I wana turn a speaker into a mic- HOW?

  • Thread starter Thread starter episg
  • Start date Start date
E

episg

New member
Well, the title really says it all. I want to turn a speaker into a microphone, how do u do it?? Muse used an NS10 driver as a mic on the kick for the fills in Apocalypse Please...........

Cheers
 
Wire the positive and negative terminals of the speaker to a 1/4" plug. Plug into a DI box. Run DI box to preamp. Fin.
 
didn't you ever use your headphones as a mic when you were a tot messin around with dads mega cool stereo gear?
 
Why not go out and buy you a kick mic in the 1st place?
 
Just in case it's not clear to the OP or anyone else, you need to use the sub-kick in conjunction with a normal kick mic.

The "NS10 mic" is not at all suitable by itself.
 
Keep it simple !

Adam P said:
"Wire the positive and negative terminals of the speaker to a 1/4" plug. Plug into a DI box. Run DI box to preamp. Fin."
Click to expand...
The DI box is superfluous in this situation. A DI box is used where you have an impedance conversion requirement (e.g. guitar pickup) or where you have two items earthed (grounded) causing a hum loop, and you want to lift one earth. With a speaker, the impedance is (very) low so you would simply connect the terminals to a 1/4" phone plug, like Adam says, but plug straight into the 1/4" input jack on your mixer or preamp.
 
turtlishous said:
didn't you ever use your headphones as a mic when you were a tot messin around with dads mega cool stereo gear?
Click to expand...

No, but the Beatles did on Sgt. Pepper!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top