Re: mic input noise of M-Audio MicroTrack 24/96

[Dan Dugan <>]

Raimund Specht, you wrote,

>Thanks for reporting your measurements on the MicroTrack 24/96. I have a
>couple of questions regarding your test procedure on the 1/4" TRS inputs.
>
>I'm not familiar with the AKG C-451E. On the AKG website, I can only find
>the model C-451B that has a relatively low sensitivity of 9 mV/Pa. Does yo=
ur
>model C-451E has the same low sensitivity? If so, I guess that a hotter
>microphone (25...50 mV/Pa) would provide better results.

It's rated -40 dBV. That's 10 mV/Pa. I'm sure very hot mic could get
over the noise.

>Have you activated the '27dB TRS Boost' option from the menu? In my
>experience, it is necessary to activate that option in order to get the be=
st
>noise performance from the 1/4" TRS inputs.

Yes, for both tests.

-Dan Dugan


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