This resource for musicians details how to convert the sound of a musical instrument to an electrical signal for amplification. Information is applicable to a wide range of acoustical instruments so musicians can learn about adding a pickup or an onboard microphone to their instrument. Detailing the three main types of pickups -- contact, magnetic, and air microphones -- the advantages and disadvantages of each are discussed, along with the instruments for which each is best suited. Mounting options are described, and tips and tricks on how to get the most out of each type are included. Information on cables, preamps, impedance matching, amplifier inputs, and making components to wire microphones and pickups is given, along with comparisons of similar store-bought products. Also included are an appendix of suppliers and a bibliography.
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Bart Hopkin is a professional guitarist who has been the editor of 'Experimental Musical Instruments', the leading journal in its field, since 1985.
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I recomend this book to anyone interested, or actively designing/fabricating musical instruments. I purchased it as a companion to "Musical Instrument Design - Information for instrument making". This (Bigger Sound) book does an excellent job of presenting the whole story about bringing music to the electronic domain. The otherwise gory physics details are explained clearly with the intent to empower you to efectively amplify whatever noises you want to make. This is the kind of book that should get tatterd on you workbench, 'cause youre gonna use it a lot.
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This book tells you how to take the sound of a musical instrument and convert it to an electrical signal for amplification. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
electronic effects processors, rigid piezos, contact pickups, pickup makers, specific instrument types, musical instrument pickups, air microphones, natural acoustic sound, adjustable pole pieces, film pickups, netic pickups, pickup winding, piezo pickups, piezo film, xylophone bar, multiple pickups, piezo material, small mic, magnetic pickup, smaller pickups, pickup design, spot pickups, guitar pickups, magnet wire, microphone element Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bigger Sound, After the Pickup, Low Output-Level Devices, The Trilon New!
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This book tells you how to take the sound of a musical instrument and convert it to an electrical signal for amplification. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
electronic effects processors, rigid piezos, contact pickups, pickup makers, specific instrument types, musical instrument pickups, air microphones, natural acoustic sound, adjustable pole pieces, film pickups, netic pickups, pickup winding, piezo pickups, piezo film, xylophone bar, multiple pickups, piezo material, small mic, magnetic pickup, smaller pickups, pickup design, spot pickups, guitar pickups, magnet wire, microphone element Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bigger Sound, After the Pickup, Low Output-Level Devices, The Trilon New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Projects for the Electric Guitar Pb (Bernard Babani Publishing Radi) by J Chatwin in Back Matter
- Guitar Electronics for Musicians (Guitar Reference) by Donald Brosnac in Back Matter
- The Sound Reinforcement Handbook by Gary Davis in Back Matter
- The Home Studio Guide to Microphones by Loren Alldrin in Back Matter
- Electronic Projects for Guitar by R. A. Penfold in Back Matter
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- Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking by Nicolas Collins in Back Matter
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