Mic connection

Cubase
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Howdy!

I got a question about recording with a mic… I use a tascam US-122 MKII. I wont list up my settings, because I know they’re correct, I record a bass guitar without any problems.

Right now, i’m trying to connect a small PC mic to the Tascam. It has a small jack (smaller than the one for the bass), so i use a converter, so that the jack is the same size as that of the bass, and fits on the Tascam (use the mic/guitar in btw). However, no signal comes through at all…

Is that type of mic incompatible with the Tascam? Or is my method with the converter messing it up? I could perhaps use a converter from small jack to XLR, and use that input, or will that also not work?

Thanks in advance, if you need more info, just ask!

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Propably it is. These PC microphones are a breed of microphones by themselves: they need small amount of power fed by the microphone connector on PC to produce any input. And NOT ONE pro or semi-pro audio interface does not provide this kind of power.

And anyway. The quality of these PC microphones is way below any acceptable level for recording music. Do yourself a favourite and buy a decent microphone.