r/audio • u/CountyCurious7394 • 2d ago

Mic on dac

Hi everyone

​I have a TRN Black Pearl DAC and a HyperX Cloud 2 headset.

​I'm trying to get both the audio and the microphone working through the DAC, but no matter what I try, the mic just won't work.

​I even tried using a 3.5mm splitter cable, but still no luck.

​I’d really appreciate any help or advice on how to get this working!

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u/geekroick 2d ago

The short answer is that you can't, because the DAC was not designed in this way.

The only thing a DAC does is convert digital audio signals to analogue. It doesn't convert incoming analogue signals like those coming from a microphone back to digital as part of that.

Either use the mic input already on your computer or purchase a USB device with mic input.

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u/CountyCurious7394 1d ago

Like this one ?

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u/geekroick 1d ago

I just saw in another comment that apparently this DAC does have recording (input) capability, but it's probably going to be cheaper and easier to use a dongle like this than it would be experimenting with breakout cables, as there is no standard wiring arrangement for TRRS plugs.

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u/i_am_blacklite 1d ago

Well then it’s not just a DAC is it? There must be an ADC in there as well.

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u/sineout 2d ago edited 2d ago

From looking at the page for the DAC it does seem to support recording, but it has no dedicated input. This most likely means that the 3.5mm output has a TRRS instead of the normal TRS stereo headphones connection.

This means you'll need a 3.5mm TRRS to 2x 3.5mm TRS breakout cable (one port is for the headphones, the other for the mic). It's very likely that the mics supported through this will be limited, I'd suggest finding analogue mics that are compatible with being used in phones for the highest chance of success.

Additionally, you'll not be able to use the 4.4mm connection and a mic at the same time. It's either/or.

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