp, and increase the volume.

Why am I getting very high values for the very low frequency region of a random signal?

I am tyring to produce a power spectrum graph for a Tachogram data, related to Heart Rate Variability Analysis. This data can be thought to be as a random signal, but has a frequency spectrum range of 0 - 1HZ.
The problem that I am facing is, I am getting very high values for very low frequency region, closer to DC value. Even the DC value is really high, in the range 10^8. It is suppose to be a low number. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks.

Here is what my work is all about. I am trying to develop a software for Heart Rate Variability analysis. I am not sure if you are aware of heart beat waveforms, they are bunch spikes, occuring at irregular intervals. We have to do analysis on this waveform. How ? First we have to create a plot called Tachogram. This is done by, for example, let's name the first spike R1, the second one R2, and the third one R3, and so on. This is how the co-ordinate points are created. (R1, R2-R1), (R2, R3-R2), and so on...
Here R1 is the time instant at which the spike R1 occurs, and R2-R1 is the time difference between these peak occurences. So, if we plot these values, then it gives us one like what you saw on your time domain plot. What we have to do with this signal is, we have to apply FFT technique to produce its power spectrum for analysis. Generally the frequency range of the spectrum goes from 0 - 0.5 Hz. They part this range into VLF, LF, and HF, and analyze how much power is distributed in these regions. The distribution would tell you if you were stressed out,or have worked out, things like that. Normally, you can view spikes around LF, HF region. If you had viewed the power spectrum for the data that I sent, then that's what it pretty much looks like. I think I have said a lot about it now. Hope you get it.
We were talking about the "other component", I can't really see where it lies, must be in the 60-80 sec. range in the graph. If you look at the spectrum, I am getting a huge value around 0.0033 Hz, how do I minimize or remove this ?
Also, I am using Unevenly Spaced Signal Spectrum.vi, I am not sure what excactly is the unit for the Power Spectrum output. Technical Papers denote, Periodogram algorithm used by this VI, gives Power Spectral Density ? If that's right, then the unit is V^2/HZ.
Please advise.
Again, I should thank you for your time and effort.
I have to meet a deadline this week in finishing this project, and your help is immense to me at this point.
Thanks & Best Regards,

1/4 inch to USB and XLR to USB

am i able to use a usb hub and connect 24 or more usb cables connected to mic's ax's and non midi devices to record? you know so i have a diffrent input to each channel? i have not yet rec the software but will have it in a week. want to know what else to get.
i cannot find an answer anywhere.

what you are looking for is called an Audio Interface.
They come in the PCI, Firewire, and USB varieties. I recommend using firewire if you have an open fw port.
Do some research on Audio Interfaces to see which suits your needs best--if you are looking for 24 channels of I/O, then get ready to spend a good dollar. And if you are talking about 24 channels of Mic pre, then get ready to spend more.
Consider the options given, there are some great sub-$1000 setups.
Good Luck.
-m

Emu 0404 USB - No sound thru headphones at the front - and very low volume

I can't get sound thru the headphones at the front of my Emu 0404 USB to monitor playback and recording. At the back, however, I can connect my headphones and also obtain sound but at a low level.
In sound settings the volume option is greyed, so no help there. I am using the Emu Asio ....otherwise the card seems good quality.
Morten

fangok wrote:
I can't get sound thru the headphones at the front of my Emu 0404 USB to monitor playback and recording. At the back, however, I can connect my headphones and also obtain sound but at a low level. In sound settings the volume option is greyed, so no help there. I am using the Emu Asio ....otherwise the card seems good quality.Morten
Do you mean you can't control volume in your software or system master volume controller at all? This normally means that you have not selected the system audio play/recording devices correctly or you have set output mode to bit-matched.
Also,
- you have a switch for Direct monitoring on top of the 0404 box
- w/ Some software, you can't enable direct monitoring in siftware settings
jutapa

USB adapter for Airport Extreme

I am purchasing the new 5th gen AE and would like to get recommendations for USB adapter that works well for my 2 PCs that need to hook up to the network. Suggestions? Thanks

I was looking at the newest model that supports dual band frequency. Overkill? Anybody have experience with this one? Needs to Win7 compliant.

