Apr 06 2013
The last series of DIY hydrophones was with soap, which has proven to be unsuited for piezos and their ability to conduct electrical signals. Now sand is being used as substance for inside the little plastic bottles.
From Fluid to Solid
Although sand consists of many, smallest, ‘flexibly movable’ pebbles, from a physical …
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Mar 25 2013
Continuing the series of DIY piezo microphones… This post reports about stereo piezo microphones and the use of silicone to connect and insulate the pick-up elements.
Stereo
Having ‘only’ one piezo element at the other end of a cable records – by definition – a mono signal. Using two piezos in the same time makes …
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Mar 24 2013
Part three: Experience with Piezos
There are many reasons for sharing information about the experiences of building and recording with piezos. For one, there are several uncovered questions regarding the material. For example, which kind of cable should be used, or what consequence will the material of the cable itself have on the recordings? Further, …
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Mar 23 2013
Build Piezo Pick-Ups Yourself
As mentioned in the last post, the internet offers many informative articles on how to construct a pickup mic yourself. Opposite to buying, construction is double fun: first the whole excitement during the soldering process, then the extended testing phase in rooms filled with little treasures or out in the field, …
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Mar 23 2013
A Love Story in Three Parts
Or… “How Little Piezo Elements Drove me Nuts — A Minor Drama in Three Parts”
What’s the fuzz about?
Having recorded sounds for some months with self-made piezo pick-ups now, I thought I share some of my experiences — building, recording and other practical knowledge. The …
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Mar 11 2013
It is well known that time is passing by fast these days. Life has not made an exception for me and my blog entries either. Nevertheless, I am back and still recording!
During the last few months I have been very busy with new tests around piezo elements and hydrophones. Every now and then I …
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Dec 30 2012
What nicer way of spending the holidays than trying some new codes, practicing drums AND taking the time to build a set of DIY Hydrophones and testing them around town?!
Hydro-What?!
Hydrophones are a special kind of microphones; protected by a shell they can be used in and around water, and create beautiful …
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Dec 30 2012
To the dear readers it must look as if I was addicted to water! ‘Water? What?! Another story about recording water?!‘ – Sure! This time with professional hydrophones.
Hydrophones
Hydro-what? Well, for the first part of the word most people still follow, since the word hydro is well-known, being the greek word for …
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