Interface - another time for a new one (again)

[vomitHatSteve]

Am I the only one who prefers phantom power off by default

[Greg_L]

Am I the only one who prefers phantom power off by default

Nope. I don't want it on unless I turn it on.

[WhiskeyJack]

Am I the only one who prefers phantom power off by default

Nope. I don't want it on unless I turn it on.

Am I the only one who prefers phantom power off by default

Mine stays off at all times unless i am using it. I was just being an asshole trying to justify my ugly 18i20.

Also while we are measuring dicks,

The second gen 18i20 has a phantom power switch for inputs 1-4 and a separate one for inputs 5 thru 8 which i found kind of odd but i am sure there may be some sort of function to all that. But does your guys 3rd gen one do the same thing with the two different swtiches? [mention]liv_rong[/mention] and [mention]Greg_L[/mention]

[Greg_L]

Mine stays off at all times unless i am using it. I was just being an asshole trying to justify my ugly 18i20.

Also while we are measuring dicks,

The second gen 18i20 has a phantom power switch for inputs 1-4 and a separate one for inputs 5 thru 8 which i found kind of odd but i am sure there may be some sort of function to all that. But does your guys 3rd gen one do the same thing with the two different swtiches? @liv_rong and @Greg_L

Yes. I think most interfaces group phantom power across multiple inputs.

[WhiskeyJack]

Mine stays off at all times unless i am using it. I was just being an asshole trying to justify my ugly 18i20.

Also while we are measuring dicks,

The second gen 18i20 has a phantom power switch for inputs 1-4 and a separate one for inputs 5 thru 8 which i found kind of odd but i am sure there may be some sort of function to all that. But does your guys 3rd gen one do the same thing with the two different swtiches? @liv_rong and @Greg_L

Yes. I think most interfaces group phantom power across multiple inputs.

Interesting. I wonder why? I will make note of that in Rainy Day Investigations journal.

[Greg_L]

Interesting. I wonder why? I will make note of that in Rainy Day Investigations journal.

I'm just guessing, but maybe complexity and noise potential? It's probably easier to just strap 48v across multiple inputs instead of giving each input it's own supply and control.

[Bill L]

Am I the only one who prefers phantom power off by default

It's better for your mics if it's off when you plug in the cable. Although not a huge potential, but there is potential in frying the capsule while plugging the cable into the mic body. It's never happened to me (and I've left phantom power on my live rig a bunch of times) but it has happened to a friend of mine who's been doing live sound professionally for over 30 years. If I had any high end mics (over $500, which I currently don't have) I would make an effort to turn it on and off only when being used. In my case, I'd rather not take the chance on burning out a mic on a gig even though I usually have backups.