# Not getting any signal from microphone

**URL:** <https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/not-getting-any-signal-from-microphone/1364>\
**Category:** Organelle\
**Created:** [June 20, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/not-getting-any-signal-from-microphone/1364 "2017-06-20T19:10:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@charlie](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/charlie)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/not-getting-any-signal-from-microphone/1364/1 "2017-06-20T19:10:45Z")

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I’m not getting any signal at all from my microphone. I checked my mic (using sm57) and cables (female xlr to 1/4 inch), they are working. Don’t have a problem getting a signal from my guitar so I don’t think its the input jack. What am I doing wrong?

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**Author:** ![shreeswifty](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/shreeswifty/32/790_2.png) [@shreeswifty](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/shreeswifty)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/not-getting-any-signal-from-microphone/1364/2 "2017-06-20T21:55:02Z")

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Is the mic you are using needing phantom power?

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**Author:** ![Wannop](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/wannop/32/328_2.png) [@Wannop](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/Wannop)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/not-getting-any-signal-from-microphone/1364/3 "2017-06-20T22:12:13Z")

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My solution is to just use my little audio interface as a preamp. I feel C&G should state in the manual that this is necessary to send useable audio signal from a mic into organelle. Has anyone found a microphone that can send strong enough signal into organelle without amplification?