I’m getting signal but it’s VERY LOW. Doesn’t even register at the output stage. All I/O settings are at default (0) and there’s nothing on my grid. It’s common for an empty grid to have a very low gain level, but it’s particularly low in this case.
Is there anything on your grid?
I’ll go test a few other condensers and see if the level is similar
just barely, but it does move the Input meter. I’d say the input level for this particular mic has to be set pretty high for it to hit the meter. But yes, I am getting signal
Ah, sadly I do not. Might pick one up if I can’t figure anything else out.
The fact that Xush has the same problem with the AT2020, but not with the AKG, makes me think it wouldn’t be the voltage because then the voltage would have been goofy on the AKG too, no? Unless there’s something about the AT2020 that’s causing the QC to not send the phantom power… but I have no idea how that would work
I did bring the mic into a store and checked that it did in fact work. So it seems like the AT 2020 doesn’t jive with the QC for some reason
could be that the phantom power of the qc is not very stable/doesn’t provide enought current. now it could be when the at2020 is as very hungry, that the voltage collapses. again, this can only be verified with some open heart measurements. i’d do it, but i don’t have a qc
I have an AT2035 condenser mic and just tried it with my QC for the first time. (The mic itself set to 0 dB gain with its onboard switch.) With 48V phantom power engaged, I still had to push the QC’s input gain way high–like +25 dB—to get useful signal.
Tried the same mic with my Roland Rubix22 audio interface and had to push the gain down below 12:00 on the input knob because the input sensitivity light was peaking.
I personally don’t have a use case for the QC with a condenser mic, but just sharing what I experienced. Also, take a look at this older thread:
I’ve just being doing some recording with two condensers, neumann tlm103 and km 184 … both require phantom power, I found there was plenty of head room and the pre-amps were clean. Forgot to re-set the inputs back to line when I went out for a gig … took a minute! All good here anyway.
I had a similar problem with Helix a few years back, there was on condenser mic I had that just wouldn’t work, but others would. I never figured out why, just lived with it.
I have had issues with cheaper microphone cables that do not properly carry phantom power. Phantom power can be on at the interface/console, but the mic or DI would not power. After switching it out for higher-quality cabling, the issue was resolved.