Condenser Mic/Phantom Power help!

Articthunder666 · 08-20-2011, 01:59 AM

I just received my MXL 990 condenser mic from Musicians Friend today and everything looked fine when I unboxed so I went ahead and hooked it up to my mixer. I use a Yamaha MW12CX USB mixer that provides phantom power but I can't get anything to record through my MXL 990. I've never used a mic that requires phantom power so I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong. My Shure PG58s work so I know it's not the mixer or cables. Any thoughts/advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

poingjam · 08-20-2011, 08:43 AM

There's usually a button on the mixer to turn on phantom power, see if you can find a button (even one that doesn't actually say phantom power) and press whatever you can find until the shit works. Also, are you using an XLR connection or a quarter inch connection? I don't actually know if that part makes a difference, but it might.

Articthunder666 · 08-20-2011, 11:18 AM

My mixer does have a phantom power button but when I hit it nothing happens. I'm using XLR cables so I'm not sure what the hell is going on. I wish I had another mic that needs phantom to see if my new one is a dud.

poingjam · 08-20-2011, 05:30 PM

Don't know what to tell you then. Maybe something is broken.

Articthunder666 · 08-21-2011, 01:37 AM

thanks for the help. I'm going to swing by my local music store and see if I can test it on one of there mixers.

Articthunder666 · 09-03-2011, 01:27 AM

OK. So I went to my local music store and the mic works. The question is why isn't it working with my mixer. My mic is hooked up to channel one with a XLR to XLR cable, the channel is on, phantom power is on and the cable works. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. All my other mics that aren't phantom power word fine. My band is going to do some recording soon so I'm going to take my mixer and mic with me to see if the sound engineer can tell me whats going on. If I could figure it out before hand that would be great.

thanks in advance

Cart Horse · 09-03-2011, 01:45 AM

Something wrong with your desk perhaps.

Articthunder666 · 09-03-2011, 02:03 AM

with my desk? what do you mean?

Cart Horse · 09-03-2011, 02:33 AM

Take the mic in with the desk and the cabling to the store if you haven't done so so far. Perhaps they can sort it out. All the best.

Tech007 · 09-07-2011, 07:22 PM

Desk = mixing desk (in europe) = audio mixer.

That mixer causes all sorts of people issues.

Do you listen to the mixer via speaker/amp, headphones or usb into your computer? Get headphones working before you try to do USB connections.

Can you get any lights on channel/mixer meter to light up?

08-20-2011, 01:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
Articthunder666 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Jacksonville,FL Posts: 326	Condenser Mic/Phantom Power help! I just received my MXL 990 condenser mic from Musicians Friend today and everything looked fine when I unboxed so I went ahead and hooked it up to my mixer. I use a Yamaha MW12CX USB mixer that provides phantom power but I can't get anything to record through my MXL 990. I've never used a mic that requires phantom power so I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong. My Shure PG58s work so I know it's not the mixer or cables. Any thoughts/advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks.
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08-20-2011, 08:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
poingjam Official KATG Fucktard Club Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 477	There's usually a button on the mixer to turn on phantom power, see if you can find a button (even one that doesn't actually say phantom power) and press whatever you can find until the shit works. Also, are you using an XLR connection or a quarter inch connection? I don't actually know if that part makes a difference, but it might.
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08-20-2011, 11:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
Articthunder666 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Jacksonville,FL Posts: 326	My mixer does have a phantom power button but when I hit it nothing happens. I'm using XLR cables so I'm not sure what the hell is going on. I wish I had another mic that needs phantom to see if my new one is a dud.
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08-20-2011, 05:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
poingjam Official KATG Fucktard Club Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 477	Don't know what to tell you then. Maybe something is broken.
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Articthunder666 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Jacksonville,FL Posts: 326	thanks for the help. I'm going to swing by my local music store and see if I can test it on one of there mixers.
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09-03-2011, 01:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
Articthunder666 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Jacksonville,FL Posts: 326	OK. So I went to my local music store and the mic works. The question is why isn't it working with my mixer. My mic is hooked up to channel one with a XLR to XLR cable, the channel is on, phantom power is on and the cable works. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. All my other mics that aren't phantom power word fine. My band is going to do some recording soon so I'm going to take my mixer and mic with me to see if the sound engineer can tell me whats going on. If I could figure it out before hand that would be great. thanks in advance
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09-03-2011, 01:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
Cart Horse Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 786	Something wrong with your desk perhaps.
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Articthunder666 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Jacksonville,FL Posts: 326	with my desk? what do you mean?
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09-03-2011, 02:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
Cart Horse Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 786	Take the mic in with the desk and the cabling to the store if you haven't done so so far. Perhaps they can sort it out. All the best.
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Tech007 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 844	Desk = mixing desk (in europe) = audio mixer. That mixer causes all sorts of people issues. Do you listen to the mixer via speaker/amp, headphones or usb into your computer? Get headphones working before you try to do USB connections. Can you get any lights on channel/mixer meter to light up?
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