Oktava not turning on

You are talking to about preamp damage as i dont see how exactly you damage the mic shorting the wires ?
patch bays - dont remeber if iever disconnect mic levels there :-)
 
by the way - this topic is n-1 lesson to these who think one mic is enouth and 1 cable is what you need , even it might be other problem
 
Oleg is right, you probably won't damage a mic by plugging/unplugging. It is just good practice to learn some basics (so you won't blow out a ribbon or your boom ops ears). Just kind of a standard practice. since there are people who will scream at you for dong it and it is just as easy not to.
 
I'm still waiting on a follow up to my "headphone volume is down" guess. C'mon... don't be ashamed to have had a D'oh! moment.
 
if he heard the internal s - so we cana eliminate it
by the way in the b- you dont need go to vcr mode
 
Blah! I was writing too quickly. Allow me to ammend -

"Be careful with your phantom power. Never connect or disconnect a mic while phantom power is on. You can damage your audio equipment (or someone's ears)."

The point remains the same - it's a bad idea to make connections while phantom power is on.


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We still haven't gotten clarification on the gain dials... as there is some small response from the mic (when he's blowing on it) that means there is some signal flow, at a low level. Bluewave - please confirm your gain settings!
 
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Hey guys,
Some good news...as it turns out the cable I was using was busted! To be honest it was the least likely outcome in my opinion since I bought it yesterday and it was the first time I had used it!

Anyway, went to guitar center, got a new one (upgraded actually to nicer cables...thought id treat myself since I was relieved at not having to get my camera fixed/buy a new oktava) and now it works!

Sounds great too...thanks again for all the help guys!
 
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