Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

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?
 
Ken

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?
>
> Ken
>
>