{"id":1112,"date":"2018-10-20T23:07:47","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T21:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phase57.com\/?page_id=1112"},"modified":"2021-02-27T23:52:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T22:52:08","slug":"contact-mic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/192.168.1.59\/build\/contact-mic\/","title":{"rendered":"Piezo contact mic"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

building a noise free, shielded Piezoelectric contact microphone<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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a finished Piezo contact mic, shielded and weather proof<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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I’ve always been fascinated by those recordings people make of electricity pylons. So when I was in the market for a portable recorder – which turned out to be the excellent Zoom H5 – I wanted the option to use external mics and especially a contact mic. It’s nice to have a few more options than the built in microphone alone for some sonic experimentation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

So after a bit of searching on the web I decided to build my own contact microphone since it’s pretty easy. Basically I just needed to order the Piezo elements which are pretty cheap and easy to find on Ebay. I also learned that I probably should build a dedicated pre-amp to get the best possible results with the least amount of noise. You can find out all about this build on this page.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Piezo disc and container<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n