Article · CDM Create Digital Music
Easy, Durable Contact Mics How-To, with Sample Audio
By Peter Kirn
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2011
About this lesson
Shows how to build durable piezo contact microphones, a technique taught by Alan Lamb for recording wires and resonant objects, with sample audio of the results.
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