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I've connected the mic in to on board audio (goes without saying this is the worst option, and most people will get crap sound from this method) a USB sound card , as well as the Behringer Xenyx302 USB Mixer which has gain and mic volume settings for 3.5mm mic jacks (a nice plus that a lot of higher end mixers will not include)
The Behringer had the ModMic performing the best, but still required an amount of gain to get to acceptable volumes that introduced too much noticeable noise. I added a Cloudlifter CL2 for more available clean gain, and I can get nice and loud, but still I couldn't help but notice that the mic was quite sensitive and when my voice gets to a decent volume there's noise.
Windows mic volume I've toyed around with in addition to the mixer settings just to point out that those settings weren't forgotten about.
I found the cable just a touch too long with any set of cans I've paired this up with (Shure SRH840, Sony 7506, Senheisser HD555). My organization method was the included clips as well as velcro zip-ties while also feeding through the coiled end of the headphone wire when available. This still left me bundling the wire at the very end leading to a bit of added weight.
Mind you I'm comparing this to a 2i2 Audio interface with Shure SM58 microphones, which isn't a high end set up by any stretch, but it is balanced XLR.
I haven't tried the AntLion USB Dongle but maybe this is the miracle sound card to have a decent-volume-low-noise experience.
One thing I bought the mixer for was to hear my own voice via direct monitoring, but alas this might not be the mic to use when considering that feature.
Still hangin' on to mine though!
The long cord issue is why the ModMic 5 has a modular cord length, but that certainly doesn't help people who go with the 4 :).
Reach out to our tech support at CustomerService@GTdevice.com and reference this thread. I'll give them a heads up. Ideally I want you and our engineer to to get together on webcam chat so he can see the setup. It may help us ID the cause and find a solution, either by changing the engineering or finding a solution that we've overlooked.
I was reading about the ModMic 5 modular cable and it sounded like the perfect solution as far as the cable length concern goes.
Happy to see improvements like that are being made!
As I treat this all as a fun hobby I'm certainly going to try the 3.5mm to 1/4" conversion in to the XLR input on the mixer (with the built in Pre-Amp) just to see how it cleans it up, then try with the Mic pre's built in to the Scarlett 2i2.. and go from there!
Appreciate the advice!
Did you reach out to our customer service? We can help (More than I can, probably) make sure everything is set up perfect. Laptops can be pretty weird, so one thing to try is to see if running it on battery and using the ModMic makes it sound better (dirty power coming from your wall may be affecting 3.5mm audio). If its SUPER quiet, some laptops really cheap out on power given to the mic port, in which case you'd need a USB adapter. Just two possible things that can cause some problems!