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Subject: Re: technical advice on long XLR cables...
From: "Scott Fraser" scottbfraser
Date: Thu Dec 8, 2011 10:01 am ((PST))
<<Also good to experiment with "lifting" the ground on one end. Try both an=
d see which one works best for you.>>

The ground needs to be connected to pin 1, but not to the shell connection.=
 When using phantom powered condenser mics an unconnected ground will inter=
rupt the phantom voltage, meaning the mics will be unpowered & thus no sign=
al flows.

Scott Fraser








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