Phantom power

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Hello,

I have bought a Sennheiser evolution 906 for recording. I was
wandering if anyone has had experience with one of these, do I need to
run it with 'phantom power'?.

I have just taken the first step on to the recording ladder (bought a
behringer preamp as well) so I'm looking forward to starting.

Thanks for any help

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Thanks, thats a great help. So much to learn, but I will get there.

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> You will need phantom power for condenser microphones. Yours is a
> dynamic and doesn't require any special power. If you are a beginner in
> recording, I suggest gettting an M-Audio FastTrack USB (if you have USB
> ports on your computer) interface. You can plug in a dynamic microphone
> in the back, plug the FastTrack to a USB port on your computer and
> start recording on pretty much any recording software. It's a great
> little unit for beginners who aren't looking to record anything
> professional or spend serious money. It also has line in for
> instruments such as guitars, RCA outs so you can listen on your stereo,
> headphone jack and volume controls. If you upgrade your microphone to a
> condenser, you'll need a preamp or a mixer with phantom power(Mackie
> and Behringer make good quality mixers which have phantom powered
> preamps and EQ built in for a great price).

Thanks very much for your help as well. I actually bought an
M-audiophile 2496 a couple years ago, but struggeled to get good
sounds from it (source was direct from the back of an effects unit) but
now I have bought the mic and the behringer tube ultragain (I like the
more vintagy things, I really dont like most digital effects), which
I'm hoping will interface nicely with my 2496. They sent me the mic and
preamp but the cable I ordered was out of stock , so just waiting for
the XLR cable then I shall be raring to go. I'm flying solo, so I
though I would buy a goodish preamp instead of what would be a cheapish
mixer at the same price. Giving serious consideration maybe buying a
second microphone sometime, I hear you can nicely E.Q. an amp buy
multiple placements of mic's (sound from my amp / all cabs is really
directional). Or maybe a pair of monitor speakers, hmm.. so much to buy
and so little money! I prefer though to save up for a while tho and buy
better things gradually over time.

Thanks.

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Yeah , you'll get more by " doing " & listening as you go
i.e; does it work without phantom ? then you don't need it
[ for that mic ] wherever money is involved , there is marketing
so question & listen to all decisions and don't overspend until
you can make a solid decision with imformed opinion [ your own ]

regards Greg


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> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:07:52 -0700, guitar.is.good wrote:
>
> > I have bought
> > the mic and the behringer tube ultragain (I like the more vintagy
things,
>
> I don't want to burst your bubble, but the Ultragain (and really, just
> about any mic pre with a toob in it under $1000) is about as vintage as
> a bottle of last week's Thunderbird. It's essentially an IC based amp with
> an underpowered toob stage intended to add distortion, which the marketing
> department hopes to convince people with little or no experience is the
> same thing as "warmth", (whatever that means). If you can bypass the toob
> stage altogether, the main solid state part of the preamp is probably
> about equal to what Behringer puts in their compact mixers (not really all
> that bad for the price. You might even find the toob stage to be a cool
> effect for guitars, or as a bass direct box, but it's primarily an effects
> box, not a real tube preamp.
>
> > I'm flying solo, so I though I would buy a goodish
> > preamp instead of what would be a cheapish mixer at the same price.
> > Giving serious consideration maybe buying a second microphone sometime,
> > I hear you can nicely E.Q. an amp buy multiple placements of mic's
> > (sound from my amp / all cabs is really directional). Or maybe a pair of
> > monitor speakers, hmm.. so much to buy and so little money!
>
> Whoa, cowboy! You might need to buy some asbestos pocket liners first.
> Unless you're only recording solo electric guitar, you might do well to
> get a mic like a Shure SM57 or an EV 635a, which are both inexpensive &
> decent on a variety of sources. The 906 is made specifically for guitar
> amps, plus it's pretty pricey & I'm not convinced it's that much better
> than the much less expensive 609. At this point, you need experience more
> than you need gear. Look for versatile & cost effective stuff & after you
> work with it a while, you'll be in a better position to decide what your
> real needs are.
>
> > I prefer
> > though to save up for a while tho and buy better things gradually over
> > time.
>
> Now your talking. Enjoy!
>

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Thanks, yeah like learning by doing but I was afraid of blowing up the
mic! Yeah, I think I have a pretty alright starters setup now (far
better than a pc mic or a direct jobby), so going to stop and learn!