Topic: Babyface pro fs not showing mic levels
Hi. I know that a similar post was discussed several years ago but the responses didnt help.
I’m moving up from a usb mic to xlr and am using the babyface pro fs as the interface. Im testing a dynamic mic with a preamp and a condenser mic to figure out which i like better.
I’m not able to show a signal on the babyface display …. Well i can, as you’ll see with the dynamic, but not in a normal way. Or as expected. I’m sure that I’m doing something “newbie-ish” and it’s a basic oversight. But I’ve researched and read the manual - I can’t figure it out.
Here’s my rundown (on a windows 10 os):
• i am able to get sound from music or videos channeled from the computer to the headphone jack in the babyface; so, i know that they're talking.
• if i turn the gain all the way up, i do see a bit of a hiss. and if i unplug the microphone, i do see a reaction within the meter.
• i have the audio technica set up as babyface AN2 > dynamite > xlr > audio technica microphone. (i had it the other way around but it didn't work any different; so, i reversed it so that the dynamite didn't stick out so much.
• this microphone will register if i turn on phantom power. but i believe that i shouldn't need phantom power + the dynamite preamp
• i have the shure set up as babyface AN1 > xlr > shure microphone. i do have phantom power turned on.
• i have the gain turned up to about 35 for both - this is about where i start hearing hiss. i hear the hiss whether i have the mics plugged in or not; so, i assume that this is line noise or something.
any suggestions that you have are welcome