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Re: CALL for WATER SOUNDS



This piezo mic stuff sounds fascinating!  I did check out:
http://www.floraberlin.de/soundbag/sbdownloads/piezos.pdf
which has a lot of the basics.  Any further suggestions on websites for a
piezo disk mic primer?  They look appealing for the novice electrician 
(me).
To what level of mic sophistication can they be taken...like, could I 
attach
one to my flute?

 |:  David  :|

> >How about sticking a contact(piezo) mic to the side of the
> >tank?
> >
> >I just started experimenting with a disassembled Radio Shack
> >piezo electric buzzer, and it was childishly easy to turn it
> >into a microphone.  Don't know yet how the fidelity will be.
> >
> >The procedure is:
> >
> >-Buy piezo electric buzzer.
> >-Rip plastic shell off, being careful to not bend the piezo element.
>
> you can buy them plain for about a $, in different sizes.
> I recently placed one into the hole of a flour pot and then into the
> wall a plastic basket to pick up the sound in the water.
> Unfortunately, it keeps picking up the resonances of the wall, too
> and it sensitive to feedback, to my surprise. Seems the water surface
> picks up sound from the air?
> But it was fun to play water anyway!
>
> >-Replace soldered-on wires with shielded audio cable.
> >-Add jack to other end of cable.
> >
> >Yours in rhythm,
> >Steve
> >
> >
> >
> >>Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 08:59:01 +0100
> >>From: "Stephen P. Goodman" <spgoodman@earthlight.net>
> >>To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> >>Subject:
> >>Re: CALL for WATER SOUNDS
> >
> >>Go to an aquarium/fish store with a portable recorder, as well
> >
> >  >as a store that sells fountains and such, and get your water sounds
there,
> >  > for the trouble of a few hours.  A lot less than $250, and it'd be
all
> >  >yours.
>
>
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