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Phantom???
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:21 am
by acknowledgeyaboy
i have read you would need a phantom to make any condensor mic work..i dont really know what it is, or get whats the purpose of it..is it essential??..i dont know, i need some answers...can you guys help me out??..because im thinking of buying a condenser mic soon.....
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:58 am
by John Sayers
Hi mate - welcome to the site.
Phantom power is when the microphone gets'd it power feed down the same line as the audio signal runs
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cheers
john
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:24 pm
by mixx
if you need a awesome [best i have heard in 30 years] --mic pre test the Mellennia HV 3D
http://www.professionalrecording.com/Mi ... /HV3D.html
the tranisient respone and damping sounded incredible...and ass well as hear it it was fun to look at the attack picture in a proTools edit window as opposed to other mic pre's using a common source
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:17 pm
by chinocurva
Hi, acknowledgeyaboy!
Yes, because of construction (electronic circuitry, etc.), condenser mics need to be fed.
The most usual source is a 48V one, generally "embedded" in the console (some of them with an ON/OFF button), though, like Mixx said, you can plug your mike trough a preamplifier rack that will give the necessary feeding, and then redirect the output to, lets say, a regular computer IN.
Hope it clarifies.
Regards,
Chino.