aortizjr
Well-known member
Why???
Well hear me out, since I do a 1-room type studio, I am thinking about trying to use a "Gaming" set of headphones with a little boom mic on it. Pro ones are $150+ or more, gaming ones you can get that sound good enough with decent isolation specs for less than $50. This would be just for talkback and to use during tracking.
Then again I don't know, maybe you like the crunchy midrangy-lowfi sound of a PC Microphone... could be cool for a special effect. Well I guess it is possible some may have decent electrets in there too.
I can find all sorts of info about connecting a pro mic into a soundcard (mostly advice on buying an interface or preamp), but I can't find anyone trying to go the other way. Yes I used the search, so if someone finds it I am sorry.
Anyway a SoundCard mic input specs:
T - Signal
R - Bias Voltage, specs range from 3V to 9V depending on card.
S - Ground
So I am thinking just a little box with a 9V that sends power to the Ring, Tip to Pin 2, and Ground/Sleeve to Pin 1 and 3.
My concern is with some that may be dynamic and just ground Bias, that would burn out the battery. Also not sure how long a battery would last, etc.
So I was thinking Phantom power would be best. How do I go about grabbing that, knocking down the voltage, dealing with it possibly just being grounded, converting it from being phantom to a bias voltage, etc.?
Well hear me out, since I do a 1-room type studio, I am thinking about trying to use a "Gaming" set of headphones with a little boom mic on it. Pro ones are $150+ or more, gaming ones you can get that sound good enough with decent isolation specs for less than $50. This would be just for talkback and to use during tracking.
Then again I don't know, maybe you like the crunchy midrangy-lowfi sound of a PC Microphone... could be cool for a special effect. Well I guess it is possible some may have decent electrets in there too.
I can find all sorts of info about connecting a pro mic into a soundcard (mostly advice on buying an interface or preamp), but I can't find anyone trying to go the other way. Yes I used the search, so if someone finds it I am sorry.
Anyway a SoundCard mic input specs:
T - Signal
R - Bias Voltage, specs range from 3V to 9V depending on card.
S - Ground
So I am thinking just a little box with a 9V that sends power to the Ring, Tip to Pin 2, and Ground/Sleeve to Pin 1 and 3.
My concern is with some that may be dynamic and just ground Bias, that would burn out the battery. Also not sure how long a battery would last, etc.
So I was thinking Phantom power would be best. How do I go about grabbing that, knocking down the voltage, dealing with it possibly just being grounded, converting it from being phantom to a bias voltage, etc.?
