Hello everybody,i bought an audiobox usb 2x2 a month ago. Yesterday was the first time a used the phantom power that comes with the audiobox. I wanted to record an acoustic drum using the 2 mic technique. Put a dynamic mic on the kick and a condenser mic for the rest of the kit in some point to start. When i activate the phantom the interface begins to pop en clip terribly, and gain is too hot even with the input knob of the interface all the way down. The pops and clips ocurr every 2 to 10 seconds, even when the mics are not receiving directly a strong signal (i mean just with the mic plugged without any performance), and only the input where the condenser mic is plugged is recording. If i turn off the phantom the problems are not present. But obviously i can´t use condenser mics. I need help!!!!
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It could be any number of things. Are you using a laptop? It sounds like perhaps you're not getting enough power from your pc usb port. I suggest you try a powered USB hub. Have you optimized your pc for audio production? Have you disabled wi-fi? Are you plugged into a USB2 or USB3 port? Did you install the drivers from the included disc? Or did you download and use the latest drivers from this site?
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Was an answer ever found for this? I get the same. With headphones turned to max I can hear (and record) the occasional pops (2 - 10 secs). Just about hear them without phantom power. This is with condenser mike plugged in (Rode NT 1-A). If I unplug mike I dont get pops. Changing mike cables didnt fix it?
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Have you read the above ?? When I record a condenser with phantom power I set the gain knob at around 10 o'clock to get in the ballpark of gaining. Have you checked the buffersize ? If set too low (32-64) pops can occur, the only way to get around that problem is to raise it. The suggestion of using a powered USB-hub can help if that is a problem. The only way we can help proper is to get specs as mostly they give more info. Use the link above.
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