Dead condenser mic? (in: Hardware (Instrument…)
By: GaryG
23 Feb 17:26
Basic question but never come across this before so…
Just fired up an old MXL condenser I can’t have used in a decade and can’t get anything really out of it. I double checked the cable with a dynamic mic (fine) and measured the voltage with phantom power engaged (~45v). If I tap the casing (hard) I can get some spikes though very low (-30db), vocals aren’t picked up at all. Flipped the pad and filter switches in case to blame but nope.
Dead? Anything else I can check? It’s been kept in it’…
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