fuzzsniffvoyage
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Seems you would need some kind of circuitry in there somewhere.
Seems you would need some kind of circuitry in there somewhere.
fuzzsniffvoyage
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Does the size of the speaker matter?
and 3 resistors, what value? I'll google it,
my wives ex was a electronics guy and left all kinds of shit in the garage. resistors, caps, tube sockets and shit i don't even know what it is.
Thanks.
and 3 resistors, what value? I'll google it,
my wives ex was a electronics guy and left all kinds of shit in the garage. resistors, caps, tube sockets and shit i don't even know what it is.
Thanks.
Steenamaroo
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lol.
Yeh, it matters in that a 5 inch is gonna sound different to a 15 inch.
I guess larger is gonna yield more bass but maybe not be as tight sounding as a smaller speaker? IDK.
I've seen people making mini ones for underneath toms. Never tried that myself.
If you know the impedance of the speaker, the desired attenuation, and the desired output impedance you can use an online pad calculator to give you the resistor values.
I think mine is a 4ohm speaker and has a 20db reduction. Honestly can't remember the values but that's how i worked mine out.
Yeh, it matters in that a 5 inch is gonna sound different to a 15 inch.
I guess larger is gonna yield more bass but maybe not be as tight sounding as a smaller speaker? IDK.
I've seen people making mini ones for underneath toms. Never tried that myself.
If you know the impedance of the speaker, the desired attenuation, and the desired output impedance you can use an online pad calculator to give you the resistor values.
I think mine is a 4ohm speaker and has a 20db reduction. Honestly can't remember the values but that's how i worked mine out.
fuzzsniffvoyage
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This could be my 1st project, i have a 2x12 cab i'm not using and dont mind pulling a speaker out of, i have resistors, .... speakers are pretty cheap any way,,,i can see where a smaller speaker would tighter. I guess we'll see what a 12" sounds like.
Steenamaroo
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Well, you could leave the speaker in the cabinet and solder/spade your new connectors onto it.
That way it's still a serviceable cab too?
I remember using a dirt cheap hifi speaker with the box ripped off at college.
Still made a hell of an impact.
Good luck.
That way it's still a serviceable cab too?
I remember using a dirt cheap hifi speaker with the box ripped off at college.
Still made a hell of an impact.
Good luck.
M
Minion
Blow Me !!!
I built one for my kit , I used a small subwoofer and two 100 ohm resistors (one on each leg of the speaker) connected to a XLR and into a mic preamp ...... It is really hot so you might have to use a 20db pad on the preamp or make a pad to get the signal down ......
Cheers
Cheers
fuzzsniffvoyage
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I'm a total dumb ass, what do you mean by "pad"? like a varyable resistor?
Steenamaroo
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no. A pad is the attenuator we talked about before.
The resistors that attenuate your signal and alter impedance are a pad.
The resistors that attenuate your signal and alter impedance are a pad.
Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
A cool idea that I may use for other things.
It's simply a mic with a HUGE diaphragm. Other than the materials and size it's the same thing as a mic diaphragm. The resistors are just to match impedance properly.
I don't think a 15 would work as well as a 5 actually. The reason being that the larger cone isn't gonna move as easily.
Even if you look at a 5" speaker, it's tremendously bigger than a mic diaphragm. Getting bigger seems unlikely to even get MORE bass because that 5 (or 10) is gonna go about as low as you can and with the lighter weight is gonna respond much quicker than anything larger.
And note, that's an acoustic suspension speaker which means it's gonna mover more freely than say, a regular guitar speaker. So it's gonna pick up more midrange than a stiffer speaker will.
I dunno which is better ...... I'm just making the observation.
Regardless ...... I'm building one even though I never record drums. Gotta be good for other things.
It's simply a mic with a HUGE diaphragm. Other than the materials and size it's the same thing as a mic diaphragm. The resistors are just to match impedance properly.
I don't think a 15 would work as well as a 5 actually. The reason being that the larger cone isn't gonna move as easily.
Even if you look at a 5" speaker, it's tremendously bigger than a mic diaphragm. Getting bigger seems unlikely to even get MORE bass because that 5 (or 10) is gonna go about as low as you can and with the lighter weight is gonna respond much quicker than anything larger.
And note, that's an acoustic suspension speaker which means it's gonna mover more freely than say, a regular guitar speaker. So it's gonna pick up more midrange than a stiffer speaker will.
I dunno which is better ...... I'm just making the observation.
Regardless ...... I'm building one even though I never record drums. Gotta be good for other things.
Steenamaroo
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Aye your right Bob. I was just being extreme for arguments sake.
Like i say I use a 10" which works fine, but IDK if I'd wanna go any bigger.
The one at college was a 5 or 6 inch hifi speaker and it sounded fantastic.
Like i say I use a 10" which works fine, but IDK if I'd wanna go any bigger.
The one at college was a 5 or 6 inch hifi speaker and it sounded fantastic.
mshilarious
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These speaker mics all have a very uneven frequency response that is centered on their resonant peak (Fs), so a larger woofer generally means a lower peak.
The basic idea of these mics is to add a tone that isn't there or isn't prominent in the source, which is the speaker resonance. They are almost better thought of as instruments rather than mics, or effects really.
If you are short on inputs you could create a similar effect by pitch-shifting the source from a close mic to the desired frequency and mixing that with the original signal. I like to do the opposite of that and shift the pitch down to create the sound of a larger kit than I have.
The basic idea of these mics is to add a tone that isn't there or isn't prominent in the source, which is the speaker resonance. They are almost better thought of as instruments rather than mics, or effects really.
If you are short on inputs you could create a similar effect by pitch-shifting the source from a close mic to the desired frequency and mixing that with the original signal. I like to do the opposite of that and shift the pitch down to create the sound of a larger kit than I have.