Does this mic require any kind of additional power (phantom or such), or can i plug it straight into my amp?
1551869
No phantom power is required; it only requires a 9v battery (in which one is supplied). However, the unit arrived defective and there was a short in the power button, so I had to keep taking the battery out and putting it back in again in order for it to continue to work. I ended up returning it. I'm not sure if this was a design flaw or we just received a bad unit. We hope this was helpful.
115698
This doesn't provide any additional gain to the mic signal - it just supplies +12 or +48 volt phantom power. Whether or not you will need a preamp depends entirely on the gain needs of the interface into which you will plugging the mic.
2275316
it gets the phantom power from usb. No power supply. Im not sure if its a full 48v not manny mics actually require 48v
74408
Yes. i purchased a microphone and i plugged it into this amp. it works fine.
2164368
You have what we call a 48v Phantom Power Mic Which means... Firat of all ots a great mic and second, you need serious power puahing the mic to it's potential and that can only be achieved with an 'Audio Interface.' The a sort of mic you have is to good and powerful to just be powered with a simple cable such as this. I ran into the same problem. I learnt the hard way as well.
416753
This microphone apparently requires "plug-in power" which is "like" phantom power but is a different standard. My my ASUS Z87-plus motherboard doesn't seem to have "Plug-in Power". When I bought this mic, I found a review that said "no battery needed" but I didn't realize that it has special requirements.
1227709
Well it depends on what you have it plugged into but yes power need to be provided to the mic via the cable
2164369
The microphone needs to have a power source. If you do not have a (phantom) power it will not work.
324379
I just looked up the specs on this mic and on the Mackie unit (as can anyone). The Mackie device you specified can provide up to 10 mA per mic for phantom powering. This mic draws only 8 mA, so per each manufacturer's specs, you should be good.
2177808
Your going to need some more gear. This is a "Pro" style mic, with an XLR connector on it, and it want 48 volts (or there about) to power it.Look for a small mixer with Phantom power. There are lots out there in the $100 or less category. You'll like having the mixer for a lot of uses.
932859
I was confused by this, so to clarify - you CAN use phantom power for all the mics in this kit but only the condensers require it. From my research, DO NOT use phantom power for older style ribbon mics, none of which are included in this kit. That will ruin the microphone.
1442595
It has phantom power for the mics, but does not have a power amp to drive speakers - it requires an amplifier and speakers; it only has line level outputs.
1367917
Your microphone uses generic phantom power. Actually phantom voltage. The current draw of the mic is nearly zero and hence very low power. I use several different Audio Technical mics with phantom power and they work fine with this usb powered M-Audio adapter. It's a nice little unit that fits well in my laptop bag.
1501089
Phantom power is the 48V power required for condenser mics like these to work. It's usually supplied by a mixer, preamp, or audio interface and carried through standard XLR cables. You'll need to check that whatever you connect these mics to provides phantom power.
63828
It's an XLR mic that requires 48v phantom power. Must run off a mixer with phantom power supply.
2251755
Mics do not require phantom power. Mine have worked well in meeting settings.
115110
Yes it does, two of the inputs supply phantom power. I currently use it for a phantom powered mic. :D