I bought this microphone in 2014 and it was low volume from the get go. At the time I tried all software related stuff, boosting, volume etc. And lol @ the phantom power thing to get blue light, it really was a myth back then. Maybe a couple years ago I saw this video and tried cleaning it with isopropyl alcohol, but no difference. Today I gathered some courage and decided to replace all 10 capacitors, including the big 470uF ones, and also remade all solder contacts. Still nothing, volume is still low as always. Anyway, I appreciate the tip, it seems to have helped a lot of people.
Mate you are a legend. Thanks! Just opened mine up and found exactly what you described. Shoddy/non-existent soldering and lots of residue. Going to try the fix tonight and maybe I'll finally have professional sound again.
Oh my god I didn't do the soldering and only wipe out some dirt on the pcb board, and the noise is gone!!! It used to have pretty noticeable noise with 50% volume, but now it can be cranked up to 100% and still be super clean!!! Thank you so much! I love this Joji mic!
I got this mic a few months ago and after watching and applying this method my mic improved very much. Before it needed to apply the NS1 plugin, 21.3 Noise Suppressor, and now it sounds great at 8.4 of NS1. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Holy SHIT ! Man ! I can't thank you enough for this tutorial ! What in the hell ? My C-1U was buzzing like a crazy idiot so i lost my patience and tried to do something with it. Went to youtube and found your video. I disassembled it, cleaned with alcohol, reflowed every single joint with flux and new solder, cleaned it again, assembled and what now. IT DOES NOT BUZZ AND IT HAS TOTALLY ZERO NOISE XDDDDDDD !!!!! MAN ! THANKS A LOT (sorry for caps, i'm just so much excited !!!!)
It did that on my old pc but after I got a new pc the buzzing has stopped, the volume is still pretty low tho, even at max volume, i did everything he did in the video but the audio is still pretty low and you have to talk extremely close to the mic for it to be better, im currently using voicemeeter to boost the volume a little bit but I get some noise that is kinda unpleasant.
@@Dice-Gamble In the end, I had to throw it away, because usb connector on microphone started to lose connection and I wanted to get a better microphone anyway. Reflowing solder connections helped to lower humming noise and buzzing in my case.
I've tried this on my newly purchased c1u. Because of the low volume issue I used to boost the volume around %400 with software. And after following the instructions about cleaning the pcb (I havent done the resoldering bit) I don't need a software boost and now %100 regular volume is louder than the previously %400 boosted one. Thank you! By the way the pcb circuit looks different than the one on the video. But it works anyway!
This actually worked for me, but mine had a humming noise. After cleaning and soldering, the humming sound disappeared for me. But remember that you need to put all the pieces together for testing. I think it's due to grounding and if you don't put the parts together, the humming still occurs. Thanks for the video.
I've been dealing with this microphone buzzing on me for the longest time, I had to constantly squeeze the mesh grill at the top to temporarily stop it but it would always come back. I did the same steps as this video, only I was unable to solder or anything I simply just used an alcohol wipe to clean up the white oxydization all over the board and the buzzing has stopped entirely. Thanks for this video, helped out a ton. :)
God bless you abundantly Mr, I was very down when my mic started this problem, but you saved me and now my microphone is working perfectly, more wisdom thanks very much, I love you ❤️
I don't have proper soldering equipment but I manually cleaned oxidation with a precision screwdriver and it was enough to fix it for me I've had this mic for YEARS and had this problem since day one I can't thank you enough man, I finally have a properly working mic!!
this shit actually worked, i did not re solder anything for now, i just cleaned everything with isopropyl alcohol and it works like a charm, noise is pretty low while signal level is higher by at least 50%
Great post, it solved the problem for me. Special thanks for showing the dissasembling; if you do not have needle-point pliers, you may use an U-shaped piece of wire to remove the inner ring at the bottom. In my mike, there was a resinous layer over some areas of the PCB. Wiping it out with isopropyl alcohol and drying with a clean Q-tip produced a fully working microphone in a few minutes; MAGIC! I believe that some parts of the circuit, those directly connected and close to the capture disk, are of very high impedance and need an excellent insulation to work well. In fact, in my mike there was a capacitor in that area connected through the PCB via a small Teflon ring, which suggests that the extra insulation must be needed. Any dirt or deposit in that area should hurt a lot in sound volume and quality. Should not be as important in other parts of the PCB, for instance in the USB connector, but a good cleanup is always a good idea. I believe that this was a "protective coating" that went south for Behringer, usually a maker of good audio products.
Legend! I cleaned and added some new solder. Big improvement! I didnt notice the problem myself, but after coming from a holiday, people told me they add to boost my volume in Discord suddenly. So big thnx for this video!
Thanks man! I ve just finished cleaning mine and it worked like a charm. No noise or low volume problems anymore. Now it sounds like it s supposed to be. I guess the oxidation was shorting some conecctions.
