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Hi, I've been looking at this mic:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floureon-Condenser-Microphone-Recording-Windshield/dp/B00Q6AG91W/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1475952299&sr=8-5&keywords=bm+800

 

I have looked at a few reviews and such, and I can't work out if I need phantom power or not. I don't know much about it. I just want a mic I can plug in and use. 

 

I hear you can use a USB to 3.5mm adaptor and that provides enough power. Is this true?

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14 minutes ago, woochikaboo said:

Hi, I've been looking at this mic:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floureon-Condenser-Microphone-Recording-Windshield/dp/B00Q6AG91W/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1475952299&sr=8-5&keywords=bm+800

 

I have looked at a few reviews and such, and I can't work out if I need phantom power or not. I don't know much about it. I just want a mic I can plug in and use. 

 

I hear you can use a USB to 3.5mm adaptor and that provides enough power. Is this true?

I can almost guarantee that mic will need Phantom power to sound right.

 

If you're going to use USB, just grab a Yeti or something.  If you want to get a mixer, then you're looking in the right direction.

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Just so you know, that mic is probably terrible... are you sure you want that one?  Have you looked into it enough to know?

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No, you can't use a 3.5mm to USB adapter. It needs phantom power.

 

 

 

You can get a phantom power injector which runs off of a battery (Normally 9v) or an audio interface which is powered by USB and supplies 48v.

 

 

A picture shows it going through a 3.5mm jack, and this doesn't supply 48v phantom power (Unless you buy a dodgy XLR - 3.5mm adaptor and try plugging something into a desk with phantom power on. A lot of iPhones like this). You may get something, but it would be really quiet, and sound muffled.

 

From the price I would have thought it was rubbish, but reviews are 

 

I recommend the Behringer C-1 if you want a cheap, but good condenser mic. It costs more, but is worth it. If you want something that works directly with your computer, the Behringer C-1U is USB.

 

 

The Blue Yeti (USB) and Yeti Pro (XLR) are also good.

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