Re: [microsound] another CONTACT MIC question

[Neil Wiernik <neil@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 14 May 2001 obscure@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Sorry to intrude, but I finally went over to Radio Shack to try out one of
> these Contact Mic things, based on notes I had taken off this list, so I
> figure one of you might be able to help me:
>
> Is a PIEZO BUZZER the same thing as a PIEZO TRANSDUCER? I can only find the
> former at our shitty Canadian R/Shack, but I think I need the latter...
> they are not the same thing are they?

same thing you can buy them really cheap like for pennies at active on
queen street

>
> Another question: once the PIEZO TRANSDUCER is connected to a 1/4" stereo
> line, it should plug straight into a mixer and be feeding noise, no battery
> power etc. necessary? Correct? So how does it work???
>

yup... if you were to plug it into a mixing board with phantom power it
would be best... or a powered/amped mic input...
but watch out these things are netorious for causing loads of feedback...
(we used them all the time for all the instruments we built for Urban
Refuse Group)


> Sorry, if these questions are trivial, I'm doo-hickey illiterate, but I
> want to using a 'contact' feed in an upcoming performance...

its not trivial at all.. its about sharing information isnt it???
:)

Neil....


>
> Please reply personally if you can help, spare the list or whatever...
>



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