Win10 and balanced signal mic output

[Arthur Khanti]

Hi everyone, i have a quiet bizarre issue with windows 10 apps. i have a mic pre amp which provides balance and unbalance output. So, its directly connected to the motherboard, xlr - 6.3mm - 3.5mm. The problem is, some win apps have issues with that balance signal. Windows sound checking shows a good signal level, but in some sort of apps its a really weak and scratchy. I noticed that if i put 0 volume on one channel, inside a windows sound settings, some apps starts to catch signal but others stop. Reaper works fine though. Btw sorry for my eanglish.

 

[Weogo Reed]

Hi Arthur,

Am guessing the 3.5mm TRS input you are using on the computer is two channel un-balanced audio, not a balanced input.

Thanks and good health, Weogo

 

[Doug Lippincott]

Hi Arthur,

Am guessing the 3.5mm TRS input you are using on the computer is two channel un-balanced audio, not a balanced input.

Thanks and good health, Weogo

Agreed. 3.5 mm input is probably stereo, and some apps are looking at the sum of the two out-of-phase signals (which should be 0), rather than the difference.

 

[Caleb Dueck]

Try something like the Radial USB-Pro and bypass the 3.5mm headphone mess