SD to USB adapter for MP3 Files

I don't have USB port in my car but two SD slots whic allow to listen to MP3 files via car sound system. Please advise what kind of SD-USB adapter could be used for this purpose.

Another option is an FM transmitter, Amazon sells lots of them: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keyw ords=ipod+fm&x=0&y=0#/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywor ds=iphone+fm&rh=n%3A172282%2Ck%3Aiphone+fm
My brother uses one, it's pretty good, but he has to switch frequencies every now and then to avoid interference.

Creating LabVIEW Executable for sub-20 Multi Interface USB Adapter

Hi
I'm using Sub-20 Multi Interface USB Adapter (www.xdimax.com) for GPIO and SPI. The code is based on .NET constructor Node. I can access the device and perform all the tasks but I'm unable to generate executable.
The application comes up with this error (on any machine including the development machine)
"This VI is not executable. The Full development version of LabVIEW is required to fix errors"
I'm using labVIEW 8.2 and .NET Framework 4 is also installed.
Thanks

Hi AA76,
That is good to know, at least we know the cause of the error. The KB - How LabVIEW Locates .NET Assemblies shows the LabVIEW search directories. I suspect what is probably happening in this case is the relative path. If the system is looking for the same relative path this is probably different. You say that even on the development machine the .exe does not load the library. Is this when you have just created the .exe or after running the installer? If it is after running the installer what about before you build the installer?
Finally where is the assembly located?
Regards,
James
James Mc
========
CLA and cRIO Fanatic
wiresmithtech.com/blog

Usb adapter for mac not working

Couple Days ago my USB adapter was working fine for my ipod to connect to Itunes but today when I tried to plug in my ipod the itunes is not doing anything. Not Charging. All the drivers are undated, softwares are updated. I already tried reinstalling and uninstalling What can I do? Please Help!

Looks to me more like a hardware than a software problem. Have you tried using a different USB port or a different cable? Does the iPod charge when plugged into a wall mounted charger?

Using 802.11ac USB adapter on Mid 2010 Mac Mini Server

I recently read an article about the 802.11ac connection and it mentioned if you use a USB adapter on a USB 2.0 connection you will lose much of the intended speed. Does anyone know if there is a way around this, like a FireWire USB adapter or is it possible to install a USB 3.0 port on my Mac Mini?
I looked at my PHY Link Speed in the Network Utility and it matches the 802.11 Adapter specifications of 867 Mbit/s.

Hardware Overview:
Model Name:          Mac mini
Model Identifier:          Macmini4,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          2.66 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          3 MB
Memory:          8 GB
Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version:          MM41.0042.B03
SMC Version (system):          1.65f2
Serial Number (system):
Hardware UUID:          7BF77715-AB79-5101-86D0-5ED301D18E8
Thanks

Seemingly low volume for X-Fi Xtrememu

Today, the second time I booted up my computer I began to receive an interesting problem. My audio worked to some extent, but the volume was exceedingly low. I had to put my ear right next to the speakers to hear anything. I pulled out my headphones and plugged them in -- Same result, low volume. When I disabled the X-Fi and enabled my onboard audio, the volume was crystal clear and worked perfectly fine. I didn't change any software, drivers, hardware, or anything of that sort within the two reboots either.
I checked the obvious and made sure my volume was high in the X-Fi configuration panel, the windows panel, and my media players. Everything was maxed out. When I turned up my volume to the maximum on my speakers I could hear things better, but it was horribly distorted and sounded as if they were being over dri'ven. Normally I never have to increase the volume on the speakers much to hear anything, their usually on about 20-30% and I hear them perfectly fine.
I posted about this before on another site and It was recommended I try installing the latest drivers. So I decided to do an uninstall of the X-Fi drivers for good measure and, after rebooting, I installed the drivers and rebooted once more as it prompted me. The same exact result as before: sound that seems to have very low volume. After this, they recommended I try a different PCI slot as it may be damaged. I tried the other PCI slot and I had the same exact results as before. I did not want to install the card into the slot right next to my video card because it looked like the fan would be right up against the PCB of the X-Fi and that it might impede air flow and cause both cards to overheat.
Does anyone know what might be the problem? I'm using the latest drivers I saw (September 9th I believe) and the X-Fi has worked great for the past week and a half. I really don't want to have to own a $00 paperweight and revert to onboard audio.
Edit: If it helps any, I'm running on the following:
Asus A8N32 SLI Deluxe
AMD Opteron 70
X-Fi Xtrememusic
GeForce 7900 GT
If you need any other info, i'll post it.Message Edited by Sagekilla on 0-22-2006 2:9 PM

