20 Most Recent M-Audio MXL 990/991 Recording Mic Duo and Audio Buddy Package Microphone Questions & Answers

Sounds like the frame of the microphone itself has become ungrounded. You could try VERY
carefully disassemble the mic and check for a bad ground or a bad wire connecting to the mic
body.

Your other preamp does not have phantom power to supply power to the microphone. All condensor mics like this need phantom power. The Audio Buddy provides phantom power, which is why it was shipped with those condensor mics

Make sure the Phantom Power on the Audio buddy is on. If that fails, get in touch with MXL and they will troubleshoot it with you.

Try increasing the latency. Depending on your computer, it may not be able to handle low latency levels. Latency is a measure of the delay between the time you make a sound and the time the computer records that sound. With the Mbox mini, the unit for latency is the number of samples the driver collects before sending them to an application as input. Lower latency can make recording easier and more accurate, but not all computer systems can operate at the lowest latencies without introducing noise. Open the Mbox mini dialog and select the latency tab. experiment with higher latency levels and see if it goes away. This is what the dialogue might look like. another solution would be to try a different DAW. I had the same problem with my Fast Track Pro in ProToolsand it worked fin on Reaper, Garageband and Logic.

hello matt. It may be a case that a preamp will help. It will boost the level coming off a mic. The ART preamps have tubes, are inexpensive, AND some of them have a pretty useful compressor into the bargain.

I use the Presonus TubePre, and that has worked well. You can run it pretty clean, or you can drive the tube a little harder for a bit of tube compression/distortion.

If I was buying today, I'd be inclined to consider the Presonus AudioBox USB 2x2, which would be a brand new interface that should also function as a preamp. About $150, so more than the ART's, but might be a great all-in-one solution. It might also be economical, if your M-Audio piece isn't a good match for the equipment you have.

You've probably already done this, but it might be worthwhile to patiently work your way through your recording chain and see if there's anything set lower than normal, including outputs on the keyboard and the inputs to the Mac, including the main Audio preferences and the GarageBand Audio preferences... Check for pad switches on your equipment, anything that might be a simple fix...

It appears that the condenser microphones that are omni directional are too sensitive to process thru an amplifier. I used an mlx 991 directional condenser microphone and though still very sensitive, I was able to avoid the feedback. According to the company condenser microphones are used more for recording and not so much for live stage.

Hey I Have These Mics They Work Awesome. But Yes Feedback Is A Problem You Need To Move Away From The Speakers Way Away. Try Lowering Your Highs Or Invest In A Feedback Eliminator They Are Like 89 Bucks But Obviously That Would Almost Cost As Much As The Mic Set. Anyways Feedback Is Made When A Microphone Can Hear Itself Maybe Try Headphone?

If you are sure of what you are doing then replace the capacitor and any other capacitors with a blown/distorted top.These capacitors are polarised capacitors and must be inserted/soldered correctly in place. The stripe on the capacitor is the negative lead.

How sure are you that't you tweeter and not a contact cable or, sunce they use cheap xhinese capacitors on the m-audio, just a capacitor has dead. Don't buy a tweeter, since they very often die and check the inputs , especially TRS amd rca and unscrew the the backplate and you'll notice that the cables and connectors used are cheapio. So it worth to check the pcb,s if you see broken caps. Which wouldn't surprise me , since their cheap once. And before buy another tweeter, first try it out on another small amplifier, to see if it works. Buying a new ine is the last fase, they ask high prices for a 10 dollar unit. Where did you buy it and how old is the unit? Greetings richard

The mics I have seen don't have a filter... but a lot of mixers do have a 100Hz mic input filter. Check the other equipment that you are using also.

Tweeter just may need to be replaced. Is all the sound coming only from the woofer?

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