Days ago I got a C-1U mic I noticed that it had little volume, I disassembled it and found 2 electrolytic capacitors of 470 microfarads x 10 volt that were out of stock. I replaced them and increased the volume noticeably. I hope the data will serve you.
Low volume is why I am here. Quite annoyed with Dehringer for making the volume so low.. Just a small point. Low noise is a good thing. Low Volume is probably what you meant. Thanks for the video.
Possum TV 0 seconds ago Thank you! I bought one of these years ago and I had always though the problem was a defective driver. There was not much corrosion in mine but the resistors were virtually bare of solder and resoldering them made a big difference to the volume. After doing this here was still some hum and I noticed the capacitor and the transistor hiding behind it were also bare of solder. You have to remove the screws holding down the PCB and also the screws attaching the front part of the microphone to access the transistor, but I did this and resoldered them and the hum went away. I also cleaned the PCB in this area with IPA so I can't be certain whether the cleaning or the soldering did the trick. BTW the transistor is a 2SK596S JFET and is probably somewhat static sensitive, so it's best to take anti-static precautions when working near it.
I tried this as well, and I appreciate the tip. While many of the solder joints were pretty terrible on the PCB it didn't make any difference to the overall volume level. It just looks like this should have a gain (+10db, +20db and +30db) adjuster like so many other devices in the Windows sound settings. I plugged it into a mac as well and with full input gain it was still a very low signal at 8" from the mic. You basically have to put your face against the screen to get any real level out of it. It might be fine for high input like singing, but for standard voice communications it's not useful.
@@tanjiroberto me too bro , i tried everything on the vid but I still have to use voicemeeter and set it to +7db or higher to get some good audio from it, it does however, have a bit of white noise but it isn't that significant when I'm speaking on the mic
Hi man I just did the resoldering of the pads and it absolutely worked for me. Now my mic can record even on like 35% of volume and it used to be at 100% and it was still quiet. I didnt ever touched the USB connections and it works. Thank you very much.
Ho lee shit. This actually worked! I just cleaned the parts with spirit and that's it. Plugged in, now the volume is greater and the static noise was reduced. HO LEE SHOE!
WOW! --- My connections did not have ANY residue... and I used Methylated Spirit --- BUT the results were CRAZY!!! Thank you so much man. Yes - those other videos are so infuriating - "increase input volume" ---- riiiiight.,...
I'll give this a try and test progressively as I work through cleaning and resoldering dodgy joints. I have two brand new ones with the same problem so it'll be interesting if I can isolate the problem. Extraordinary that it's such a well known problem with Behringer seeming to be missing in action - their stuff is usually very good.
Assuming the C-1U uses the same capsule as the C-1 (the XLR version), it does matter which direction you speak into the capsule. The LED should face you when speaking. The capsule has a cardioid pickup pattern so it is less sensitive to sound from the back, as well as having a different frequency response. Just try rotating the mic 180 degrees while speaking into it; you should hear the difference in sound.
i bought mine this year and I tried cleaning it with isopropyl and re-soldering and no change, my pcb looks very different however, maybe the pcb design changed as time went on
And I also removed that 1.5V LED and resistor (There is 5v going to it) and replaced it with 3.3V Blue led and different value resistor. Now it glows nicely :D
Mine crackles and sometimes switches off! Should I write it off as dodgy, and move on? Haven't got your soldering skills. My suspicion is that there's a mismatch between expected and supplied power
Helow amigo, yo tengo el C-1 con salida XLR, lo compré con la consolita Berhinger xenyx Q 302 USB , la cual en lugar de enviar 48 volt al mic, SOLO ENVÍA 14 V ! cambiando el valor de una de las resistencias que alimentan el FET de la cápsula microfónica, aumenté considerablemente la ganancia final. El pre del mixer es muy mala calidad. No es plano para nada y tiene mucho soplido y distorsión.
Hi! My C-1U looks different inside and I think that they modify it. I just bought it and maybe they modify it. I have had the same problem and I opened it but being different I didnt make anything and I assembled back. Strangelly, now it works way better. unfortunattely I couldn't attached picture here, to show you how it looks inside.
Hello, do you mean light on mic or audio interface? My audio interface cant show any lights even when signal is passing through untill i push the gain all the way up, which makes noise. I have Behringer UMC404HD and C1 mic
I disassembled my C1U. yep. the factory soldering is indeed oxidized. will have to arrange some alchohol, soldering iron and solder to fix this very annoying issue. mine got to the point, where I have to yell into the microphone. however, I bought mine in 2021, and the mic has a much simpler board inside it.
Great video. Tried this cleaning it first. The led got brighter but sound was still low. So tried soldering the parts you mention. Unfortunatelly no sound now. Mic led is ON anyway. What else can I check? what is the special component to test? or there is no return point?
