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Phantom Power vs Battery Power Conflict
I recorded some interviews with a battery powered wireless mic and accidentally left the 48v switch on my HDV camcorder on. Now those interviews I have captured to Final Cut has annoying pops. Interviews recorded after I had disabled phantom power do not. And I did not and still cannot hear those pops on the HDV tape played back in the camera. Any suggestions for a fix? Other than recording the analog output to a solid-state device, re-capturing and syncing everything double-system?
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[Chris Dalrymple] “Other than recording the analog output to a solid-state device, re-capturing and syncing everything double-system?”
That sounds like a good way to handle it.
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Are you using a Sony Z1? If so, I’ve had the same issues when the phantom power is used with a cable with incorrect wiring (reversed hot). No problems with other cameras or correctly shielded and wired cables.
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Bingo! I’ve got a V1U. And a cable courtesy of my mic vendor. Guess I’ll take it back.
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hey, similar issue,
can anyone tell me if leaving on the ‘battery on’ switch on a condenser mic while running the phantom power setting on the Marantz compact flash (the 660) will generate an ongoing annoying buzz on all recordings? or even just leaving a battery inside the mic?
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Hello Reggie and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum,
Leaving the battery in should be OK. Having Phantom on while using the battery can be a problem.
Regards,
Ty Ford
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Thanks, Ty, thought that might be the case.
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