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I’d absolutely want to use the headphone jack on the mini fuse. I wouldn’t try plugging headphones into the ports on the back just so you can use the big knob, that’s really designed for speakers. I’d want to plug headphones into the front.

Most professional headphones already have a quarter inch phono jack, sometimes known as a 6.3mm jack. You can easily find adapters for the standard headphone/aux cord connection which is generally known as a 3.5mm phono jack to a 1/4” (6.3mm) jack. Just make sure to get one that’s stereo.

You mentioned you have an ‘earpiece’ but didn’t really mention whether it was in good condition or brand, so I’d guess it’s probably not very high quality. I would recommend getting an inexpensive pair of over-ear headphones from your local music store. A very low quality earpiece plugged into a low quality output on a computer case could be one of the things causing problems. Even the cheapest headphones you can buy from a dedicated music store will sound better, particularly plugged into your Minifuse. So rather than just buying an adapter I’d look at something very entry level like these. Inexpensive but overall pretty okay general computer use, amateur music production and monitoring your own voice.

By the looks of that cable it’s probably pretty okay as long as it’s what it says it is. Shielded cables are good, a short length of it that isn’t coiled around power cables should be fine. I can’t guarantee that without testing it myself but, yeah not the first thing I’d be concerned about.

Thank you very much on typing the tips and solutions 😊 I'm not sure if the way i plugged my peripherals will affect anything but:
- MV7X is plugged into my minifuse 1
- minifuse 1 is plugged into my pc with the usb plugged into the usb port with the io shield
- my earpiece is plugged at the front of my pc where power button is.

Would it be better if i plugged my headphones in the to monitoring port of the minifuse. (kind of unsure what kind of jack adapter is needed to plug my earpiece in). Or is my XLR cable a bad one. I bought this from amazon.

Looking forward to your advice! thank you.

If you want to fix the plosion issue that the MV7 has, just get the cover for the SM7B: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EENLDU/

Definitely worth the upgrade. If you want more information on what plosion is and to hear the upgrade, check out this video that helped me out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HLLVWvyKQk

This is a mod for the MV7 to look like an SM7B. The MV7 is a very capable Mic but I think it looks too distracting and plus I really like the aesthetic of the SM7B. I used this tutorial(https://youtu.be/IzYnC0iECKw) that recommended the black plasti dip spray paint for the logo delete and the color matching. However I did not use the SM7B windscreen replacement you can buy on Amazon that he recommended because the only color option is Grey and the metal base plate doesn’t look very good on the MV7( I tried taking off the plate but the windscreen bulges in the middle if you do that). I used this windscreen instead(https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089KHJFPK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_DHDJ0SGG5CYXEAGFR7QG?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1) it’s jet black and although it is quite long you can just cut it to size. I noticed the SM7B stock windscreen is almost directly the same size as the base so I used that for reference. I really like how it came out, so I hope this helps anyone who was looking to do this mod but didn’t know how to start.

this one is good https://www.amazon.co.uk/InnoGear-Microphone-Adjustable-Suspension-Snowball/dp/B07JN2CJF9/ref=asc\_df\_B07JN2CJF9/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310666398620&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9300556378777713656&hvpone=&hv...

Unless you're using some other middleware (like Krisp.ai), AI Noise Reduction is generally carried out by whatever platform you're using (Discord, Webex, Teams, Zoom, whatever).

A microphone is a microphone is a microphone. Microphones hear sounds.

The 'dynamic' part you're talking about would also be dealt with by Automatic Gain Control (AGC) in the same software (Teams, Discord, Twitch, etc). A "dynamic microphone" by definition is related to its internal electronics, not its capabilities for Automatic Gain Control.

The MV7X itself is unlikely to be the culprit here.

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Check the settings on the software you use.

Yes then use a cable that has female XLR to 3.5mm, but you need to figure out how the contacts on the 3.5mm of the desktop PC are wired. They are not all the same. It might be 3 contacts (Tip, Ring, Sleeve) or it might be 4 contacts (Tip, Ring1, Ring2, Sleeve) like used on iPhone headset. And for 4 contacts, there are two different standards. If the 3.5mm plug on the cable and the 3.5mm jack on the PC are wired differently, you might not hear the audio from the mic.

This cable looks like it has the correct wiring for the 3 contact style. But it is not a balanced connection, so it may pick up RF interference (buzzing) from the PC. Some PC's put out a lot of RF, some only a little.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Microphone-Unbalanced-Camcorders-Computer-Recording/dp/B083R4K3W8/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=Tisino&qid=1639788843&sr=8-10&th=1

If you use the USB connection, it will definitely work.

So would something like this work: https://www.amazon.co.uk/TISINO-Stereo-Unbalanced-Cable-1-6ft/dp/B07HF6PY9V/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=MS5PNLQ6M1KW&keywords=xlr+to+3.5mm+jack&qid=1639685664&sprefix=xlr+to+3.5%2Caps%2C92&sr=8-4