Sounds like you may have accidentally broken something. Sorry not much I can suggest other than check all your soldering and make sure you didn't bridge any pins on any chips. Maybe clean the board a lot with alcohol. Also check the cable that connects from the Mic to the board hasn't fallen off.
Thanks for the video and I'm sure you're right: the workmanship doesn't look great. Unfortunately I haven't managed to bring about much improvement, if any. However, I never was the world's greatest with a soldering iron and I can't get on with this modern, lead-free solder, which I can never get to flow. I went further than you and took off the cover to expose the actual microphone: the connection to the central post looked bone dry but I couldn't make it much better. Thanks anyway.
Nice, I have the non-usb and also opened it up, mine has a tiny pcb with the pre-amp. What's your thoughts on the diaphragm? In the vid you didn't look, but I did and it's tiny!
This also works for the C-1? I was rehearsing last weekend and suddenly volume lowered at least 90% and cracked the amp. I will try this, but any other or additional suggestion?
My mic was working fine until it fell a few days ago. It went really low volume. Turns out that white cable had disconected. thanks for the fix, i wouldnt even know where to plug it if didn`t saw your video for reference
Just disassembled mine and it has equally bad soldering. Non-existent on one side of the board in a couple of cases. Additionally, it looks like the pins of a capacitor are shorted by a splash of solder. I was led to believe this brand was reasonably good, but the quality of this device is shocking. Update: I improved the soldering and removed the short, but it didn't make any difference. I have ended up using some microphone boost software (Equalizer APO).
man I bought this thing like 6 years ago and it was super quiet out of the box. it was my first mic so I thought it was normal! I just opened mine up and discovered the same problem..
Hey, I have just tried everything you said but nothing really changed, do you or anyone have recordings of the audio of the mic after doing this? I think maybe the current volume I have on it can't really get any higher than what it is.
Hey. I basically do not have problems with the loudness, but given that i need to set the gain in windows to around 50, i am getting a lot of white noise. My question is: What gain do you have to have to have it recording your voice loud enough without catching too much noise. (BTW, the PCB on mine do not use the big solder friendly condensers and resistors and the solder is still not perfect)
Mine is a c1 and when I hit the high notes it sounds like I'm screaming, even if I'm distant. I can't find ONE video about my problem, I don't know what to do
all usb mics are queter on win 8/10 via win 7, I solve same problem twice or triple louder by using equaliser APO program for win 10 that applying gain knob, your solution seems to me more immaginary/audiophilic than real pcb warming help, like I change cable from copper to silver or gold and hear the difference. But, I may be wrong :)
I have one that's brand new. Plugged it in to add some capability and dial the levels in, I thought there was something wrong with it. Literally the first thing I'm doing is looking for a collective reason the level is so low. Tell you guys what I'm gonna do. I haven't taken mine apart yet. I will test it as is. Then open it up and if it needs attention. I'll give it some. Then run it again. See if it was worth the effort. It doesn't take much more than a cold solder joint to f things up. Anything made in asia at a production rate of "go faster or get fired", is generally shit, but for the price...
I did nothing to it. I found that about 15-18 inches away it picks me up fairly well. I was expecting it to have more volume when I bought it. It was going to be used to mic a guitar amp but I ended up solving my D.I. issue for the guitar. I don't have an issue with the recording level now that I have used it a while.
@@fxsrider and what about the noise? Do you use Noise Reduction or you don't really have any background noise? I recently bought it and apart for the fact that the volume is low, it also has a constant background noise
I have another problem. I actually have the C1 version and it was working well, but I dropped it... now whenever I turn it on it makes a very loud unstandable noise. I mean it's not expensive, I can even just buy it again, but if there's a way to fix it, I'd rather try that first, 'cause the mic was literally new
i have the same problem! I also dropped the microphone and it began to buzz. they are impossible to use. is it possible to fix it somehow? replace capsule?
Uh, I did all of that and it made pretty much zero difference. I did the resistor solders, and I put a bit more solder on the other side too, I did the same to the microphone's white wire as well. I also did the resistance fix from another video. After wasting like an hour with it, I can tell it sounds basically exact same as before...
Thanks I'll give it a try! :) However I do have another problem where the metal mesh head "broke off" and when the microphone doesn't have the head on it makes it unbelievable horrible to listen to. Don't you know by chance if there are some ground points? I'm not sure about my theory
No the mesh head doesn't have any grounding, it just provides some natural noise dampening, so it would sound horrible without it. I think from memory there is some foam in there too.
