The 2-XLR->1/8" Y cable is needed for both applications-- that is
when two mics need phantom or just one that needs phantom. Rob D.
At 11:02 AM -0700 10/28/05, Debbi B wrote:
>One more thing. If I'm thinking of a second mic for the future, should I
>get the Y cable and just use one side?
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>At 05:27 PM 10/26/2005, you wrote:
>>Oops -- that's right, 3.5mm is roughly 1/8".
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>>If you want to use a second mic that will not be powered by the Rolls
>>box, just disconnect one of the female XLR cables from the Rolls
>>output and attach the second mic cable to it. Now you have one mic
>>cable passing through the Rolls, and one that bypasses it. Both
>>connect to the "Y" cable that ends in the 3.5mm plug. This way the
>>Rode mic will be recorded on one of the channels, and the second mic
>>on the other.
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>>This is one case where a picture is much better than words.
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>>The Rolls box is powered by two 9v batteries. Making the giant leap
>>of faith that each battery powers one mic, it might be possible to
>>take one battery out and use its channel, now unpowered, to connect to
>>the mic that has its own power module.
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>>If you want to try this approach, be sure to check the phantom power
>>delivered to the mic cables using a multimeter before attaching your mic.
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>>--oryoki
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>>"Microphones are not ears,
>>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>>A listening room is not nature."
>>Klas Strandberg
>>Yahoo! Groups Links
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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