RK100S - Simply cannot get vocoder to work

[FredrykPhox]

I have gone by the manual letter for letter, and am using a perfectly functional non-powered, monaural microphone in the input port, set to mic1 or mic2. I have tried several different microphones that meet the requirements as well.

Is there -anyone- out there that has gotten the rk100s's vocoder to work on any of the settings at all?

[OpAmp]

Hi,

Did you try out the audio-thru function (mic connected, select either mic1 or mic2, shift+short ribbon button)?
If you talk in the mic you should hear it on the audio out connector.
If that is not the case, then your mic is not compatible or damaged, or your input port is damaged.
If that is ok, disable audio thru. Then select a vocoder program, hit some key and talk in the mic.

Good luck.

[FredrykPhox]

Hi,

Did you try out the audio-thru function (mic connected, select either mic1 or mic2, shift+short ribbon button)?
If you talk in the mic you should hear it on the audio out connector.
If that is not the case, then your mic is not compatible or damaged, or your input port is damaged.
If that is ok, disable audio thru. Then select a vocoder program, hit some key and talk in the mic.

Good luck.

Did all that.

Okay, I hooked up my ipod playing an audiobook with an aux cable, setting the mic switch to audio input, and the vocoder and stuff on the last 195-200 settings all work fine.

I have tried every mono non-powered mic I can find, pc mics, little bendy ones, even the EM197K for the microKorg, and not a single microphone I have tried generates any audio.

Now that I at least know the RK100S is working properly, can anyone actually tell me what extremely specific microphone I must own for this thing to work?

[woolei]

Hi,

Did you try out the audio-thru function (mic connected, select either mic1 or mic2, shift+short ribbon button)?
If you talk in the mic you should hear it on the audio out connector.
If that is not the case, then your mic is not compatible or damaged, or your input port is damaged.
If that is ok, disable audio thru. Then select a vocoder program, hit some key and talk in the mic.

Good luck.

Did all that.

Okay, I hooked up my ipod playing an audiobook with an aux cable, setting the mic switch to audio input, and the vocoder and stuff on the last 195-200 settings all work fine.

I have tried every mono non-powered mic I can find, pc mics, little bendy ones, even the EM197K for the microKorg, and not a single microphone I have tried generates any audio.

Now that I at least know the RK100S is working properly, can anyone actually tell me what extremely specific microphone I must own for this thing to work?

for my case, i just use a dynamic mic + 6.3mm to 3.5mm convertor, it work fine.

[FredrykPhox]

Had to get an XLR to 1/8", but got an XLR headset that works fine. Thanks for the timely help, people.

[St3fi]

Hi guys,

thanks to your posts, I was able to get my vocoder to work, too.

It turned out that no matter what mic I used, the signal was just really really low. Even much lower as compared to line-in, when I put line-in e.g. from my phone or pc. (btw, podcasts are a nice input source to test your vocoder on line-in).

I used a dynamic XLR mic and an XLR to mini-jack (Miniklinke 3.5mm). Then I put the audio through and increased the pre-amplification on my audio interface until I could hear something. When you hear the audio-thru, also the vocoder should be audible.

Still, I am looking for another mic or headset that works. My cheap pc headsets didnt work for me....

Kind regards
St3fi

[Dr. Claw]

Having some real issues with the mic-in. Does anyone know what kind of microphone actually works? Any way to amplify the input signal? Line in works just fine.