[Kate]

Hello everyone,

Please have a little patience with me because I am very ignorant about
sound production. I will do my best to be as detailed as possible. I
have recently wanted to amplify my classical guitar and I have a Trace
acoustic amp that has always delivered.

I recently purchased an audix i5 microphone along with a Live Wire
GXJ-183 adapter 1/4" TRS (F) to XLR (F). The microphone barely picks
up any sound. With a looping system, I recorded the sound so that I
could hear just how bad it was. The mic will pick up the initial
attack and then the sound just quickly dies away.

On a side note, I had the opportunity in the recent past to play
through a Sure microphone of comparable quality: $99. The sound was
great! In fact, I was thinking of purchasing the same Sure
microphone, but a salesman (appearing very helpful and knowledgeable)
said he prefered the Audix i5.

Anyway, I remember something that might be an important detail
concerning the Sure microphone. This person who lent me the Sure mic
in the past had different types of adapters (perhaps having something
to do with Stereo vs. mono.) I wish I could remember the details.
All I remember is that he wanted to know which type of 1/4" jack I was
using (I didn't know there were two types. He say the situation as a
learning experience for himself as well (I guess because he always
works in stereo). I remember when this person tried a particular type
of adapter that the microphone was suddenly very hot, therefor that
was the adapter he gave me to borrow.

Now I am at a loss as to what the trouble may be. Sadly, I don't hae
a regular microphone chord so I am not able to simply test if it is
the adapter or if I have chosen a poor microphone for my needs. I
find it hard to believe that tw similar microphones could get such
drastically different results and I really felt the salesman knew what
he was talking about.

Any ideas? What is it that I might be missing here?

Thanks for any help you may be able to give because I am simply at a
loss.

Kate