atm 25...strange noise

[Alexi]

recordings started today....wanted to use my atm 25 as a tom mic..........
connected it to my interface......then i notice this strangle crackling noise...........don't tell me this thing just broke

[tINY]

The thing didn't "just break".

(sounds like a marginal capsule or a dielectric break-down = keep it warm and dry for a few days and see what happens)




-tINY

[Alexi]

we recorded my band live...........all of us together in the room, playing at the same time, kind of like a little pre production thing.....the atm 25 was infront of the guitar cab.........do you think we might have played too loud?


I always thought this mic can take very high spl levels.............



thanks for your replie

[tINY]

If you didn't perforate you eardrum, the mic wasn't killed by anything being too loud that day. Dropping the mic will put a lot more force on the capsule than anything you can generate with a guitar cabinet.




-tINY

[Alexi]

ok...the mic wasn`t dropped, i just did not put it right back into its case after recording, it basically stayed on the micstand for the following 2-3 rehearsals..........

............to clarify whats wrong with the mic:

i wanted to record my 18" tom and evern though i got a sound out of the mic there was this "crakling" going on.....i checked the cable......................cable's working fine.


i might just take the mic home with me to ensure a "dry air" surrounding.....



thanks for your replie.......any other ideas?







alex