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New recording gear, something not quite right
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Steinberg UR22 Shure SM57 Garageband I plugged the mic into the input and strummed my acoustic. It is recording but the volume through my headphones is low, even with the headphone volume turned up. Then when I play back through garageband I can't hear it unless I unplug the earphones from the interface and plug into the laptop. This shouldn't be the case should it? I searched youtube for tutorials but haven't found anything helpful yet. Any help here?
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OK, use input 1, set the mic about 8-12" from the guitar pointing at the 14th fret. Strum loudly and adjust the gain control 'till the 'peak' light just barely flickers on your loudest playing (If you play fingerstyle or are a flat picker you might use the loudest of your normal style to set the gain). That should give you enough signal going into Garage Band.
If you didn't get the quick start guide and CD Rom with the user manual with UR22 you can find them here
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The Shure SM57 might struggle to get much signal into the UR22 which may not have enough gain available as well using this mic with an acoustic guitar.
If you can afford it buy a condenser mic you can get one for less than an SM57 these days. These are pretty cheap and some people rate them quite highly: http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-B-5-.../dp/B0002KZAM6 There are even cheaper ones if you're skint.
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Do you have input monitoring turned on? There should be an input monitoring button on your track header(s) and if you open up the Smart Controls window and click the inspector icon (letter i) an input monitoring button should appear in the inspector pane to the left of the Smart Controls. Click on that button and the feedback control beside it. Also, make sure you're routing the output to your headphones on the interface for playback. Hope this helps. Last edited by Trevor B.; 12-28-2015 at 12:10 PM. Reason: A second thought on the subject. |
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Max gain on a UR22 is 54 dB, which is a bit low for using a dynamic mic on an acoustic guitar.
Fran
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I think you are right, it's a gain stage problem. The OP needs to crank up the mic pre gain all the way, that should do it. I wouldn't say buy a different microphone because that will bring up all kinds of problems potentially.
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But I would always agree with getting the best out of what you've got first.
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A condenser brings the room into play, especially a good condenser. If the room is not so good/untreated/etc, sometimes a dynamic is a great choice.
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Thanks to all who replied, now the fun begins.
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You're welcome. After all the help I've received here on the AGF recording forum I'm happy to return the favour.
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