Mic Sennheiser md 421 hl low input

Hi, so I have a Live2 and an old school SH mic md421hl but even when I put rec and gain to max I get hardly some voice sampled. Volume very low. Should I buy a preamp like a Scarlett to get this old lady workin?

You‘ll need some preamp. Dynamic mics usually output about 0.5 mV, whereas the Live‘s (+4dBu) output expects 1.23 V, usually requiring 60 to 80 dB of amplification, which is a lot.

Hope that helped.

The best interface/budget preamp you can buy is an Audient ID4. The preamp stage is identical to their 5-fig studio consoles.
It will work great on your MD421, I‘ve used it with a 441 (with the ID22).

Thanks people, that makes sense. I’ll dive into the ID4. Just read some other great things about it. Cheers