Just got my first condenser mic (XM8500). It sounds wonderful, but there's light static in the background. Any idea how to get rid of it?

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I have a noise gate that makes it so there's no static when it's just sitting there, but I can still hear it when I talk.

Update: Found

I have a noise gate that makes it so there's no static when it's just sitting there, but I can still hear it when I talk. Update: Found [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-glmKRMVCOk)

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Make sure everything is properly grounded. Run a wire to your earth ground on the breaker box and loop everything to it mixer,PC,amp... etc.

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