M-Audio Fast Track Pro problems...please help

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thebuffman

Discussion Starter · Feb 20, 2009

Anyone who has gotten the m-audio pre or pro to work would you please tell me your setup?

I have performed a successful loopback test. The issue I am having is during the next phase "level check". The device is producing pink noise through my a/v receiver just fine but there is no signal being generated through my ecm8000 microphone. I can scream into the microphone and no green signal light. There was a green light during the loopback test so I know the channels can take a signal but nothing happens when I try using a microphone.

For giggles I hooked up my spl meter to it to see if its microphone would work. No go. However when I set the spl meter up to produce pink noise, the green light came on the m-audio device.

Any help is greatly appreciated. After three days of this now, I think I am honestly ready to :explode:

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brucek

· #4 · Feb 21, 2009

I have performed a successful loopback test. The issue I am having is during the next phase "level check". The device is producing pink noise through my a/v receiver just fine but there is no signal being generated through my ecm8000 microphone. I can scream into the microphone and no green signal light. There was a green light during the loopback test so I know the channels can take a signal but nothing happens when I try using a microphone.

Tell me about your loopback test, that was successful. I presume you used line-out to line-in?

If so, you realize that the loopback (in this case) is not utilizing the mic preamp. So this, or the microphone, or its cable must be at fault. Have you tested the mic anywhere else? Do you have the phantom voltage turned on when using the mic? Have you bypassed the cable and plugged the mic directly into the unit?

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brucek

· #9 · Feb 21, 2009

instead of the two i already have. i presently have a used xlr-xlr and new xlr-1/4".

I'm completely confused??? What is the xlr-1/4" cable for? The mic uses an XLR to XLR cable and plugs into the XLR input (which is the only input and connector type that supplies the phantom voltage).

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brucek

· #11 · Feb 21, 2009

i am simply plugging a cable into a microphone and the other end into an external pre/amp sound device which supplies phantom power to the mic

Well exactly.

So, if you find the mic is fine as a result of plugging it directly into the unit, then the XLR to XLR cable is bad. It's that simple. You can't convert to a 1/4" connector, because 1/4" connection doesn't supply phantom voltage.

Fix or get a new XLR cable. Check it with your multi-meter. If you don't have one - you should.....

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