Re: [microsound] re: contact mics

["toy.bizarre" <toy.bizarre@xxxxxxxx>]

Just a short note :
Could be good too to glue a thin small sheet of metal  under the transducer.
This way  sounds are, in general, louder and the contact mic is really more
sensible. This is a way too, to change the "medium" eq. sound caracter of
the piezo -> try with different sheets size
You can also avoid to solder it (which is sometimes difficult) by using
metallic tape.

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> > > 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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