@@Storm_. The foam doesn't do anything, it's the mesh that makes the quality to go 100x better I've done some tests where I slowly brought the mesh close to the actual microphone and the sound was fixed, however oddly enough when I turned the mesh 180° it was the same as without it which makes me believe there is some strange ground connection
I have a rode nt1a mic microphone and it stops working every month, I have to clean the circuit board with a pointed metal pin and it works again, this happen to me for many months untill its completely not working now, when I clean it I dont know what I am cleaning as its invisible or tiny wax type thing or corrosion I dont know, now seeing this video I am thinking of cleaning my whole pcb with alcohol and will see if it works. Microphone pcb are so sensitive I hate to open it up
Hello, I have the same microphone and the other day I connected it and it doesn't work. The led light comes on and the computer detects it well, but it doesn't work. What can be? I have written to Behringuer but they do not reply. Thank you
Well firstly it could be software, so try it in another computer if possible and check all the obvious things like mute and levels etc. If it's not software and turns out to be hardware you'll have to open it up and check the components. If you don't have much knowledge at least follow some tips in the video and reflow some solder and clean off any oxidisation, if it still doesn't work after that then I suggest getting a different mic or return it to where you bought it from. But yes remember Occam's razor, it's usually the most obvious thing, ie software.
@@Storm_. Okay. Thank you very much for answering. I work with Mac and I have always used it there, I have tried it on 4 different macs and none appear. The system recognizes it but there is no movement. I use Adobe Audition and the microphone appears all normal but when I speak it doesn't draw a wave ... I don't know what to do anymore :-(
I touched the iron to each join for 10 seconds to re-flow them all (without adding any more lead though). At the very least, I didn't make anything worse... But I don't think it helped anything in my case. I still can't even get clipping when I shout. For now I'm good with normalization-boosting, but I have a new USB-B cable coming in soon and we'll see what that does- If I don't comment again, it will only mean status quo still. While not exactly crappy and still better at capturing low/high freq than the other options out there, in the end it REALLY is a budget-type Behringer product with this infuriating low volume quirk.
I bought this microphone in 2014 and it was low volume from the get go. At the time I tried all software related stuff, boosting, volume etc. And lol @ the phantom power thing to get blue light, it really was a myth back then. Maybe a couple years ago I saw this video and tried cleaning it with isopropyl alcohol, but no difference. Today I gathered some courage and decided to replace all 10 capacitors, including the big 470uF ones, and also remade all solder contacts. Still nothing, volume is still low as always. Anyway, I appreciate the tip, it seems to have helped a lot of people.
Mate you are a legend. Thanks! Just opened mine up and found exactly what you described. Shoddy/non-existent soldering and lots of residue. Going to try the fix tonight and maybe I'll finally have professional sound again.
Definitely a big difference. Thank you so much!
@@warrensaunders Excellent! :)
Oh my god I didn't do the soldering and only wipe out some dirt on the pcb board, and the noise is gone!!! It used to have pretty noticeable noise with 50% volume, but now it can be cranked up to 100% and still be super clean!!! Thank you so much! I love this Joji mic!
I got this mic a few months ago and after watching and applying this method my mic improved very much. Before it needed to apply the NS1 plugin, 21.3 Noise Suppressor, and now it sounds great at 8.4 of NS1. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Holy SHIT ! Man ! I can't thank you enough for this tutorial ! What in the hell ? My C-1U was buzzing like a crazy idiot so i lost my patience and tried to do something with it. Went to youtube and found your video. I disassembled it, cleaned with alcohol, reflowed every single joint with flux and new solder, cleaned it again, assembled and what now. IT DOES NOT BUZZ AND IT HAS TOTALLY ZERO NOISE XDDDDDDD !!!!! MAN ! THANKS A LOT (sorry for caps, i'm just so much excited !!!!)
It did that on my old pc but after I got a new pc the buzzing has stopped, the volume is still pretty low tho, even at max volume, i did everything he did in the video but the audio is still pretty low and you have to talk extremely close to the mic for it to be better, im currently using voicemeeter to boost the volume a little bit but I get some noise that is kinda unpleasant.
I only cleaned mine, I don't have a soldering machine etc - would you say that the Noise floor is due to bad connections?
@@Dice-Gamble In the end, I had to throw it away, because usb connector on microphone started to lose connection and I wanted to get a better microphone anyway. Reflowing solder connections helped to lower humming noise and buzzing in my case.
I've tried this on my newly purchased c1u. Because of the low volume issue I used to boost the volume around %400 with software. And after following the instructions about cleaning the pcb (I havent done the resoldering bit) I don't need a software boost and now %100 regular volume is louder than the previously %400 boosted one.
Thank you!
By the way the pcb circuit looks different than the one on the video. But it works anyway!
Great to hear thank you :)
This actually worked for me, but mine had a humming noise. After cleaning and soldering, the humming sound disappeared for me. But remember that you need to put all the pieces together for testing. I think it's due to grounding and if you don't put the parts together, the humming still occurs. Thanks for the video.
