{"id":31571,"date":"2007-04-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=31571"},"modified":"2007-05-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-02T00:00:00","slug":"professional-mic-sound-weaker-thru-imic-sounds-fine-through","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/professional-mic-sound-weaker-thru-imic-sounds-fine-through\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does my &#8220;professional&#8221; mic sound weaker thru the iMic? It sounds fine through my mixer."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a common problem since the iMic does not have a preamp built into it. The iMic was configured for Mic and Line Level devices, such as standard computer microphones and tape decks. Those devices (and there are many types) typically are high impedance products that connect via unbalanced cables. Many, if not most, professional or higher end microphones are low impedance products that connect via balanced cables. Those types of devices require preamplification to bring them up to Line Level which is what is not happening in this case. <\/p>\n<p>A Solution can be accomplished by using the pre-amps of mixing consoles or by using an impedance matching transformer. If you don&#8217;t have a mixer, the transformers are readily available at electronic supply houses and consumer outlets such as Radio Shack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"storecat":[],"itemids":[23739],"manufacturers":[33410],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the Why does my &quot;professional&quot; mic sound weaker thru the iMic? 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