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Although not contact mics- I have enjoyed my tiny pair of binaural mics from Core Sound- stereo and very nice- you will need to use a pre of some sort though- Cliff -----Original Message----- From: matt davignon <mattdavignon@hotmail.com> To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com> Date: Friday, April 21, 2000 2:18 PM Subject: Re: Contact Microphones >One thing about contact mics that I think warrants mentioning is that they >can keep the resonating surface from resonating. You need to find a spot >on >the "instrument" where it will pick up the resonating sounds without >interfering with them. This might be hard with wine glasses. I'm not sure >how much of the sound would transfer to the base. > >Depending on your amplification setup, it might be better just to set up a >few real microphones and isolate them from the speaker output. > >As far as contact mics go, I paid $80 a Dean Markley one once and thought it >blew pretty hard. It made everything sound boxy. I then found one called >"The Cap" (shaped like a bottle cap) made by EPM in Canada and used it until >the sticky stuff would stick no more. > >Matt Davignon > > > >>From: Allan Hoeltje <ahoeltje@best.com> >>Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com >>To: Loopers-Delight <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com> >>Subject: Contact Microphones >>Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 10:51:21 -0700 >> >>I am interested in looping acoustic sounds but don't know much about >>microphones. Specifically, I am really itching to set up a few wine >>glasses on a resonating surface and sending the sound to my Mackie 1202, >>FX, and EDP. Can I use a contact mike like the kind used with acoustic >>guitar? What characteristics/specifications do I look for in such a >>mike? Will it need a pre-amp? Brand names? Prices? >> >>-Allan >> > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com >