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How Do You Guys Deal With Phantom Power?
robbocurry:
--- Quote from: ijpengelly on April 18, 2013, 09:41:38 PM ---I would suggest you mute the channel you are plugging in or unplugging, works for me.
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+1 for sure!!
I've been gigging a long time and never had phantom power damage any equipment. I think you have to watch out for "ribbon" mics - more a studio type mic I think. Never seen one at a gig in almost 30yrs.
Greg C.:
It should be SOP to mute any channels with phantom power applied when plugging in mics. Road, it's great you can get away with not using phantom powered mics and DIs. But there are only 1 or 2 models of dynamic mic for live sound that can go up as high as a decent instrument condenser mic for hats and overheads. As far as DIs, passive DIs are great for line level sources as well as instruments with active pickup systems. But they present and inadequately low input impedance for passive pickup systems, especially piezo picks used for a lot of acoustic style instruments. Using passive DIs for pickups requiring really high input impedances can "load them down" resulting in thin sound/lack of low end or "body." It can also result in other types of audible distortion like fuzziness.
RoadRanger:
I rarely run into passive pickups that need to be DI'd. I'm not doing recording so the slight lack of high end on my OH mic isn't significant - the cymbals are usually plenty loud anyways. YMMV :) .
ChiroVette:
Thanks, RoadRanger. I will investigate the possibility of an external phantom power unit like that one. ;)
--- Quote from: robbocurry on April 18, 2013, 10:29:04 PM ---
--- Quote from: ijpengelly on April 18, 2013, 09:41:38 PM ---I would suggest you mute the channel you are plugging in or unplugging, works for me.
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+1 for sure!!
I've been gigging a long time and never had phantom power damage any equipment. I think you have to watch out for "ribbon" mics - more a studio type mic I think. Never seen one at a gig in almost 30yrs.
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It isn't damage I am worrying about but the annoying popping sound that makes us look and sound absurdly unprofessional while setting up.
Greg C.:
--- Quote from: ChiroVette on April 19, 2013, 12:48:19 AM ---It isn't damage I am worrying about but the annoying popping sound that makes us look and sound absurdly unprofessional while setting up.
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Mute the channels. It is not necessary to purchase outboard phantom supplies.
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