Is there phantom power on the USB3?
No. Phantom power is commonly used professional condenser type microphones. The USB3 does not provide phantom power, so if you need to use condenser microphones, you will need to use an outboard pre-amp, and then come into the Line Inputs (L’r) on the back of the USB3.
Aardvark also makes PCI card based audio interfaces, some of which use the XLR mic input and have Phantom power. For more information, check out the Q10 and the Direct Pro 24/96. Both of these systems have phantom power as well as many other professional features you may need:
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