Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Since no one else chimed in on this one, I'll give it a shot. :)

I've used a piezo element on a 1/4" cable to make a "haunted door"
effect. I placed the piezo behind the "door knocker" on the front door,
and then plugged it into the "kick" input, then used the "big reverb" kit
to make a very loud, booming "knock" when the person knocks. Was a very
good effect!

When I had the piezo out by itself, the slightest motion was causing
triggers. I imagine it would be problem to keep it from triggering too
often. Maybe place the piezo into a "whistle" shell and have a small
plastic strip impact the piezo when "blown" against...? It would be
relatively cheap and easy top construct a "test" piezo by getting an
element from radio shack and attaching it to a 1/4" cable...

Vern

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Ken said:
> Has anyone ever used a small mic affixed somehow real close to your mouth
> to trigger one of the inputs of the brain? I wonder if you could make
> enough of an impact on the mic element to trigger a pad sound without
> using your voice by sorta pursing your lips and "popping" them. Might be
> something to try for some wierd effects. Anybody think it would work?
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> Ken
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