Re: [LAU] Snare drum mic too hot

Brent Busby wrote:
> On Sun, 10 May 2009, Paul Coccoli wrote:
>
>> On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 8:54 PM, Scott <lau@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
>>> Ray Rashif wrote:
>>>> Did you try padding it? Or does this preamp have no pad button? Can't
>>>> tell by the photos nor is it stated.
>>>
>>> There's no pad button. There's a phantom button to give it a little
>>> extra juice.
>>
>> That is NOT what phantom power is for. Usually, phantom should be
>> switched off on your dynamic mics (kick, snare, and toms) and on for
>> your condensers (overheads).
>
> Amen. Just so the original poster knows, switching on phantom power
> sends 48 volts of DC power straight into the attached device, whether it
> was designed to take it or not. There are microphones that need that
> (condensers) to function. For anything else, that is BAD... On my
> mixer, the phantom power buttons on each channel are RED buttons, and
> for good reason!

Thanks, all, for setting me straight. I kinda knew that in the back of my head. To
be sure, I checked all eight phantom switches on the Nady and only the two condenser
mic's were engaged. In any case, The Mackie looks to be the solution for now.

-Scott

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Received on Sun May 10 20:15:04 2009