Phantom Powered
Why does my Lexicon Lambda record vocals so low, if I have the phantom power on?
I record my AKG C1000S on the Lexicon Lambda thru Cubase LE, and everytime I record i have to either duplicate the vocal track 3 times, or normalize the track, to have a decent volume. I thought the phantom power was supposed to power the mic to it's full potential... will someone who knows what I'm talking about, please help me out here.
Short answer...
The preamps in the Lambda are so weak that it's not going to give enough power to your microphone.
Sorry man but the Lexicon Lambda is $150 for reason. Not all $150 USB Audio Interfaces are bad. But Lexicon is not a very good company.
Also condenser microphones are meant to be quiet. You need a solid preamp to give it enough power.
So you can either A) buy a cheap extra microphone preamp or B) get a better audio interface
I know that's not the answer you are looking for. But microphone preamp and condenser microphone go together.
And you ALWAYS get what you pay for in the music industry.
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Ribbon Microphones and Phantom Power
Is it possible to connect a condenser mic to a phantom power adapter and audio interphase?
im trying to set up a home recording studio and im confused about this topic
Yes, you can do that. If you have not bought the audio interface yet, it would be better to get one with phantom power - then you would not need the adapter.
The bottom line is that your condenser mic needs phantom power to work. It does not matter how you do it as long as it gets phantom power.
Here is a great interface WITH phantom power:
http://www.zzounds.com/item--TASUS122MKII
This sounds good, but the unit has no XLR ins. So for connecting an external shot-gun mic (for example) you'd have to use an XLR-to-mini adapter, which is not a great solution – and smaller, light-weight phantom powered mics are out of the questions.
I would have gotten the DR-100, which has 2 XLR-ins that provide phanton power. Because of the 2 balanced XLR-in ports you are able to use much longer audio cables with confidence if you had to.
It's a more flexible and I'd think also more reliable solution for the long run.