Thanks for the suggestions guys. Can you give me the specs. of the
adapter I need to connect the XLR cable to the mic input?


Pooh Bear wrote:
wrote:

I got an AKG 8000S recently and have been wanting to plug it into my
PC. I use the sound card that came with the PC that has a standard
1/8"jack.

It's not 1/8" btw. It's 3.5 mm. Americans just can't bear to use the word mm it
seems.

I got a 1/4" - 1/8" adapter and tried connecting it.

Since an AKG D8000 comes with an XLR how have you wired it to a 1/4" jack ?

Connecting it to what btw ? The line input isn't any good for mic level, it's
too insensitive.

The mic doesn't seem to work. What could be the issue? Does it need a pre-amp
or something?

If the sound card doesn't have a mic input it won't. Also sound card inputs
typically have a DC voltage for 'biasing' electret mics which may upset a
dynamac mic.

In any case a sound card mic input is dreadful quality and you'll get inferior
results. Get a small $60 Behringer mixer to use as a decent mic pre and use the
sound card line input. That'll also mean you can use a decent XLR connector on
the mic.

Graham