Warming up a Mic Literally

[scandal]

I just got an Octava 319 modded from octavamod.com and in the manual it says to warm up the mic for about an hour before critcal recording, so does that mean just pluging it in for an hour or does the phantom power have to be on? anyone know?

 

[HERESY]

Phantom power is engaged on your mixer or recording interface and not the mic. Plug the mic up and let it sit.

 

[MOESES SOULRIGHT THE 2nd]

warm it up?
does it have it's own power supply?

 

[BIGCHILL]

i knew a few studios that let their mic warm up before recording.they tell me to call a hour before i show up to let the mic warm up.

 

[HERESY]

warm it up?
does it have it's own power supply?

I don't know about his, but my brothers Rode has a supply that needs to be turned on for like an hour before recording, and I did notice a difference between letting it warm up and jumping right in.

 

[scandal]

No it doesn't have its own power supply but it said something about letting the fet and other parts warm up.

 

[MOESES SOULRIGHT THE 2nd]

I don't know about his, but my brothers Rode has a supply that needs to be turned on for like an hour before recording, and I did notice a difference between letting it warm up and jumping right in.

yeah that's why i was saying...
cus tube mics...YOU DEFINATELY NEED TO WARM UP
i used to let my rode stay on for an hour before recording and it made a huge difference

i've never heard about letting non-tube mics warm up...that's what i was wondering

 

[yes]

if it says warm it up because i have to warm up my mic preamp that is a avalon vt 737 that needs to warm up for a half and hour to get its full use you dont want to be greedy let it warm up and it will be a better outcome