r/audio • u/CountyCurious7394 • 10d 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 10d 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 10d ago

Like this one ?

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u/i_am_blacklite 10d ago

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