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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 18 Feb 2021, at 20:10, Corey Bailey Audio Engineering via ProAudio <<a href="mailto:proaudio@bach.pgm.com" class="">proaudio@bach.pgm.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
  
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  <div class=""><p class=""><font face="Arial" class="">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" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Mic</font>
        policy. The one universal thing about all of the policies was
        that </font><font face="Arial" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Mics</font>
        are to be put away when you are finished. Some studios had </font><font face="Arial" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Mic</font> closets, some had </font><font face="Arial" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">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 class="">
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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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        <div dir="ltr" class="">My iPhone made me write this. Quotes only below
          this line. Nothing more to see here. 
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          <blockquote type="cite" class="">On Feb 18, 2021, at 4:29 PM, Louis
            Judson via ProAudio <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:proaudio@bach.pgm.com"><proaudio@bach.pgm.com></a> wrote:<br class="">
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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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            <div class="">(Rode NT-USB-NTmini) Sometimes I use my
              vintage Apogeee MiC for fun on calls.<br class="">
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                        Lou Judson * Intuitive Audio</div>
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                        <div class="">I'm just a simple sound engineer,
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                        <div class="">-- paraphrase of the Dalai Lama.</div>
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                  <div class="">On Feb 18, 2021, at 1:13 PM, David
                    Josephson via ProAudio <<a href="mailto:proaudio@bach.pgm.com" class="" moz-do-not-send="true">proaudio@bach.pgm.com</a>>
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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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                      <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 18,
                        2021 at 12:12 PM Paul Kraus via ProAudio <<a href="mailto:proaudio@bach.pgm.com" class="" moz-do-not-send="true">proaudio@bach.pgm.com</a>>
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0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I
                        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
                        kept polarized?<br class="">
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                        Thanks.<br class="">
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                        PK<br class="">
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