Re: percussion pickups (looping with a mic)

["astroblue" <astro@astroblue.com>]

'Pick-up the world'  makes pretty cool 'polymer film pickups', which I 
think
is essentially a 'ribbon transducer(?).

At one time they sold a 2-conga system outfitted with their pickups and a
preamp. They no longer mention that on their site, but it seems that their
pickups would be a good solution. I have one inside my acoustic guitar, in
combination with an internal akg mic. The film pickup is fairly similar to
the mic in terms of sound, including microphonic vibration artifacts
(picking up bumps and taps)

http://www.pick-uptheworld.com/

Bob



----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg House" <ghunicycle@yahoo.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: looping with a mic


>
> --- Matthias Grob <matthias@grob.org> wrote:
> > >--- Matthias Grob <matthias@grob.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >>  Its the biggest problem I have when playing with Giba: Even without
> > >>  monitors, my guitar leaks a little into his mikes, so when I stop 
>my
> > >>  loop to build a new one onto his ongoing percussion groove, it 
>still
> > >>  goes on in his loop and I am not really free to do something 
>totally
> > >>  different.
> > >>  When will I have time to care for "electric percussion"
instruments...?
> > >
> > >Perhaps this could be resolved by adding piezo or ribbon type
> > >transducers to his
> > >percussion items instead of using mics?
> >
> > yes, thats what I am dreaming of for a while. We have been talking
> > about it before, here. It works with solid instruments, but I dont
> > have a method to pick up skins yet. Maybe very close miking would be
> > sufficient? Its amazing what Marcus Suzano and others do with the
> > Pandeiro, with a inserted tiny mic!
>
> Luthiers have been using internal condenser mics in guitars for several
years.
> Many people believe these sound better then under-the-saddle piezos. I'd
bet the
> same type mic could be used inside other instruments as well.
>
> The ribbon transducers might also work, since they don't depend on
pressure to
> pick up the sound.
>
> Greg
>
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