I've been dealing with this microphone buzzing on me for the longest time, I had to constantly squeeze the mesh grill at the top to temporarily stop it but it would always come back. I did the same steps as this video, only I was unable to solder or anything I simply just used an alcohol wipe to clean up the white oxydization all over the board and the buzzing has stopped entirely.
Thanks for this video, helped out a ton. :)
God bless you abundantly Mr, I was very down when my mic started this problem, but you saved me and now my microphone is working perfectly, more wisdom thanks very much, I love you ❤️
I don't have proper soldering equipment but I manually cleaned oxidation with a precision screwdriver and it was enough to fix it for me
I've had this mic for YEARS and had this problem since day one
I can't thank you enough man, I finally have a properly working mic!!
this shit actually worked, i did not re solder anything for now, i just cleaned everything with isopropyl alcohol and it works like a charm, noise is pretty low while signal level is higher by at least 50%
Same thing here! Cant believe it lol
I just cleaned with contact cleaner and it worked !
I have this mic for years unused. Even had shame to sell it cause I thought it would be a scam.
Great post, it solved the problem for me. Special thanks for showing the dissasembling; if you do not have needle-point pliers, you may use an U-shaped piece of wire to remove the inner ring at the bottom. In my mike, there was a resinous layer over some areas of the PCB. Wiping it out with isopropyl alcohol and drying with a clean Q-tip produced a fully working microphone in a few minutes; MAGIC! I believe that some parts of the circuit, those directly connected and close to the capture disk, are of very high impedance and need an excellent insulation to work well. In fact, in my mike there was a capacitor in that area connected through the PCB via a small Teflon ring, which suggests that the extra insulation must be needed. Any dirt or deposit in that area should hurt a lot in sound volume and quality. Should not be as important in other parts of the PCB, for instance in the USB connector, but a good cleanup is always a good idea. I believe that this was a "protective coating" that went south for Behringer, usually a maker of good audio products.
Thank you for your informative explanation for this mysterious problem :)
Legend! I cleaned and added some new solder. Big improvement!
I didnt notice the problem myself, but after coming from a holiday, people told me they add to boost my volume in Discord suddenly. So big thnx for this video!
Thanks man! I ve just finished cleaning mine and it worked like a charm. No noise or low volume problems anymore. Now it sounds like it s supposed to be. I guess the oxidation was shorting some conecctions.
Lucas, did you also resolder it or only cleaned it?
Days ago I got a C-1U mic I noticed that it had little volume, I disassembled it and found 2 electrolytic capacitors of 470 microfarads x 10 volt that were out of stock. I replaced them and increased the volume noticeably. I hope the data will serve you.
Your video saved me from buying another mic. Thanks a ton brother!
Low volume is why I am here. Quite annoyed with Dehringer for making the volume so low.. Just a small point. Low noise is a good thing. Low Volume is probably what you meant. Thanks for the video.
Possum TV
0 seconds ago
Thank you! I bought one of these years ago and I had always though the problem was a defective driver.
There was not much corrosion in mine but the resistors were virtually bare of solder and resoldering them made a big difference to the volume.
After doing this here was still some hum and I noticed the capacitor and the transistor hiding behind it were also bare of solder. You have to remove the screws holding down the PCB and also the screws attaching the front part of the microphone to access the transistor, but I did this and resoldered them and the hum went away. I also cleaned the PCB in this area with IPA so I can't be certain whether the cleaning or the soldering did the trick.
BTW the transistor is a 2SK596S JFET and is probably somewhat static sensitive, so it's best to take anti-static precautions when working near it.
Thanks for the report :)
I don't know you sir but God bless you.. you gave me a lot of money without even knowing it🙏💯🙌
I tried this as well, and I appreciate the tip. While many of the solder joints were pretty terrible on the PCB it didn't make any difference to the overall volume level. It just looks like this should have a gain (+10db, +20db and +30db) adjuster like so many other devices in the Windows sound settings. I plugged it into a mac as well and with full input gain it was still a very low signal at 8" from the mic. You basically have to put your face against the screen to get any real level out of it. It might be fine for high input like singing, but for standard voice communications it's not useful.
I have encountered the same problem, and this fix didn't solve it. Did you figure out any other solution?
@@tanjiroberto me too bro , i tried everything on the vid but I still have to use voicemeeter and set it to +7db or higher to get some good audio from it, it does however, have a bit of white noise but it isn't that significant when I'm speaking on the mic
@@lorenzo33631 You need yo change the caps , the big ones , they are 470 uf 10 v i think, try put 470 uf 25 v . that help
I haven't tried this yet, but you gave me hope - so thanks!
Hi man I just did the resoldering of the pads and it absolutely worked for me. Now my mic can record even on like 35% of volume and it used to be at 100% and it was still quiet. I didnt ever touched the USB connections and it works. Thank you very much.
