Welcome to this tutorial on connecting a dynamic microphone.

Demonstration Connecting and powering up a dynamic microphone is similar to connecting a capacitor microphone, but without the need to enable phantom. To avoid damaging your hearing, speakers, mic pre-amp, or microphone follow this procedure ...

1. Set the microphone up as necessary, eg on a mic stand
2. Setup any required headphone monitoring for your performer
3. Ensure the mic pre-amp is turned off
4. Ensure the gain, and audio output level if there is one, of the mic pre-amp is turned down
5. Ensure the gain, and or monitor output level of the destination device, eg an audio interface or mixer, is turned down
6. Connect the mic pre-amp to the destination device
7. Turn on the mic pre-amp - if it is a valve device you will need to wait at least 15 mins before it is at its optimal performance state
8. Ensure phantom power is disabled
9. Connect your microphone to the mic pre-amp using a balanced XLR mic lead
10. Ask the performer to perform
11. Slowly raise the input gain on the mic pre-amp until you have an average level around 0dB, or a level at which the clip LED does not light
12. Slowly raise the output level until you reach the required level on your destination device
13. Turn up the gain and or monitoring level on the destination device

Caption - Phantom power

Although dynamic microphones do not require phantom power, they will not be damaged if you accidentally enable it, and will function as normal.

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