RE: [microsound] Performing "Live"

[Steven Taylor <StevenT@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >I remember hearing about an Einstürzende Neubauten gig where 
> they burnt a
> >load of black plastic refuse sacks over large drums of 
> water, which were
> >mic'd up with contact mics and also normal mics. Apparently 
> the molten
> >plastic hitting the waters surface sounded fantastic..
> 
> I think I saw this it was the tabula rasa show and they wouldve used
> open-air mikes to catch that fizzle.  Contact mics are 
> useless for picking
> up something like that though, as they would be for picking 
> up an electric
> shaver or a vibrating speaker.

Well as I say I wasnt actually there, its all hearsay from a friend but I
agree totally with what you are saying. Actually id be interested in how
other list members amplify contact mic signals.

Steve