Thank you so much for the reply, I'm glad I could help :)
You are G O D. Thank you very much, my mic was broken for 3 years, now i can use it again!
great video, did it, fixed my humming static noise and volume
Ho lee shit. This actually worked! I just cleaned the parts with spirit and that's it. Plugged in, now the volume is greater and the static noise was reduced. HO LEE SHOE!
MAN YOU SAVE MI MICRO. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH . THANKS!!!
Grabbed my soldering station and did the resoldering. Now the mic works perfect, thanks :D
Excellent! Thx for feedback
did you not need to clean it? soldering alone improved it's volume?
WOW! --- My connections did not have ANY residue... and I used Methylated Spirit --- BUT the results were CRAZY!!! Thank you so much man.
Yes - those other videos are so infuriating - "increase input volume" ---- riiiiight.,...
"Increase input volume" is troubleshooting step 1 for all mics... but this C-1U... it really has an inferiority complex
I'll give this a try and test progressively as I work through cleaning and resoldering dodgy joints. I have two brand new ones with the same problem so it'll be interesting if I can isolate the problem. Extraordinary that it's such a well known problem with Behringer seeming to be missing in action - their stuff is usually very good.
Assuming the C-1U uses the same capsule as the C-1 (the XLR version), it does matter which direction you speak into the capsule. The LED should face you when speaking. The capsule has a cardioid pickup pattern so it is less sensitive to sound from the back, as well as having a different frequency response. Just try rotating the mic 180 degrees while speaking into it; you should hear the difference in sound.
Not working at all
Thank you so much brother.. I only cleaned mine and it comes back live.. no noise, loud and clear. Much love. And my mic is the xlr type not the USB.
Yes, this solution works for 100% !!!
Thank you so much, you saved my life!
i bought mine this year and I tried cleaning it with isopropyl and re-soldering and no change, my pcb looks very different however, maybe the pcb design changed as time went on
And I also removed that 1.5V LED and resistor (There is 5v going to it) and replaced it with 3.3V Blue led and different value resistor. Now it glows nicely :D
Which resistor, is it fixed low volumes small on distance.
Mine crackles and sometimes switches off! Should I write it off as dodgy, and move on? Haven't got your soldering skills. My suspicion is that there's a mismatch between expected and supplied power
Helow amigo, yo tengo el C-1 con salida XLR, lo compré con la consolita Berhinger xenyx Q 302 USB , la cual en lugar de enviar 48 volt al mic, SOLO ENVÍA 14 V ! cambiando el valor de una de las resistencias que alimentan el FET de la cápsula microfónica, aumenté considerablemente la ganancia final. El pre del mixer es muy mala calidad. No es plano para nada y tiene mucho soplido y distorsión.
Glad you fix it. Poor soldering issue.
Hi! My C-1U looks different inside and I think that they modify it. I just bought it and maybe they modify it. I have had the same problem and I opened it but being different I didnt make anything and I assembled back. Strangelly, now it works way better. unfortunattely I couldn't attached picture here, to show you how it looks inside.
Perfect, after 4 years.. I even got my green light back after this trick. Amazing!! Thank you!
Hello, do you mean light on mic or audio interface? My audio interface cant show any lights even when signal is passing through untill i push the gain all the way up, which makes noise. I have Behringer UMC404HD and C1 mic
Thanks for the video man. My mic is starting to crackle. I'm gonna try this. The alcohol that you sprayed, is it the same as rubbing alcohol?
Rubbing alcohol should be fine
I disassembled my C1U. yep. the factory soldering is indeed oxidized. will have to arrange some alchohol, soldering iron and solder to fix this very annoying issue. mine got to the point, where I have to yell into the microphone. however, I bought mine in 2021, and the mic has a much simpler board inside it.
Great video. Tried this cleaning it first. The led got brighter but sound was still low. So tried soldering the parts you mention. Unfortunatelly no sound now. Mic led is ON anyway. What else can I check? what is the special component to test? or there is no return point?
Sounds like you may have accidentally broken something. Sorry not much I can suggest other than check all your soldering and make sure you didn't bridge any pins on any chips. Maybe clean the board a lot with alcohol. Also check the cable that connects from the Mic to the board hasn't fallen off.
@@Storm_. Thanks so much for the comment. I'll double check everything.
Thanks - this fix worked as described ! Appreciate the tip.
I experienced similar problem with a different microphone (ATH AT2020 USB+), gonna perform the same maintenance, thanks 😁
Thanks for the video and I'm sure you're right: the workmanship doesn't look great. Unfortunately I haven't managed to bring about much improvement, if any. However, I never was the world's greatest with a soldering iron and I can't get on with this modern, lead-free solder, which I can never get to flow. I went further than you and took off the cover to expose the actual microphone: the connection to the central post looked bone dry but I couldn't make it much better. Thanks anyway.
