Another video that came to me reading one of the many topics on the internet where people are almost paranoid about the fragility of ribbon mics and how you can so easily destroy them. I figured the science suggests such damage is highly unlikely, so I take my own ribbon - and I only own a single one - and deliberately connect it in place of an AKG 414.

I'd read a few internet posts over the past few weeks about ribbons, and they pulled up the old advice about destroying them with phantom power, so I did a little Googling and also noted many newcomers to recording really didn't ever come across fig-8 pattern mics at all - so I've been doing a few videos and did one featuring just a bit of chat about fig-8 patterns and a little demo of how they

Might be a stupid question...

When using a condensor mic, should I turn my preamp to the "Mic" setting and then turn on the +48v or:

Turn on the +48v then switch the preamp to the "Mic" setting.

Would doing it the wrong way damage a mic? Thanx all! -matty

If phantom power was accidentally left on will it mess up the mic? Thanks

Ive been recording for awhile but I use an Emu 1820M with phantom power to power my Studio Projects B3 Mic.

Now I am going to feel like a total idiot for asking this, but here goes.

Lest say I have a sweet pre-amp, like an Avalon 737.
What good will that do if my mic is supposed to be phatom powered?