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Proper Way to Connect a Phantom Powered Mic

Post by Mustang Martigan » Mon Jun 12, 2017 7:13 pm

What are the proper steps when connecting a phantom powered (PP) mic to a mic-pre? I turn the gain all the way down, plug in the mic and then activate the PP. Is this the correct way?

It seems like if the mic is connected with PP already enable that it could create a power surge and potentially damage the mic.

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Post by Gregg Juke » Mon Jun 12, 2017 8:36 pm

Yup.

Plug-in---> Power-up. When finished, Power-off--->Un-plug.

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Post by Mustang Martigan » Mon Jun 12, 2017 8:39 pm

Gregg Juke wrote:Yup.

Plug-in---> Power-up. When finished, Power-off--->Un-plug.

GJ
Cool. So I've been doing it the right way. Just wanted to double check. Thanks.

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Post by drumsound » Tue Jun 20, 2017 11:13 am

Mustang Martigan wrote:
Gregg Juke wrote:Yup.

Plug-in---> Power-up. When finished, Power-off--->Un-plug.

GJ
Cool. So I've been doing it the right way. Just wanted to double check. Thanks.
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