In this Instructable, we show you how to construct a professional quality contact mic that is very rugged and sounds good. Guitar Violin Viola Cello Banjo Contact Mic. As the name implies, it does its trick by making contact . Chris Randall (Anadustries) shared this video that looks at how to use a contact mic for sound design. I think I struck a happy medium .
Cheap, innocent looking piezo elements do okay as greetings cards sounders. They seem to cause grief when used as contact mics. Most contact mics are made of a piezoelectric material, which is a material that releases an electrical charge when under stress (or physical pressure).
Piezos and contact mics have been used extensively by experimental music composers, noise music artists and foley artists and lend . Excellent bass response: Most. Building a contact mic using homemade piezo crystals. JrF range and widely regarded as the best contact mics available.
In preparation for our instrument making workshop at Artspace New Haven on December 13th, your intrepid guides Brian and Scott spent a . Design variables include . Piezo contact mics are a cheap and easy way to record some crazy sounds. Continue reading