The problem is that in most home studios or speech applications the level provided to the microphone is not very high and, thus being such insensitive microphones, the level into the recording software is not high enough. Everything was previously working perfectly . (with 50% on the Focusrite knob) "Spatial volume" : Hi all, My setup is: condenser mic > behinger mixer > scarlet focusrite 2i2(2nd gen) > PC. ... You can almost see the person sitting in front of the microphone in the room. discord, it is extremely low in volume. I was thinking the work around at that point was to just use Voicemeeter and change the mic to mono through it but that resulted in a choppy/robotic voice issue. This is for community support for questions, comments, tips, tricks and so on for Focusrite audio products. Note this is not an official Focusrite sub. I spent all of last night reinstalling drivers and troubleshooting. To find out if your microphone fits this category, please see the manufacturer spec.These microphones are good for use on loud instruments as they are not as sensitive as other types of microphone, for example, condensers. Shure, the manufacturer of the SM range, state in the user guide for the SM7B:'The output level of the SM7B is -59dBV/Pa. One thing I noticed is that when I deleted all the drivers and restarted, windows would recognize the 2i2 as separate channels. Due to this, if you have a dynamic mic and are not getting enough level, it is often a popular choice to add an in-line preamp to the chain. Give it ago. However, I also couldn't edit my mic to be put in mono. I have to put all gains and volumes on high so the scarlet light is clipping all the time. I am using a Focusrite scarlet 2i2 . The pre-amp has an input range of 1 to 10, but it only seemed to have an impact from about 8 to 10. The other option is to use a pre-amp. Many modern microphone preamps, which are designed for the “hot” output level of condenser microphones, provide only 40 to 50 dB of gain'For reference, our Clarett interfaces provide 57dB of gain and Scarlett 3rd Gens 56dB and that above spec is for speech three inches away so these preamps give enough gain in most applications. If I crank the volume knob on the Focusrite and the volume knob on my monitors (speakers) to max it is still way lower than if I just connect my monitors directly to the PC and use them at less than half volume. For the most part, our current range of interfaces can supply just enough gain for these mics but for some circumstances, the above boosts are enough to give you just what you need. At this point my mic input volume registered normally and I didn't have to boost the gain nob at all for the system to register. Hopefully its possible to find a way to have the inputs show up separately with the updated drivers. Instead of being read as Focusrite USB audio it was speakers 2i2/Microphone 2i2. Press J to jump to the feed. Maybe discord mixes the two channels, and since the microphone in only connected to one channel, well, it halves the power? However, I ran into an issue. How do I use the 'Loopback' feature on the Scarlett 3rd Gens? Still they can barely hear me. Low volume with 2i2 2nd gen Hi all, My setup is: condenser mic > behinger mixer > scarlet focusrite 2i2(2nd gen) > PC. For typical speech applications, three inches from the grille, the SM7B requires at least +60 dB of gain at the microphone preamp. Dynamic moving coil microphones, or 'Dynamic mics' as they are commonly referred to, include mics such as Shure SM7Bs, 57s and 58s, SE V7/V3s, Beyer M201, Electrovoice RE20, Audix OM6, AKG D112, Sennheiser E945 and other typically live environment microphones. Focusrite 2i2 3rd gen. Popular choices are: - SE Electronics DM1 Dynamite- Cloud Cloudlifter- Triton Audio Fethead. For more information on how high you should set your gain levels, please see the following article: How High Should I Set the Gain Control on my Interface? However, they are often used in the studio for recording voiceovers, drums, guitar cabinets and can be used on pretty much anything. I have bought Scarlett 2i2 2nd Gen some months ago and since i got it i have some problem with it. Are you sure you've selected the Scarlett as your audio input device in discord? For recording it all works fine but when I want to chat with friends over eg. Mic is not on - 10db, mic is boosted through Windows. Hello. Very low volume Set up my new 2i2 today and I am surprised at how low the volume is.