pc soundcard

daku

hi

i'm interested in this soundcard:
http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/1142-m-audio-audiophile-2496.html

does anyone know if i can plug a mic with 3.5mm jack into this??

thanks

[Deleted User]

I wouldn't imagine so. It uses Stereo RCA (White and Red leads) for it's inputs, so you'd need to pair it up with a preamp if you wanted to use a Microphone with it for recording.

Is it for music purposes or general purpose use?

Mr_Blueskies

Yeah you can plug in a 3.5mm mic jack pretty much every sound card made has these kinds of input and you can see that on the board in the link you posted

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Mr_Blueskies wrote: »

Yeah you can plug in a 3.5mm mic jack pretty much every sound card made has these kinds of input and you can see that on the board in the link you posted

This is a proper audio production soundcard so it doesn't cater for bog standard consumer mics with small jacks.

timbim_2

Mr_Blueskies wrote: »

Yeah you can plug in a 3.5mm mic jack pretty much every sound card made has these kinds of input and you can see that on the board in the link you posted

There is no 3.5mm jack on that card, in or out. That's a proper piece of kit, not intended for 3.5mm toy mics, they just wouldn't do that card justice.

daku

yep this is for music purposes.

i use a sm58 mic- xlr to jack cable with a 3.5mm jack adaptor.

I have a dell dimension e520 pc with standard soundcard, there are headphone and mic inputs on the back of the pc and the front of the pc.

If i replace the card with this one will i still be able to plug the mic in the front of the pc and get sound? hmm

thanks

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daku wrote: »

If i replace the card with this one will i still be able to plug the mic in the front of the pc and get sound? hmm

No you won't - you can't have two active soundcards. You'll need to get a mic pre amp as well or perhaps a small mixer. The alternative is to get a small external audio interface with a mic input. Both options are going to far better than using the mic input built into the PC.

timbim_2

And anyway, a mic of that quality really needs a proper audio mixer or preamp to make it worth using. Why would you send the signal from a proper vocal mic down an unshielded 3.5mm jack?