So I was A2 for a show las night with rental gear, and the rental guy allowed the band to do something I never would never allow.
Basically, the band had effected vocals on stage, and they did the processing themselves. But they don't have a proper mic split, instead they have XLR y cables that split the send of the mic.... This sets off alarm bells in my head about isolated groups, equipment shorts, and the rest. Then they tell me they're going to run a split from a condenser mic as well, and I proptly pull my AT350's and let the rental guy setup mics instead. When the rental guy applied phantom 48v, the mics worked, but the 48v plantom power light on the effects mixer on stage lit up even though his 48v was off.
To me this sounds like one giant electrical disaster waiting to happen, but I'm not an electrical engineer. My gut is this is an unsafe practice, but I wanted your feedback.
Thanks
Basically, the band had effected vocals on stage, and they did the processing themselves. But they don't have a proper mic split, instead they have XLR y cables that split the send of the mic.... This sets off alarm bells in my head about isolated groups, equipment shorts, and the rest. Then they tell me they're going to run a split from a condenser mic as well, and I proptly pull my AT350's and let the rental guy setup mics instead. When the rental guy applied phantom 48v, the mics worked, but the 48v plantom power light on the effects mixer on stage lit up even though his 48v was off.
To me this sounds like one giant electrical disaster waiting to happen, but I'm not an electrical engineer. My gut is this is an unsafe practice, but I wanted your feedback.
Thanks