Re: [LAU] Snare drum mic too hot

On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 01:19:07PM -0400, drew Roberts wrote:

> On Sunday 10 May 2009 12:28:35 Brent Busby wrote:
>
> > For anything else, that is BAD...  On my
> > mixer, the phantom power buttons on each channel are RED buttons, and
> > for good reason!
>
> So what's up with all the devices out there that have just a single phantom
> power button for the whole device and not per channel buttons? You can't /
> shouldn't plug in a mix of dynamic and condenser mics into them?

No problem with dynamic mics. The mic capsule doesn't 'feel'
the phantom power as it doesn't connect to ground. You can
have problems with AC-coupled line outs as the phantom
voltage could reverse-bias electrolytic capacitors.

Ciao,

-- 
FA
Io lo dico sempre: l'Italia è troppo stretta e lunga.
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