Re: [microsound] contact microphones

[wairox <wairox@xxxxxxxxxx>]

here you go, have fun:)
cheers,
claudio
www.mp3.com/yituey

> 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.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark T. Khemmani" <mkhemma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:36 PM
Subject: [microsound] contact microphones


>
> does anyone have any information of where i can get/make cheap contact
> microphones? i'm having crazy dreams of putting contact mics all over my
> house and begin the process of bathing my ears with sonic minutae. :)
> and as we moving along, is there anyone out there that has done stuff like
> this. i know there are plenty of people that have (and i bet many of you
> duffi have as well), so gimme some links people. gimme the links!!!
> coffee happily jerking me around,
> -chop :)
>
>
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