Phantom-Power Not Compatible With The Kona LHe?

[Jeremy Garchow]

The KOna can’t accept mic phantom powered signals. If your mixer has phantom power, make sure that mic signal is converted to line (which most mixers convert to line anyway).

Jeremy

[Cory Mckechnie]

Shoot, I didn’t think I might have to replace the mic as well. Thanks Jeremy. I’ve emailed Soundcraft as I can’t find the info or their website or in the manual. I’d rather have to replace the mic as opposed the the Kona!!
Cory

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Cory McKechnie] “Shoot, I didn’t think I might have to replace the mic as well.”

Why? You are fine.

[Cory Mckechnie]

[Jeremy Garchow] “Why? You are fine.”

What do you mean? Now I’m really confused! 🙂

I have a condenser microphone, which will need the Phantom Power from the mixer. If Soundcraft comes back and says that the mixer doesn’t convert to line as you said, then I’ll have to replace the mic to a dynamic mic, won’t I?

Again, sorry for my ignorance on this. Audio has never really been my strong point and I’m trying to learn as I go, building this system.

Cory

[Gary Adcock]

[Cory McKechnie] “have a condenser microphone, which will need the Phantom Power from the mixer.”

What exactly are you trying to do- since that was not in your original post.

I ask this as you do not seem to understand that Phantom Power only affects the mic recordings and not the line feed out of the mixer into the Kona Card.

Are you trying to record vocals directly into your Kona?
Why are you sending Power on the line out:?

“if Soundcraft comes back and says that the mixer doesn’t convert to line”
there is usually a physical switch next to the output that sez “mic or line”

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[Jeremy Garchow]

You plug the phantom powered mic into your mixer and send it phantom power. You feed the line out of your mixer to the Kona. Done.

[Mo Kahn]

We’ve got a soundcract mixer and there is no switch to convert between Mic and Line…what they do have, which i expect is equivalent to providing mic or line, are x2 1/4-inch jacks below the female ‘MIC’ XLR’s.

I agree with what Jeremy has said….we’ve gone mixer output
into Kona

[Cory Mckechnie]

OK, I think I confused myself and hence the situation. I’ll capture via the Mic input with XLR and Phantom Power turned on. Simultaneously, I’ll be outputting via the XLR Mix-L and Mix-R and this will be fine.

https://www.soundcraft.com/download.asp?filename=images/products/product_sheet/epm/EPM6%20Top.jpg

Sorry, what I was worried about with that if the mixer itself had Phantom Power turned on at all, it would mess up the Kona (again, my ignorance of audio is shining through). If I under you and Gary correctly, the Phantom Power from the mixer will only be supplied through the Mic input and therefore the Mix-L/R will not have Phantom Power and as such will not affect the Kona.

If this is what you’re both saying, then I think I understand now.

Cory

[David Smith]

[Cory McKechnie] ” If I under you and Gary correctly, the Phantom Power from the mixer will only be supplied through the Mic input and therefore the Mix-L/R will not have Phantom Power and as such will not affect the Kona. “

You are understanding them correctly. Phantom power is supplied on INPUTS, to provide power for your mic when required. Your mixer’s OUTPUT, which you are sending to your Kona card, will not have power on it.

I believe Mo has it right about the line level and mic level outputs. My Hill Multimix mixer is the same way. Line out is via 1/4″ jacks, mic level is on XLR connectors. I use 1/4″ to xlr adaptor cables to send line level signals to my Kona LH.

Regards,
David

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Cory McKechnie] ” If I under you and Gary correctly, the Phantom Power from the mixer will only be supplied through the Mic input and therefore the Mix-L/R will not have Phantom Power and as such will not affect the Kona. “

Correct.