Phantom Musical Instrument

These headphones are great for tracking drums or any musical instrument! Love them!

I used to work in musical instrument & pro audio retail and I hate to pay retail for cables, but I also realize the value of having good cables where data and audio transfer are critical. I bought these cables for all of my camera tethering and for data communication with one of my synthesizers to communicate with my computers. Im very pleased with the construction and performance & I also like the bright orange so these cables stand out from my other data cables.

A well made musical instrument cable for light duty use at a very reasonable price point. Cable is very supple and well made from both a mechanical and electrical perspective. Wire and braid are soldered to the connector, not crimped, I like that. Shielding from electrical noise and interference (radiated susceptibility) seems adequate for my use. Cable microphonics do not seem to be a problem with this musical instrument cable.

This is a great case. I've had good experiences with SKB in the past for musical instrument cases, and this is no different. I have 2 Sony a7iii camera bodies and an assortment of lenses in here, and it all fits nicely. The lid organizer is a nice addition too.

I have been using the 15-key Stream Deck which works great, but I'm now learning a new musical instrument via online video tutorials and I needed a way to do mouse clicks without removing my hands from the instrument. The Elgato foot pedal works perfectly for this using the SuperMacro plug-in in the Stream Deck software.

I do various recordings as far as voice, musical instrument instruction videos, music tracks for various clients. For a while, I've used the Blue Yeti and always knew I needed a better mic but didn't know what to get. Plugins in post can take you very far but, overall I knew I needed better hardware. This mic was rated very high for it's quality to cost ratio. I'm a saxophonist and I needed a large diaphragm condenser for what I wanted to do and this was at the top of the pile of my choices. It was a major quality increase. I paired it with a Focusrite 2i2. Very round and thick sounding. I've watched videos and comparisons It's response curve is relatively flat compared to the NT1-A. Also it's extremely quiet. I won't need another mic for quite awhile.

I needed a power supply for a musical-instrument device that I bought used. This power supply met all the technical requirements (and its price was much lower than elsewhere), except that its plug had an incorrect center-pin diameter (I wish the listings for such devices included that spec; they seldom do). Luckily I had a power supply with the right plug that I don't need; I spliced that power supply's cable onto this one since I have the necessary tools and skills. It's now doing the job!

I find this pickup to work incredibly well on a variety of instruments including upright bass, mandolin (octave and regular size), cello and guitar. I'm sure there are more, yet this is what I've used them on so far. Because the unit is so easily mounted and dismounted (simply press it in place and pull it off when done), you can put it anywhere on the instrument to find it's sweet spot. This creates a lot more possibilities than a fixed bridge or internally mounted pickup and since it's not a permanent installation will give you maximum pure acoustic sound when it's dismounted. The AKG 411 series sound much more natural than other pickups I've used or heard others use. I chose the 411-PP (Phantom Power) model because I run it straight into a phantom powered mixer. This mixer feeds a Bose L1 PAS system and sounds amazing. When I use the 411-PP with an amp, I use a little 2 channel phantom powered mixer that outputs into the amp's 1/4 inch input. I've not experienced feedback issues with either of these configurations. The AKG 411-L model requires an expensive XLR adapter cable to use it with a phantom powered mixer. It does however offer a battery pack option which works better for a wireless setup. Some folks are leery of using the adhesive to connect the 411 element to the instrument, yet I've found it to be harmless and very good at retaining a solid grip after many uses. My only caution is to be careful not to remove the element by prying one end up, in that the ridge can inflict a small dent in the wood. If it's pulled off evenly, no issues.

I use the Rolls PB23 to provide phantom power for instrument clip-on microphones that plug into an instrument amp without phantom power built in. The PB23 is tiny and inconspicuous, well built, and very clean sounding. I recommend it on my website for customers who need phantom power for their microphones. -- Bruce Bartlett, ...........

This is a perfect little unit for Sennheiser mics which need phantom powering, especially for owners of wireless lav or instrument mic which let you turn them into wired lav or instrument mic. (or vice-versa)