Hi again Bill!
Re the red light, yes, that's exactly what it's supposed to do. If the red =
light doesn't flash, the battery's dead.
Cheers
Max
Sent from my iPod
On 10 May 2013, at 13:05, Bill Whitacre <> wrote:
> Thanks. Yes, the iRIG comes with a 9V 'transistor' battery like you'd us=
e in your smoke detector.
>
> One question - I notice that when I turn on the battery switch on the K6/=
ME66 a red LED just blinks once and goes off. Is that OK? Doesn't stay on=
solid to save juice maybe?
>
> Still waiting for a male-female XLR cable. May visit Radio Shack today s=
o I don't miss all the action in the backyard.
>
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> On May 10, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Flawn Williams <> wrote:
>
>> My earlier reply was based on an incorrect assumption: that the iRig Pre=
was drawing its power from the iPhone. Upon further examination I noticed =
that the iRig is powered from a 9 volt battery within its box.
>>
>> With that knowledge, I'd likely say don't use the mike's internal AA to =
power the mike, use the phantom power from the iRig instead.
>>
>> But it's still worth doing a test to see if one way or the other gives y=
ou a quieter noise floor or lower distortion.
>>
>> The one definite policy here: don't have both power sources active at th=
e same time.
>>
>> --Flawn
>>
>> On May 10, 2013, at 5:29 AM, wrote:
>>
>>> Re: Newbie iPhone question
>>> Posted by: "Bill Whitacre" billw600
>>> Date: Thu May 9, 2013 6:39 am ((PDT))
>>>
>>> Thanks Flawn. That answers my question about using either the K6 OR the=
iRIG for Phantom power but not both. I'll see which provides best audio an=
d which eats battery less.
>>>
>>> The only 'loud' songs I'm recording - whether I want to or not - are ou=
r local, nesting robins, cardinals, house wren and carolina wren! They end =
up as a 'voices' on ALL my recordings so far. ;-)
>>>
>>> I'm hoping the ME66 will at least help that situation.
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