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FIFINE SC1 Recording USB Interface with 48V Power/50dB Gain, XLR & Instrument In, Headphone

FIFINE SC1 Recording USB Interface with 48V Power/50dB Gain, XLR & Instrument In, Headphone

$ 54.99 USD

  • 10% Discount Code: FifineMic10
  • NO TAX, 4-7 DAYS FREE SHIPPING
  • 30-DAY FREE RETURN
  • 2-YEAR WARRANTY

Order & Shipping Policy

Q: What if I want to cancel the order right after payment?

A: Please contact us immediately if you would like to make changes to your order.

 

Q: Do you have international shipping?

A: Sorry, no. Products on FIFINE website are not available for global shipping. Delivery covers UK, CA and US (APO/FPO address is not included). For customers who live outside these regions, you can check out on FIFINE AliExpress Store

Address of the US warehouses: 17531 Railroad St., Unit A, City of Industry, CA, 91748 United State 

Address of the CA warehouses: 450 Derwent PL, Delta, BC V3M 5Y9 Canada

Address of the UK warehouses: Plot 1, Lyons Park, Lyons Dr, Coventry, West Midlands CV5 9PF United Kingdom

 

Q: When will my order ship?

A: We process your order as soon as we receive it. And because of current situation, the processing time could take up to ONE business day, which is not added up to the shipping time. 

 

Q: What if I provide the wrong/I want to change the shipping address?

A:

If you find out the incorrectness or want to make changes before receiving shipping confirmation notification. Please message us as soon as possible so that we can correct the address or cancel the order. We are available at email: web@fifine.cc or Facebook messenger: 

If the package has already been shipped, we will message you with the carrier info as soon as possible. Then you can contact them to relocate a correct address. If it can not be changed, we have to wait till the package being sent back to proceed a refund. And if it is not returned to sender successfully, we have no responsibility for issuing a refund or replacing the package.   

 

Q: When can I expect my package to arrive?

A: 

  1. If it is a pre-order or back-order that is in stock, your package will be shipped first.  
  2. Delivery takes 4-7 days (based on your location), which counts from the day when your order is processed. Shipping cost is free when your order weighs below 1.51 kg.     
  3. If it is emergent order that needs to be delivered on a specific date, please contact us before placing the order.  

 

Q: When will I receive my shipment tracking number?

A: You will receive a notification email about the tracking information once your order leaves warehouse that is close to your location.  

 

Q: What if tracking info indicates the package was received but I haven't actually receive it?

A: 

First off, please wait for one more business days, tracking info update could be ahead of the actual delivery. 

Next, if you still haven't received package, please call and email the local post office. They will have more info than we can see online. 

At last, when post office is not able to help find the package, you should send us the screenshots of communication with post office as evidence for us to file a complaint. With a response from Post Office through your contact, confirming that package is missing, we will do a refund on the product price. 

 

Return & Refund Policy

Q: What is your return policy?

A: FIFINE MICROPHONE offers Free Return within 30 days, counting from the date when the tracking info shows delivered.  

But it does not cover bulk purchase (more than three), intact item, item ordered by mistake. If you wish to return a product, please contact us. 

 

Q: How do I request a return?

A: Please follow the steps below to return a product:

  1. Contacted our email at web@fifine.cc with your order number and the reason for return (Any product shipped to us without a return authorization will be returned to the customer at his or her expense).
  2. We will email you back to confirm the product condition. Custoemr will have responsiblity to help provide the info (pictures and recording) we required. Then we will give instructions for returning and a return number.
  3. Ship your unused product in its original packaging to the address identified in our email.
  4. Note: Return shipping fee is covered by FIFINE only if returns are for defective products, products that were not described accurately, or incorrect orders. Whether a product is defective depends the info that customer provides (pictures and recording). 

 

"Return Terms"

  • Please be sure to use the original box, and the shipping carton and its packing material to ship the item back (the item is returned in the same condition as it was when shipped).
  • You are responsible for shipping the products back to us.If you are shipping an item over $75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We don’t guarantee that we will receive your returned item. 

 

Q: After I have returned a product, when will I see the refund in my account?

A: After receiving and examining your returned product(s), your refund will appear in your account within 3 to 5 business days. Please be aware that the refund will depend on the policies of PayPal that was used for payment.

