My Presonus RM32ai (and modern mixers from most vendors) presents a 1kΩ impedance to microphones. This makes it difficult to get a decent sounding signal from a dynamic mic.
i use the RM32ai both live (it's a handy light weight small rack case) when i want to record the performance and in the studio as a great sounding and easy to use I/O device.
Where i came across this problem was many years ago, trying to use the first pro mic i bought (a 1958 AKG D-12). It didn't sound right, i thought the magnet was wearing out with age so thought no further about it.
Later, having built a transformer-based step-up (using one of the Hammond 560's) things were improved, but not completely. The transformer worked perfectly but i was trying to match 200Ω into 600Ω when the actual load was 1000Ω.
Blah blah blah.
Back in the '70's and '80's, the standard mic input was 600Ω (centre-tapped, 300-0-300). Even back then it was wrong. Look at the tech spec sheet of the excellent old Shure SM57. It wants to see an impedance between 150Ω and 310Ω. The newer Beta 57 wants to see the same. My old D-12 wants 200Ω, my newer SE R-1 wants 100Ω.
i appreciate this circuitry was designed by youngsters trained in the earlies - higher impedance gets higher volts from source. However, this is not taking into account the mechanical, magnetic and electrical demands of the source. The whole doesn't work properly unless you are drawing enough current from the electrical bit.
Is it possible to lower the mic input impedance of the RM32ai ? Without invalidating any warranty ?
Silly question, Neil xx.
