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How can I turn off the mic when I want to tune my instrument?

April 26, 2017instrument mic tune turn

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How can I turn off the mic when I want to tune my instrument?

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Here are some affordable on-off switches for the instrument mics (except the Guitar Mic B). They all pass phantom power to the mic. Hosa GMS-274 microphone inline on-off switch $17.95 Calrad microphone inline on-off switch $12.60 Pro Co Sign Off microphone on-off switch box $78.99 Build it yourself. I hear distortion when I use the microphone. Our instrument mics are very sensitive or “hot”. If you are plugging the mic into a mixer, be sure to turn down the input gain trim to prevent overloading the mixer’s mic preamp. If your preamp or amp does not have a gain trim control, use an in-line pad (mic attenuator). 10 to 15 dB attenuation should be enough.