 

Other Terms and Conditions

"Bulk Purchase Return"

If buyer bought more than THREE products at a time, any one of them is defective, we will provide the free replacement.

But if buyer decides to return them all, we will charge a restocking fee of 30% of the order total. And buyer is responsible for the shipment back to FIFINE local factory. 

"Refuse-to-Receive"

Once package has been shipped out, order cancellation is not possible. When product arrives, buyers are responsible for arranging return shipping and covering the cost by themselves and emailing us back with tracking number. If buyer decides to refuse package instead, we will charge a restocking fee of 30% of the order total. 

Notice: Refund of "refuse-to-receive" item does not cover the origianl shipping fee, That means in this case, we will send back the payment of only the product listed price. 

"Intact Items"

An intact item is one that its package has been opened and it works without a problem. If you want to return an intact product, the return shipping cost shall be covered on customer side. And we will deduct the original shipping fee from the refund total.            

"Defective Items"

A defective item is one that is inoperable but has no apparent damage. If you receive a defective product, please contact our email for assistance.

Notice: Whether a product is defective depends the info that customer provides (pictures and recording). 

"Damaged Items"

If the order arrives at you with obvious shipping damage, please refuse the delivery and email us with your order number. If you have accepted it, please save all packaging material and paperwork for the order and also email us for instructions. If you dispose of packaging material, you jeopardize our chances of making a claim, and you may not receive the return.

"Limits of Responsibility"

We take no responsibility for user-initiated damage and/or loss of parts incurred during operation or use of the product. Though you still can email us for assistance on repairing or replacing components.

"Price and/or Description Changes"

All prices, pictures, and descriptions on this website are subject to change. We maintain no responsibility for inadvertent errors. When you place your order with us, you agree to the price and terms indicated on this website. Price differences related to future or past prices in FIFINE MICROPHONE store are not refundable.

Notice: We are sorry that the price fluctation during pandemic is not refundable.

"Errors on FIFINE MICROPHONE website"

Prices and availability of products are also subject to change without notice. Errors will be corrected where and when discovered. We reserve the right to revoke any stated offer, cancel orders, and to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions in any stated offer or price, including after an order has been submitted and whether or not the order has been confirmed and your payment processed. If your payment has already been processed for the purchase when your order is canceled, we will issue an immediate refund.

"For product FAQs, please turn to the Technical Support Page"

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The built-in audio of your computer is just workable, but the quality is not to scratch for streaming, let alone the audio recording or even music production. That’s all because the built-in soundboard is way too noisy and way too weak for both the input and output.

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The built-in audio of your computer is just workable, but the quality is not to scratch for streaming, let alone the audio recording or even music production. That’s all because the built-in soundboard is way too noisy and way too weak for both the input and output.

Not to mention the top-end external sound cards, but just the entry-level ones have the day-and-night difference compared to the built-in one from your PC. And if you haven’t prepared yourself to go all in on the professional audio level, there’s no necessity to up the ante yet. The most affordable one could do a perfect job for you when starting out on recording your own music, guitar playing, voice-over, podcasting, streaming or just getting pro at gaming.

You may hear many misleading sayings about the audio interfaces being extremely complicated and rather overwhelming for beginners who don’t process any mic techniques. But that’s not the whole story. Using a budget audio mixer with fewer ports and dials, but just the meat and potato can make home recording as easy as you could do so with a USB mic. Here comes the FIFINE SC1, one of those basic but no skimp on performance models is going to prove it to you!

The very underserved league of $50 mixers has met another powerful contender - the FIFINE SC1. For anyone who is in the market for an ultra-low-cost audio interface, you’re on to the right place. We’re not as long-established as the predominated Behringer or M-audio, but in terms of bang for money, the more up-to-date SC1 could do even better. Or at least the market presents you with more choice of a good interface for $50.

The electric or acoustic guitars, or the XLR microphones, none of them can be hooked up to your PC or laptop directly. Thus, the main purpose of such types of mixers is to let you record both the mic and instrument sound into a computer at the same time. It works right out of the box with Windows and Mac through the USB connection. And even setting it up with mobiles for recording on the road because of the compact form factor and the included Type-C & Type-A combo audio cable. There’s also a power indicator at the front to tell the working status.

