From there, turn the gain up from zero until you are seeing signal at a decent level. It shouldn't be clicked until your mic is plugged in. The phantom power is the 48v button which provides it for both channels. Leave it on stereo (the Venn diagram looking option). The direct monitor button looks like it could be a mono/stereo toggle but I'm not 100. Seems to be a character thing and we want to make you signal flow as basic as possible to figure out the problem.
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That is for if you are plugging a guitar or something in. Do this with just the interface plugged in so you can make sure it's working without introducing the camera and any issues it may bring The INST buttons should not be clicked. Sorry if you know this but I'll just say really quick what buttons you should be clicking on the interface.
MAC NOT RECOGNIZING USB AUDIO INTERFACE WINDOWS
When the computer (do you use Windows or macOS) is having trouble seeing it, how did it react? Was it kinda going back and forth saying it was plugged in but then wasn't or that it saw the box but you couldn't hear audio in the program you are using? Troubleshooting stuff like this is just wildling down things that could be an issue until you find the issue hence all the questions. Disclaimer, I have used then but don't own one. I just looked at the newer model and want aware they did away with wall power. They are good boxes for what they are and usually don't have many issues. That's less of an issue than why your Focusrite isn't connecting correctly though. However, especially with mac's, you are kinda forced to use dongles that hub out. I always make sure the audio interface is plugged directly into the computer with nothing in between. Instead of plugging them both into a multi port, external hub. I should clarify, you can plug a camera and interface in at the same time but they should be ideally be using different ports on the computer itself. Sorry in advance if I'm a little curt, been having trouble sleeping. If you have a power cable for a wall outlet, have that plugged it to a grounded powerstrip.Ĭan't really help more until I understand what you are actually using.
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MAC NOT RECOGNIZING USB AUDIO INTERFACE DRIVER
You could also check to see if there are driver updates if you are on windows. If you are using an interface, make sure you didn't accidentally switch the input to Line level.Make sure they are both on a different bus series. They can handle a lot but you are essentially plugging two capture devices at once and the OS can get confused over priority and inputs. You should try not to have an audio interface and a video device plugged into the same group of USB ports, even more so if you are using power from the USB ports to turn your devices on.The interface is all the computer cares about. It would be less about your computer seeing the mic and more about the computer seeing and communicating with whatever you are using for I/O and AD conversion.First and foremost, what interface to you have/how are you connecting the mic to the computer? It's a little unclear if you are using an interface (like a Scarlett 2i2) or, somehow converted an XLR cable to USB.
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USB ports can be used to supply phantom but ONLY when there is an interface or preamp in between or if they are purpose built USB mics. The gain should always be a 0 before you plug in. It's important to be careful that you don't plug mics into hot ports because the sudden jolt could damage their electronics. That power is what makes condensers work.
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Phantom power is 48v that is supplied to the mic from a preamp, either a breakout or one in a interface. As far as I know, AKG does not make a c214 as a usb mic.