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Written by Lunar 🛸 ♾ on 2024-11-29 at 17:55

I got an audio interface! They were selling some spares off for cheap at my workplace, and it seemed like a good opportunity. One thing is, I can't get any audio from my headset mic (which is a 3.5mm TRS) - presumably it's just not built for such consumer-level nonsense?

The headset is a Røde; so you'd think if anything would work, it'd be that!

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Written by Martijn Frazer on 2024-11-29 at 17:59

@lunarloony yeah, it would be my guess only the XLR inputs work for microphones.

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Written by Lunar 🛸 ♾ on 2024-11-29 at 18:21

@Tijn Oh yes - should have mentioned my headset has a splitter, and the inputs on the interface are combination XLR / TRS. Tried both 1 and 2 to no avail.

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Written by Martijn Frazer on 2024-11-29 at 18:28

@lunarloony yeah, I think the XLR inputs take mic level signals, and the TRS inputs take line or instrument level inputs.

So getting a microphone to work probably involves hooking it up to the XLR inputs somehow.

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Written by Lunar 🛸 ♾ on 2024-11-29 at 18:50

@Tijn Oh okay, gotcha. So would something like this work? I always assumed there was more to XLR than just "plug thing in", but maybe I'm wrong.

https://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/Rode-VXLR-Mono-35mm-Mini-Jack-to-Mono-XLR-Converter/SDA

(and if you don't feel like giving free tech support, I understand!)

EDIT: the Rode website suggests that only the VXLR+ or Pro will work - presumably it needs that extra bit of power to drive the mic. Seems like I have a solution, though!

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Written by Martijn Frazer on 2024-11-29 at 19:04

@lunarloony yeah, I have no experience with this stuff, but it does seem that might do it.

Especially since for £7.50 you're not going to find an XLR microphone.

But that said, there are very cheap yet decent ones nowadays, so it might be worth looking into buying an XLR mic if that's something you're interested in.

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