With a proper mixer, there are lots of possibilities to play with, giving various styles to your music, like using it with only mics to capture a bit more environment, plugging in guitars directly to give better isolation and immersion, or even getting the signal chain of your pedals from the guitar amp line out. No matter which way may fit the best, you can just get started making your own music at home without renting a studio.

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The SC1 could be the heart and brain to connect and control all your audio gear. With the XLR jack that provides 48V phantom power and 50dB gain range, you use either condenser mics or dynamic ones that are not super gain-hungry. The phantom power button, also an on/off indicator is right beside the input 1. The XLR & 1/4” combo jack also give you more connection options, in case you want to feed in the microphone source with different plugs.

Though input 2 doesn’t have the feature of switching between the instrument and line-in signal, you can use it with a 1/4” dynamic mic that doesn’t require much gain by pressing the mic/instrument button to switch for a duet podcast.

The mic/inst button also works out as a stereo and mono switch. For something that doesn't require heavy post-production, such as recording voice-over directly onto video editing software or conferencing, just let the button stay down all the time to get the stereo signal. That's another feature reminding you that you can take this whole setup as a mid-tier USB mic with much more flexibility. But you definitely want the best out of it if it's for getting started with some music project. Then just pop the button back up to let it into its own zone - two mono recording tracks separately for your voice and instrument!

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Its ADC maxes out at 16-bit and 48k Hz, which is the main reason why it’s labeled with an entry-level tag. But the redeeming feature is that the 80dB of the dynamic range provided by the 16-bit audio is enough for starting your home recording on a budget, as long as you pay a bit more attention to the gain stage to leave more headroom and create a lower noise floor.

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And that’s why the signal meters are closely surrounding the gain dials. It’s to give visual feedback on the input level and peak warning and to remind you of setting a proper gain boost for your mics or instruments.

The clipping indicator is to help avoid heavy distortion by triggering the red light at -3dB, the orange light at -6dB, and the green one at around -9dB. Testing out. Run some tests to find the better-suited level for yourself to have the green light on all the time before getting started. Then leave the job of the signal monitoring to these LED indicators, do not get yourself bothered during recording!

The enlarged level control dials themselves at the top with the smooth adjustment are not subject to getting wobbly when you turn it up or down. indicators, do not get yourself bothered during recording!

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And that’s why the signal meters are closely surrounding the gain dials. It’s to give visual feedback on the input level and peak warning and to remind you of setting a proper gain boost for your mics or instruments.

The clipping indicator is to help avoid heavy distortion by triggering the red light at -3dB, the orange light at -6dB, and the green one at around -9dB. Testing out. Run some tests to find the better-suited level for yourself to have the green light on all the time before getting started. Then leave the job of the signal monitoring to these LED indicators, do not get yourself bothered during recording!

The enlarged level control dials themselves at the top with the smooth adjustment are not subject to getting wobbly when you turn it up or down. indicators, do not get yourself bothered during recording!

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If you just started out and don’t have many monitoring devices for audio referencing, then a separate headphone control may mean less to you. But when you get experienced and chase a more perfect vocal and instrument mix, that separate dial is preferable over one single dial for controlling both the headphone and the speaker altogether.

Direct monitoring allows you to hear the input signal along with the music from your computer. You can totally get around the latency issue of what you’re hearing from the computer and what you’re actually recording.

It's not the most colorless headphone amp for the price, but if crank the volume all the way up, but still can't hear all the details, then you would just want a DAC with a more powerful output. That's the case with the SC1 headphone jack. It has one of the highest output power for the price, giving around 30mW power at 32 ohms load impedance, which might not be a bad thing for people who are just getting started. Because of the wide compatibility with headphones in the budget category, you don't have to spend tons of time searching for one and take the risk that it will not work.

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Specifications

Mic Input
Frequency Response20-20kHz
Dynamic Range80dB
S/N Ratio>75 dB
Gain Range50dB
Headphone Output
Frequency Response20-20kHz
Output Power30mW @32ohm
Output Impedance32-600Ω
Dynamic Range85dB
Main Out
Frequency Response20-20kHz
Dynamic Range85dB
S/N Ratio>80 dB
Maximum Output Level+1dBV
Computer I/OUSB Type-C to USB Type-A 2.0 & Type-C
Power ConsumptionVoltage: 5±0.25 V
Current: 500mA
Bit Depth/Sample Rate16-bit/44.1k-48k Hz
Shipping Weight0.8 kg