Re: Alternatives to Soma Ether V2
What an interesting thread. While going down a reddit-rabbit-hole on the Soma Ether, I fell across a link to the Spooky Tesla Spirit Radio project (
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kennjava
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Re: Alternatives to Soma Ether V2
Great info on this thread. I have some documentation of electromagnetic listening here: https://www.zachpoff.com/resources/inductive-pickup-experiments/ including a link to my favorite solution:
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Zach Poff
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#36379
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Re: Alternatives to Soma Ether V2
I missed the beginning of this thread, so this might be unhelpful, but what about using a guitar pickup? (single coil obv) there are loads of cheap pickups out there that may be so-so for guitar use
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thet
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Re: Alternatives to Soma Ether V2
Ferrite or ferromagnetic cores concentrate magnetic field. It's what make them more sensitive compared to a coreless inductor of same size and turn number.
Since lines are concentrated directionality
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Jerry Lee Marcel
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#36377
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Re: Alternatives to Soma Ether V2
@dimento454 you simply solder the two inductor terminals to a desired length microphone cable and put a plug at the other end, which connects to your preamp/recorder/mixer (minijack/jack/XLR).
It's
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goldenhours_71
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#36376
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Re: Alternatives to Soma Ether V2
Hello,
I've tried different inductors and I had the best results with these tiny
22mH inductors.
@David can you give some more information about your air conductor?
Dimensions, number of windings
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underwood
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#36375
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Re: Alternatives to Soma Ether V2
Thanks David. I'll take a look. My hesitation is mostly about my assembly ability. I have put together a few of those mini electronics practice kits, so maybe I should take it up a notch. Appreciate
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dimento454 <damiandrohan@...>
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Re: Alternatives to Soma Ether V2
Thanks @Jonas. I have looked at the schematics before but ruled them beyond my ability to make, I'll have to have another look. I have a set each of your USI and Micro USI and they're great. Thanks
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dimento454 <damiandrohan@...>
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#36373
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Re: Alternatives to Soma Ether V2
PS search for images with "frame antenna" for design inspirations :-)
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goldenhours_71
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#36372
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Re: Alternatives to Soma Ether V2
Plus one for Elektrosluch! It's a simple clean headphone preamp and can be built from the available schematics.
The cheapest option, if you have a mic preamp (in your recorder or mixer) is to simply
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goldenhours_71
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#36371
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Re: Alternatives to Soma Ether V2
Hi there,
Jonas from LOM here. All Elektrosluch designs are open-source and you can look them up on our github (LOM-instruments). Or we do sell Elektrou?i which are passive sensors that work with
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Jonas Gruska
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#36370
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Alternatives to Soma Ether V2
Morning all and greetings from Cork. I'm just wondering if any of you have tried the Soma Ether V2, what it's like? Also- are there alternatives that can do something similar for less money- I can do
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dimento454 <damiandrohan@...>
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Re: BJT models for LTSpice
MAT02 and ZTX1048 are in the standard LTspice library; they're npn's.
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Jerry Lee Marcel
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Re: BJT models for LTSpice
Just as a bit of fyi... If you are after the lowest possible noise BJT, PNP
will get you a lower theoretical minimum noise than NPN. As a differential
matched pair, the SSM2220 used to be the
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Glenn Wardle
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#36367
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BJT models for LTSpice
Can anyone direct me to models of low noise discrete (not surface mount!) transistors (e.g. BC109 type) for use in LTSpice, please?
Many thanks,
David
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David Pickett
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#36366
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Re: Contact Microphone advice
Great, thanks for the affirmation Jules.
I just ordered some piezo discs (including the ultrasonic 35W) and a little batch of 2SK170-GR I found from a local (DE) seller by chance.
Regards,
Domingo
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Domingo Riesco
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#36365
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Re: Contact Microphone advice
Those discs work great, if you can find them. The key is shielding and the piezo buffer. You Pip with higher voltage and resistor should work. The current through the FETvwill be similar thus the
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Jules Ryckebusch
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#36364
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Re: Contact Microphone advice
Thank you Zach! So good that you documented and share your knowledge and experience.
I'd like to try the FET buffer, I never built one but it seems simple as the guts of my electrets :). My 'PiP' is
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Domingo Riesco
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#36363
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Re: Contact Microphone advice
Hi. I started a table of info about contact mics and preamps on my website. I use them to record tiny things (rather than mic louder instruments) so maybe the research will be useful for you too?
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Zach Poff
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#36362
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Re: Contact Microphone advice
Thanks for the replies.
What contact microphones are mostly being used by the community and which specs should I consider?
I see many in offer for musical instruments, like the Korg CM-400, or many
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Domingo Riesco
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