Re: [microsound] re: contact mics

[pete gregory <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Paul. You're the man.
----- Original Message -----
From: "random99" <random99@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [microsound] re: contact mics


> Pete
>
> This is a post from the alt.noise ng, hope it's of some use...
>
> Cheers
>
> Paul
>
>
> > Contact mics, can be made from a piezo transducer. You can buy one at
> radio
> > Shack for $1.47. It's small and round and is encased in black plastic,
> with a
> > black wire and a red wire exposed. Take the black plastic casing off,
(use
> > needle nosed plyers) this will expose a flat gold disc. This is your
> contact
> > mic. Now you need a stereo wire. This can also be purchased at Radio
Shack
> for
> > around $5, for a 40 ft wire.
> > On one end of the wire there will be two exposed bare wires, on the
other
> end
> > will be a quarter inch jack (this is the way they are sold, and it's the
> one
> > you want) Alot of people solder the mic to the two exposed ends, I
suggest
> > buying some alligator clips insted. plug in the quarter inch into a mic
> jack on
> > your mixer, or amp or directly into a tape recorder, this might mean
> getting
> > another adapter to convert the quater inch.. Than tape the mic to
anything
> that
> > vibrates etc. Make sure that it's taped firmly to whatever you're going
to
> > record. That's it! This is from Bargain Basement's beginner's guide to
> noise
> > maual. You can write to get a copy. It has all sorts of stuff like this
in
> it.
> >  Contact through Hospitalproductions.8m.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: pete gregory <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: microsound <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 12:42 PM
> Subject: [microsound] re: contact mics
>
>
> <snip>
>
> > . i get asked about
> > these things all the time and i am always happy to send one to some one
> > with instructions on how to make more.
>
> >So please can you provide us with more information on contact mics.
> >How to make them, how people have used them and any other
> >pertinent information to your explorations with them.
>
> >Your insight and knowledge would be greatly appreciated
>
> It would be greatly appreciated here too. Keep it simple too, as I'm thick
> as shit.
>
>
>
>
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