1.0Sonarworks Bloghttps://www.sonarworks.com/blogKatrina Cabulehttps://www.sonarworks.com/blog/author/katrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="w0PBnf4fsy"><a href="https://www.sonarworks.com/blog/glossary/phantom-power">Phantom power <span class="dashicons " data-icon="" style="color:#000;display:inline;vertical-align:baseline;"></span></a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sonarworks.com/blog/glossary/phantom-power/embed#?secret=w0PBnf4fsy" width="600" height="338" title="“Phantom power <span class="dashicons " data-icon="" style="color:#000;display:inline;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>” — Sonarworks Blog" data-secret="w0PBnf4fsy" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Phantom power is a +48 volt DC voltage required to power condenser microphones and even dynamic microphones with active electronics. The power is delivered from the mic preamp or mixer to the microphone over the signal wires of the microphone cable. Often indicated as P48 or +48V.https://blog-uploads.imgix.net/2024/04/Frame-3531.png?auto=compress%2Cformat19201080