For those of us who never/rarely use phantom power, it would be nice to have a way to disable 48v phantom power in such a way that it requires more than a long press on the option button to enable.
Maybe an option in the main configuration that enables multiple layers of confirmation screens to enable phantom power, or one that simply removes the button on a per input basis?
If there is no way to enable 48v for an input (selectively of course), there is no way to accidentally fry your expensive instrument connected to that input with that power.
Is this just an in general request? Or is it that you have one or two channels in particular that you don’t want to risk having 48v on.
If it is the latter, and there aren’t many inputs to protect, would something like in the link below help you out? While not expensive, I know they aren’t super cheap either, but worth mentioning in case you weren’t aware of them.
I’m looking for a way to avoid accidentally enabling 48v phantom power on any input, not just one or two, I don’t use microphones or other equipment powered by this. I do use expensive stereo (hence the need for a lot of inputs) equipment that is easily damaged by phantom power if accidentally enabled.
I’m not suggesting a change in how the system operates, just an optional configuration option a little deeper in the system, that requires fumble fingered individuals (like myself) to really work hard to turn phantom power on for a given input. Such as an extra layer of confirmation beyond long pressing a screen, or maybe even the ability to lock specific or even all inputs out of being able to supply phantom power.
I’m aware of the TritonAudio phantom blocker. And honestly find it to be pretty expensive for what it does. The mixer is already relatively expensive, I shouldn’t have to drop another $50 per XLR-only inputs, $400 if I want to use all 8 - that would be a third of the price of the mixer, just for some peace of mind. Others have suggested DI boxes which can be had slightly cheaper, but are a complete black box in terms of being able to block phantom power, with manufacturers not providing much help.
So I figured a simpler alternative for those of us who have a need to connect sensitive instruments to the XLR-only inputs would be an optional software solution to disable the 48v button or add an extra layer of verification to it, buried somewhere in the main configuration of the device.