Samson Q6 mic troubles

[QAN]

Sometimes the serial/model # is on the mic, other times it's on the manual/package it came in. A pic couldn't hurt.

Looks like Q6 is the model

http://www.samsontech.com/products/p...1804&brandID=2

if that is it.

[ScottStoked]

Let us know how you're connecting it to your comp and we might be able to narrow it down a little. Are you going through a preamp or mixing board? Which model(s)?

[xApplicationRainbow]

Sometimes the serial/model # is on the mic, other times it's on the manual/package it came in. A pic couldn't hurt

http://www.samsontech.com/products/p...1804&brandID=2

if that is it.

Yeah looks just like that--
It's connected directly to my laptop

[ScottStoked]

Yeah looks just like that--
It's connected directly to my laptop

So you're not running it through a preamp or a mixer (with built in preamp) first? If not, that's your issue. You'll need a preamp between your mic and your comp. Something like this would work:

http://www.zzounds.com/item--MDOFSTRKMK2

[xApplicationRainbow]

I'm curious why I need this now? Should I have gotten this from the start with my mic?

[Sukisho]

Well in most cases you can't connect an XLR type mic to a computer unless it has an XLR input on it (which most don't). The preamp is an interface that allows it to connect properly, as well as can help with leveling the sound. So yeah, you should have probably gotten one when you got that mic.