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I'm having a problem with my Studio Projects C4 microphones. Both of the pair are giving me trouble when I have the cardioid capsule on. There's a weird popping, like static or white noise. I'm running it through my PreSonus TubePre into my Tascam US-428, and I haven't had this problem with any other condenser I own.

I'm really disappointed because this is my second pair of C4's, with the same problem (of course I had them replaced for free.)

Any ideas about what could be causing this (aside from just being inexpensive mics?)

Thanks

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anonymous Fri, 09/02/2005 - 07:52

What's the weather like there right now? Sometimes this can be cause by extreme humidity. It's possible that if you leave the mics powered up for a long time the problem will temporarily disappear. This isn't super common but it does happen. There was a recent thread about humidity and it's effect on recording equipment so you might do a search. Good Luck!

moonbaby Fri, 09/02/2005 - 13:47

I have had that problem with modular mics (AKG C451s, mainly) and that was caused by excessive humidity here in Florida. Have you tried just leaving the mics powered up for a period of time to see if they stabilize? Mine would usually stop "spitting at me" after 30-45 minutes. I have heard that a very carefully-applied bit of Caig Deoxit Gold to the contact point will help eliminate this, but the mics were stolen before I could try it.....I was told that that was a problem common to mics that used a certain FET design.