Recent content by okovoko

Thanks for detailing the piezo/pot rig, that sounds good yes, if can get the separation of a few mm into a blunt midi message. The whole thing is faffing but needs to be done. Thanks for all the ideas

Yes its a shame pluggo has gone, things get obsolete so fast in the software realm. But there's also much floating around on the web these days it seems easy to cobble something practical together out of bits of other patches then refine it. Having picked it up again recently I've found max is...

1. You're right, it isn't. 2. I did, here https://homerecording.com/bbs/equipment-forums/microphones/advice-please-close-direct-cymbal-mic-379373/ and there was barely any response, either too much blurb or people struggle to think outside their boxes and go quiet, so I put it more succinctly...

That's probably the best idea, quick switching between roundrobin sets for differing strength/length, using that to drive the processing. Thanks for it. At least then the cymbals being played & the processing characteristics compare. Will see how it goes, preferable to a drilled cym. May...

This is not a question about tracking separation

It is not like trying to separate each string. An electric guitar can plug in, that way it avoids picking up other instruments. That is what I am trying to achieve. And yes I have used electric drums, triggers, etc. The natural resonance of a cymbal played live is another matter altogether. In...

Its for processing using Max/msp, in a live free jazz situation. The cymbal resonances are driving a processing chain.

My old G5 tower was very noisy, but latest Macbook with solid state drive is basically silent for most of the time, the fan only kicks in (quietly) on very rare heavy processing requirements, and only if the environment is warm too. Solid state saves you a lot of fan time.

Is it possible to get absolute separation on hihats? I have tried contact mics, of course kills resonance if attached, and not a good signal beneath bell (of lower hihat). There is Zildjian's Gen16 method - cymbal full of holes where a type of piezo can be attached through (but these are...

I'll try it, thanks, you're right I can push a dynamic harder, closer, and I imagine a 57 could sound ok, will borrow one. But any mic (gated,yes) will catch sound from other musicians and the processing picks up on it [the Max processed sound transforms in a noticeably different way from a...

Hello, I need to be able to have a clean signal from hihat cymbals (for live processing/fx/looping). The context is however awkward, a live music which can move from almost silent to very loud. I have tried the following without it being the solution :confused: Close mic with condenser: will...