Nice, I have the non-usb and also opened it up, mine has a tiny pcb with the pre-amp. What's your thoughts on the diaphragm? In the vid you didn't look, but I did and it's tiny!
Sorry I don't have the mic anymore so can't really comment on it
Mine isn't that quiet, it has a lot of white noise instead. Could this be a solution for that as well?
I didn't pull the volume up manually.
@@szuzmariacsatkai3496 It might be, worth a shot
Yes ! It fixed mine ! Try it out but be careful !
This also works for the C-1? I was rehearsing last weekend and suddenly volume lowered at least 90% and cracked the amp. I will try this, but any other or additional suggestion?
My mic was working fine until it fell a few days ago. It went really low volume. Turns out that white cable had disconected. thanks for the fix, i wouldnt even know where to plug it if didn`t saw your video for reference
Now I have a new mic, thanks a loooot!
Just disassembled mine and it has equally bad soldering. Non-existent on one side of the board in a couple of cases. Additionally, it looks like the pins of a capacitor are shorted by a splash of solder.
I was led to believe this brand was reasonably good, but the quality of this device is shocking.
Update:
I improved the soldering and removed the short, but it didn't make any difference. I have ended up using some microphone boost software (Equalizer APO).
My C1 USB light signal not working if u get time do a video on that thanks
man I bought this thing like 6 years ago and it was super quiet out of the box. it was my first mic so I thought it was normal!
I just opened mine up and discovered the same problem..
Hey, I have just tried everything you said but nothing really changed, do you or anyone have recordings of the audio of the mic after doing this? I think maybe the current volume I have on it can't really get any higher than what it is.
Sorry this is quite a few years old I don't even have the mic anymore :(
Yeah I know :( but do you remember if you had to talk really close to it to get good audio ?
Hey. I basically do not have problems with the loudness, but given that i need to set the gain in windows to around 50, i am getting a lot of white noise. My question is: What gain do you have to have to have it recording your voice loud enough without catching too much noise. (BTW, the PCB on mine do not use the big solder friendly condensers and resistors and the solder is still not perfect)
You shouldn't need to use gain, any gain will add noise. If your mic is working correctly it should be perfectly loud without any gain.
Hell yeah, finally an excuse to buy a soldering iron!
Recommend me the best mic under 60$.
Can this work on bm 800 and c1 hybrid
Mine is a c1 and when I hit the high notes it sounds like I'm screaming, even if I'm distant.
I can't find ONE video about my problem, I don't know what to do
all usb mics are queter on win 8/10 via win 7, I solve same problem twice or triple louder by using equaliser APO program for win 10 that applying gain knob, your solution seems to me more immaginary/audiophilic than real pcb warming help, like I change cable from copper to silver or gold and hear the difference. But, I may be wrong :)
I did try a gain booster but it added too much noise to the signal
I have one that's brand new. Plugged it in to add some capability and dial the levels in, I thought there was something wrong with it. Literally the first thing I'm doing is looking for a collective reason the level is so low. Tell you guys what I'm gonna do. I haven't taken mine apart yet. I will test it as is. Then open it up and if it needs attention. I'll give it some. Then run it again. See if it was worth the effort. It doesn't take much more than a cold solder joint to f things up. Anything made in asia at a production rate of "go faster or get fired", is generally shit, but for the price...
@@fxsrider so did you fix it?
I did nothing to it. I found that about 15-18 inches away it picks me up fairly well. I was expecting it to have more volume when I bought it. It was going to be used to mic a guitar amp but I ended up solving my D.I. issue for the guitar. I don't have an issue with the recording level now that I have used it a while.
@@fxsrider and what about the noise? Do you use Noise Reduction or you don't really have any background noise? I recently bought it and apart for the fact that the volume is low, it also has a constant background noise
Earned a sub. Ive been looking for something like this
This fix really helped me in my B-1! thank you so much and really thank you for the video not just "raise the volume in your system" hahaha lol
Brilliant I'm so glad :)
Seems like I'm the only one having issues here
Mine is picking up very low vocal and I cleaned it but still not working well😢😢
I have another problem. I actually have the C1 version and it was working well, but I dropped it... now whenever I turn it on it makes a very loud unstandable noise. I mean it's not expensive, I can even just buy it again, but if there's a way to fix it, I'd rather try that first, 'cause the mic was literally new
i have the same problem! I also dropped the microphone and it began to buzz. they are impossible to use. is it possible to fix it somehow? replace capsule?
Actually, can vodka or spirit make it?
yes
Plz make a video of how to fix a loose usb port on the samson c03u usb multi pattern condenser mic plz😢😢😢😢
Uh, I did all of that and it made pretty much zero difference. I did the resistor solders, and I put a bit more solder on the other side too, I did the same to the microphone's white wire as well. I also did the resistance fix from another video. After wasting like an hour with it, I can tell it sounds basically exact same as before...
