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Phantom power question
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 5:39 pm
by JonPorobil
I've got an audio interface with two XLR inputs. Phantom Power is available as a switch, but it's all or nothing, so it either feeds phantom power to both inputs or to neither. If I were to turn on the phantom power, then plug in a condenser mic into one input, and a dynamic mic into the other, would that harm the dynamic?
Re: Phantom power question
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 6:13 pm
by Ross
Not a problem - have done it myself after Ken told me it was okay.
Re: Phantom power question
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 7:53 pm
by ken
Nope, not gonna hurt the mic. That is why they call it "phantom" power.
Ken
Re: Phantom power question
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 9:15 pm
by Billy's Little Trip
This thread makes me want to put a mask on half my face.
Re: Phantom power question
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 9:39 pm
by Steve Durand
Billy's Little Trip wrote:This thread makes me want to put a mask on half my face.
No, please cover the whole thing.
Re: Phantom power question
Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 9:04 am
by jast
Some older dynamic mics (especially ribbon mics, and then perhaps even some of the newer and cheaper ones) don't like phantom power very much. Said ribbons mics get instakilled, others... well, I don't know. Anyway, generally you don't need to worry.
Re: Phantom power question
Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 11:19 am
by Billy's Little Trip
Steve Durand wrote:Billy's Little Trip wrote:This thread makes me want to put a mask on half my face.
No, please cover the whole thing.
Oh, ha ha ha! Very funny! If you don't want to see my thing, then don't come to my opera.