Tube mics...

[Keeby Swaggz]

from what I understand, they don't require any phantom power... so you just plug it into your interface and DON'T switch on the 48v???

I may consider a tube mic when I upgrade next... I'm leanin' toward a Baby Bottle, though it's not a tube... but the few tube mics I've heard, all AT's, sounded real sexy...

so, what are the pros and cons of a tube??? and is there any special care that needs to be taken with them???

[.Bullet.]

i always thought tube mics were used for news reporters n ish.

[Kris Cain]

tube mics do require phantom power

i think your confusing them with tube mics that have there own power supply. In that case the power supply supplies the power, and you dont have to use a secondary 48v phantom power switch.

also there is no pro and con to tube mics in general cuz all are not created equally.

i think th eonly con with a tube anything, is that over time the tube can die out. When i say time, I'm talking like 40+ years though (if you care for your mic properly). So it's not like you get a tube mic, and then the tube dies or has to be replaced next week.

But in this con, is also a pro... you can get your tube replaced with a higher quality tube if it fits into your mic. This can create a completly different sounding mic, or even a better sounding mic if your willing to take that risk.

Another con of tube mics, that I've noticed over the years is they can make a booth hot as hell. LMAO... thats because of the fact the tube emits heat since it is a bulb. lol. That's no big deal though, cuz they dont make the booth scorchingly hot... just a tad warm.

[Keeby Swaggz]

I have a fan in my "booth" that I turn on when I'm done spittin'... it pulls cool air in from the air-conditioned basement room it's set up in...

anyway...

the AT3060 is the mic I was eyeballin'... it's called a "phantom tube" which must be why it don't need a separate power supply... hmmm... I'm beginnin' to figure this shit out...

now, if you don't mind... please go leave feedback on my latest track in rap songs... thank you...

[Opie M.]

one thing you need to remember is to let the mic warm up for about a half hour before you record. and let it cool down before you put it away... again about a half hour.