Cool thread! I use piezoelectric mics on my tanbur. One thing that’s helped immensely is running it through a preamp designed for super high impedance. I use a PZ Deluxe and K & K pickups. Very low noise. Anything in particular you were wanting to record with a piezo @Ryan?
Nothing going into it- I’d probably just use it to explore around with my Zoom H6.
Oh, interesting. I think I’d recommend something like this for a portable solution between the piezo and your H6:
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Hey! That’s not a bad price! I reckon it would work for a variety of various mic styles!
Thanks for the heads up!
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any of you cats use contact/piezo mics for sound design? i saw a guy on youtube stick a mic to his desk and start banging on it for some really cool sounding percussion. something cheap would do the trick
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Some nice ones here… https://jezrileyfrench.co.uk/contact-microphones.php
They do Hydrophones also. Will be pickin a few up asap.
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Contact mic pressed on my throat, through the analog heat.
Helps me when I’m angry hee hee
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attaching one to a broken windmill sounds pretty good.
A preamp to boost the signal into your recorder helps out a lot. You could try any number of piezo guitar pickups with preamp on eBay or build yourself.
even this might be more complex than you’d need:
https://www.zachpoff.com/resources/alex-rice-piezo-preamplifier/
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…check for koma elektronik…!
endless elektro accoustic options to catch elsewhere…only end is ur imagination and ur will to discover…
and apart from that…any piezo or cantact mic u can catch for a few bux in any electronic shop…and ur imagination again…
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I enjoy the contact mics and what not created by crank sturgeon
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