Bump.. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? I've made a list of all the fixes I've attempted
- Checked the volume in Creative's console, the Windows volume control in my tray bar, and in the Control Panel under "Audio and Sound devices"
- Made sure default device was the X-Fi
- Made sure the speakers was plugged in the right spot
- Made sure the speakers weren't faulty (I tested with a pair of head phones and on my iPod)
- Made sure I had the latest drivers
- Did the diagnostic, didn't help
- Did a system restore that made things worse
- Switched the PCI slot the sound card was in
- Tried onboard audio and found the audio there worked fine (I don't want onboard audio and a $00 paper weight though)
- Made sure onboard audio was uninstalled and disabled
- Posted on the creative labs forums and got no replies
- Safe Mode doesn't even recognize the Sound card
I'm pretty sure this isn't something stupid like "Is the volume turned up?"

Is this device [Shure X2u XLR-to-USB] suitable for me?

I have a Samson's Q4 XLR mike and hope to record my songs while hearing the music tracks. I have the need for an preamp which can also connect the XLR to the powered USB port on my Mac. In this context I have found this: Shure X2u XLR-to-USB.
Upon reading the reviews, I found one post which states that you cannot hear the music track when you are recording. I am giving the review I have read:
"By Zeph-5qDec
from Maryland
Follow me
Comments about Shure X2u XLR-to-USB Microphone Adapter:
... it seems to only allow 'monitoring' through headphones. Just plugging it into your computer and microphone will record fine but you can't hear the sound while you're recording. That's why it only gets 4 stars instead of 5."
I would like members who happen to be Shure X2u XLR-to-USB users, to let me know whether this review given on 9/26/2010 still holds good;
If this device, even as of now, has this 'deficiency' then it would not be meeting this need of mine: I just have to hear the music track playing when I sing.
Is there any other device in the market which will be able to meet this particular need of mine?

Thanks for this response over which you have evidently spent a lot of your time.
I feel that for a gadget priced at that range, one should be able to hear the audio playback while recording. I guess that the review was given without full assurance since it contains this shadow of doubt: ' it seems to only allow 'monitoring' through headphones'.
My guess is this: if there is a single knob for allowing the audio and mike signals for the blending, and the person had turned the knob fully for receiving only the mike input, then she would have come to the wrong conclusion that the device does not support such mixing.
Alternately, perhaps one has to also tweak the setting under sound on the Mac itself ...another angle of thought of mine.
Before I go for the buy, I wish some existing users will contribute to this post so that I need not regret any purchase which does not meet my need.

Shure X2u USB adapter - on 10.5.5

Does anyone know if the Shure USB mic adapter can be used on os-x 10.5.5?
If so, does one iuse the "X2u Driver 0.0.0.5" driver for earlier versions?
The documentation advises an update to 10.5.6, I don't want to - if I can avoid it.
Thanks.

OK - the replacement SM58 microphone, with a new usb arrived.
I've set it up - this time putting a pair of headphones into the monitor jack of the USB adapter - and the pick up over the monitor is amazing, I can be about two feet away, talking quietly and it picks up everything - a little bit of background hiss, but this can be reduced by adjusting the monitor and volume dials.
Plugged into my mac is a different matter - the pick up is still negligible - very low, and with no controls.
Checked in Sys Pref Sounds and in GB - the levels are so low as to be unusable - unless I sit an inch away from the mic.
This is with the gain dial of the USB adapter turned up quite high - possibly 8 or 9 out of 10.
I'm thinking now the problem lies with the Mac side of things - I wonder if the drivers are doing what they are supposed to do.

Shure X2U usb adapter (XLR to USB) for microphones - very low volume

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for