Can this preamp be used safely with a passive ribbon microphone?
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It should work fine as long as you leave the 48V Phantom off. If you forget, and send phantom power to your ribbon it will never work again. My Tascam Port-a-Studio always defaults to "phantom off" when powered down (or up) and requires 2 keystrokes to turn it on "are you SURE?" This precaution prevents sending phantom to any input other than a condenser mic, which only works with 48V DC.
444447
I don't see why not. I have a instrument/vocal Sennheiser mic running to it. I turn the DB boost on and it boosts my vocal and instrument recordings. It doesn't add any hiss either. Just make sure you have the proper XLR cable and I'd say you should be fine.
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.
881772
Good Afternoon, F. Lamaestra. I will check because the receptacles on the side of the polycom, at least on the Soundstation premier is for a mutable microphone. Plus, it appears to apply power to the microphone based on the color toggling LED on our microphones.
878847
If I remember correctly on how this is wired, it will short out the phantom power since pin 1 & 3 are connected. I wouldn't use this adapter with phantom power, it's not designed for it, and could potentially harm the recorder.
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No, but The interface dose not need to recognize. Dynamic mics don't care if there is phantom power or not, so, to answer your question, just don't waste the two inputs by plunging dynamic mics into them. The only type of mic that MUST NOT have phantom power is a ribbon mic.
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I don't know why not. It has unbalanced and balanced outputs, so is compatible with any line level input. Although it is intended to be used with a line level preamp, it does have a remote control volume so it should be possible to use without a preamp. Hope this helps.
1335480
You should never do that, you need a preamplifier to boost the signal. Try a little audio mixer.
130319
It won't work well with any mic because the preamps are terrible. You would have to run software that denoises while you are broadcasting but even that would cause extra latency. I would recommend a different unit and Amazon has plenty to choose from at the same price level.
2207569
One possible way would be to purchase XLR splitters. Send one signal straight into the Behringer, and the other into your amp for your passives.
201560
In addition to the previous answer about an adapter, I can tell you that it's not a good hand-held mike. It's very susceptible to handling noise.
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I used it to replace a faulty active preamp, I'm not sure if it will work with passive pickups, but I think it should.
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No - most dynamic mics will "ignore" phantom power, so it doesn't hurt them.
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Michael, A preamp depending on who makes it can do several things. It can boost the original microphones output gain to make the signal strength louder (stronger voltage wise) to the board or tape machine or wherever your connecting it to; It can make your specific type of microphone sound like another type of microphone. If your using a mic that needs phantom power it can act like a power supply supplying the 48Volts for the microphone to operate. Like a battery in the flashlight does for the bulb. It also can give you equalizer capabilities that aren't there with a straight signal from the microphones output so you can eq/contour your sound; and overall different types/styles of manufactured microphones sound different when they react to the sound pressure levels of the sounds they are picking up (air pressure in the envireoment being converted to an electrical signal so you can faithfully reproduce what you are putting the mic in front of (in your room ambient sounds/ Audiance applauses, yells, etc,.. people walking across the stage say in a play. So I hope that helps. I'll defer to anyone else who may have input for you. Overall, good success to you. Respectfully, R.E. Sliger ASCAP
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Hello Philip. I assume you mean a Visio sound bar with subwoofer output. Baring an odd connection type on the sound bar, the subwoofer should be just fine. You do need, however, to ensure that the impedance is matched and that the woofer output of the sound bar is intended for a powered subwoofer, not a passive one. If not, you risk blowing the subwoofer. Best, David
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Short answer is yes. The microphone has a very low level output. There are many preamps that will work just fine. Great choice for voice work.
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It will not be as noiseless as a higher-end pre-amp or A/D interface, nor will it have as much gain as a dedicated pre-amp. It's a more fast-and-dirty solution than a home studio centerpiece. Chose instead a dedicated USB audio interface if you need studio quality, but if you're just doing youtube voiceovers, it'll sound fine.
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Well first check you input gain but on mine the meter suddenly maxed out then dropped to nothing and hasn't worked since. That was on the first day of use.However, everything else works as it should (if a little noisy, it's not the quietest pre-amp). Since my interface has either all phantom power on or off I use the preamp for using both condenser and dynamic mics together. I don't think pinned in the red is normal.