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Does the Rode AI-micro works with AB?
Hi guys,
Is anyone using the Rode AI-micro as an audio interface ?
Does it work with Audiobus and AUM ?
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also would like to know how it fares to bigger interfaces, small size is nice
Yep, I am using it with aum, no probs. I plug a lav mic into it and also some headphones, and both appear in aum, the mic as an input, the headphones as an output. I will say that it's quite quiet, or maybe it's the lav mic itself that's quiet (I'm using the rode lav ii). It's impossible for me to say where the issue lies, as I've only ever used them together. I have to add brusfri and a bunch of other things to my mic chain in aum to get even a semi decent sound out of that combo, so I wouldn't say I'm overly impressed. This is my first experience of lav mics and of using an interface like the Al micro. But anyway, on the question of whether it works with AUM, yes it does. Likely works with Audiobus but I can't vouch for it, never use AB, but don't see why it wouldn't work there.
how does it sound plugins line level instruments in it ? like a synth for instance
No clue, I don't use any hardware other than midi stuff, someone else might know tho
I wonder if you're getting the full benefit of the AI-micro's built-in analog preamp gain. Their web says you can adjust it in the Røde Central app and it should then hold while you use other apps. Have you tried that?
I must say I was confused when you said it was too quiet, which I took to be low noise, a good thing. But you mean that the level is too low, not a good thing.
Thanks Dave, I didn’t actually as, unless I am misinterpreting the instructions, any daw or host, in my case AUM, will allow you do the exact same thing by increasing gain for the mic inside it, and I experimented with that. But then I found it to have quite a noticeable noise floor, and this despite making every effort to keep it relatively close to my mouth so I would need to adjust gain as little as possible. Worth giving it the app a go though, so I’ll try that, cheers.
Hi @Gavinski ,
Sorry to re open this thread: do you see both input simultaneously in AUM?
Hi, no worries! This is what it looks like when I attach the AL-Micro with 1 lav mic connected to it
Many lavalier mics require phantom power or have converters to step down the power to electret level (usually 5v not 48v like phantom power). This could be why the level seems low. Most wireless transmitters can provide this power, or you can use a step down converter that uses phantom power. Check your owners manual for your specific lavalier mic. The Rode lavalier II power requirements are 1.8-5v.
It is true that an electret lav mic doesn’t require power itself, although the FET impedence matching circuit inside the microphone does require power. So electret mics do require power too, for a different reason.
I have the lav ii and the al-micro. So what would I need to add to the setup to get a louder volume. Currently it is only decent if I have it right up against my mouth, and I really mean within an inch or so. Even at that, I still have to crank the gain to max. It's really not satisfactory.
Nice !
Is there an input gain control on the AI- micro? If not, check in AUM to see if the hardware gain is adjustable. I saw some pictures of what looked like a RODE app for setting up the interface settings that had a hardware gain slider.
Have put the mic gain to max, and have tried with the app and also just using the mic gain adjustment in aum settings menu. Doesn't solve the problem, sadly. If you pinned this to your lapel, it would be barely audible.