Q: Can I plug a microphone directly into monitor speakers ?
OK.. so newbie question here - trying to discover and understand amplified sound and recording.
I just got a microphone (Shure 58) and a pair of studio monitors (Mackie MR5s) and want to know whether I can plug the mic directly into the monitors just so we can hear the singer's voice over the other instruments while practising, without recording.
I suspect the answer is no, but I don't know why and what will happen if I do anyway? will I blow/ruin anything ? The Mackie's have a mic compatible XLR connection.
The equipment is ostensibly for recording a youngster's group : guitar, keyboard, sax + voices to Cubase LE via a small Tascam 122L soundcard/audio-interface. Normally I would put the mic through the Tascam soundcard but that means turning on the computer and setting everything up which is not really wanted when simply practising.
Any explications about mics and monitors much appreciated.
OK.. so newbie question here - trying to discover and understand amplified sound and recording.
I just got a microphone (Shure 58) and a pair of studio monitors (Mackie MR5s) and want to know whether I can plug the mic directly into the monitors just so we can hear the singer's voice over the other instruments while practising, without recording.
I suspect the answer is no, but I don't know why and what will happen if I do anyway? will I blow/ruin anything ? The Mackie's have a mic compatible XLR connection.
The equipment is ostensibly for recording a youngster's group : guitar, keyboard, sax + voices to Cubase LE via a small Tascam 122L soundcard/audio-interface. Normally I would put the mic through the Tascam soundcard but that means turning on the computer and setting everything up which is not really wanted when simply practising.
Any explications about mics and monitors much appreciated.