My first guess is maybe the cable went bad. My question is, did you arm the audio track? Tommy ----- Original Message ----- From: Annabelle Susan Morison To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: 'NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List' Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:26 PM Subject: [ddots-l] Trouble With Microphones Hi, it's Annabelle. I have a problem that I need urgent help with. I tried hooking up my AKG414's to my MOTU896HD, and I can't get any audible signal from either of them. I know I have the pad off, and the high frequency cutoff is turned off. I know I have the MOTU on Phantom Power, and that the switch is on Microphone. Also, I know that the XLR is plugged in all the way because it clicks when it's plugged in all the way. What do I do next? Could it be the XLR I have went bad on me? What could it be? This is an XLR that my friend Markus showed me how to wrap by simply tying a knot, instead of the usual over-and-under pattern that most professionals would teach. Please feel free to Email me at any time, as I check my Emails several times each day. Thank you so much, Annabelle foristnights@xxxxxxxxxxx