Thanks I'll give it a try! :) However I do have another problem where the metal mesh head "broke off" and when the microphone doesn't have the head on it makes it unbelievable horrible to listen to. Don't you know by chance if there are some ground points? I'm not sure about my theory
No the mesh head doesn't have any grounding, it just provides some natural noise dampening, so it would sound horrible without it. I think from memory there is some foam in there too.
@@Storm_. The foam doesn't do anything, it's the mesh that makes the quality to go 100x better I've done some tests where I slowly brought the mesh close to the actual microphone and the sound was fixed, however oddly enough when I turned the mesh 180° it was the same as without it which makes me believe there is some strange ground connection
@@adfjasjhf I had the same problem, maybe the cage is working like a faraday cage or smth. I squeezed and duct-taped it back and it kinda works.
@@yagizakyuz That's what I think as well. Duct tape isn't really elegant solution that I'd like to go for.
@@adfjasjhf I used a black electrical band which kinda looks aight
I have a rode nt1a mic microphone and it stops working every month, I have to clean the circuit board with a pointed metal pin and it works again, this happen to me for many months untill its completely not working now, when I clean it I dont know what I am cleaning as its invisible or tiny wax type thing or corrosion I dont know, now seeing this video I am thinking of cleaning my whole pcb with alcohol and will see if it works. Microphone pcb are so sensitive I hate to open it up
I recommend washing the PCB with alcohol and scrubbing with a (ideally anti-static) brush, or old toothbrush. Use contact cleaner for the connections.
Hi how are you, is there any way to convert this microphone from usb to normal xlr?
Not to my knowledge sorry.
I have the Behringer C-1, but is not the USB one. It´s a XLR, and the volume is extremaly low. Would your solution work in this case?
I honestly never owned one but it is definitely possible if it was made in the same factory.
Please check your phantom power.
@@rizqmusic2008 I did check.
Did you just wipe the microphone a little and stick that stuff better?
sorry but my english is not very good and i didn't quite understand :D
Wipe off any white corrosion with IPA alcohol, re-solder some parts that do not have good connections.
Sadly did not work for me :/
My PCB was blue though.
Darn.. must be something different between them
good quality close-up photos would really help. it's the best way to expose manufacturing problems. can you post them somewhere and provide a link?
Hi does thus technique work with Behringer C1 XLR type?
I do not own such a mic, so you will just need to try and see
Yea it worked for it... Thanks man..more louder and clear
Hello, I have the same microphone and the other day I connected it and it doesn't work. The led light comes on and the computer detects it well, but it doesn't work. What can be? I have written to Behringuer but they do not reply. Thank you
Well firstly it could be software, so try it in another computer if possible and check all the obvious things like mute and levels etc. If it's not software and turns out to be hardware you'll have to open it up and check the components. If you don't have much knowledge at least follow some tips in the video and reflow some solder and clean off any oxidisation, if it still doesn't work after that then I suggest getting a different mic or return it to where you bought it from. But yes remember Occam's razor, it's usually the most obvious thing, ie software.
@@Storm_. Okay. Thank you very much for answering. I work with Mac and I have always used it there, I have tried it on 4 different macs and none appear. The system recognizes it but there is no movement. I use Adobe Audition and the microphone appears all normal but when I speak it doesn't draw a wave ... I don't know what to do anymore :-(
I have opened the microphone and everything is correct. There is no rust and the welds are correct ...
I touched the iron to each join for 10 seconds to re-flow them all (without adding any more lead though). At the very least, I didn't make anything worse... But I don't think it helped anything in my case. I still can't even get clipping when I shout. For now I'm good with normalization-boosting, but I have a new USB-B cable coming in soon and we'll see what that does- If I don't comment again, it will only mean status quo still. While not exactly crappy and still better at capturing low/high freq than the other options out there, in the end it REALLY is a budget-type Behringer product with this infuriating low volume quirk.
Nice
again welded all connections in poor condition?
Zambia is watching
I’ve seen all these videos. “What’s phantom power? There’s a volume knob? What’s that screeching sound?” I’m getting tired of them!
Hey my mic fell of and the plastic ontop broke, what do I do pls
It's helped, bruh
More likely reflowing the solder helped dodgy production.
Can you show me the audio result please??
Sorry I don't have it any more
You would have literally made a video about the things you did literally
yeah i have c1u with different pcb and the same code "p0588" =|
my microphone is now junk...rip my money..
Try to resolder all the components again
And make sure none of them are being shorted
WTF
That microphone is a reverent shit. Do not waste your money on it. A cheaper one works better than this garbage.
do not buy it