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<p><font face="Arial">I was taught years ago that microphones are
sacred. The vast majority of recording studios that I have
worked in, have a </font><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Mic</font>
policy. The one universal thing about all of the policies was
that </font><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Mics</font>
are to be put away when you are finished. Some studios had </font><font
face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Mic</font> closets, some had </font><font
face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Mic</font> cabinets or
lockers.My personal collection remains locked in a trunk &
is visited, at least, once or twice a year.The Mics that I have
left out were calibration mics (Sorry David, not a Josephson)
& those mics were unplugged & covered. I think Bob
Katz's suggestion is a good one. That said, I would go the extra
step & unplug it when not in use. Besides, unplugging &
replugging exercises the connector which operates at Mic level.</font><br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Corey Bailey Audio Engineering
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/18/2021 1:50 PM, Bob Katz via
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That reminds me. If I keep a mike out permanently I always cover
it with a plastic bag when not in use.
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I keep my USB mic covered in a lint free cloth bag just to
be sure. I have to unplug when not in use or Pro Tools tried
to use it :-).
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vintage Apogeee MiC for fun on calls.<br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">The only reason I can think
of would be if the mic is in an area with lots of
particulates in the air, like smoke. Leaving the
polarization on will not hurt anything but if
there is any amount of junk to be pulled from the
air and adhered to the insulation of the
microphone that might mean you'd need to clean it
sooner, but that's a really long shot.
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have been using an RE-27 (dynamic) mic for my
Zoom calls, so it is always sitting on my desk
hooked up and ready to go (just like in a radio
station). I needed to add a second computer, so
I grabbed my Beta-27 (condenser) for the other
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My question is whether there is a good reason to
unplug (power down) the Beta-27 when not in use?
I know the electronics will have slight
additional wear from being powered all the time,
but that is probably less than would be caused
by power cycling a couple times per day. The
question is more about the capsule. It is
externally polarized (not electret) I am not
worried about self discharge, but are there
other factors that age a diaphragm just by being
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