Homemade Piezo Mic

What is a piezo? Quick view of how it works.
Soldering it, using it on an acoustic instrument.
*No PCB needed and minimal components.*
How to make the waterproof piezo : • Waterproof Piezo Mic
Activate sounds with piezo : • Circuit Bending a SP-4...
#Piezo #Microphone

[@ThePhilStudio]

New update! Harvest your own crystal to create piezo Microphone! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqXTiqOroZmkebM&t=

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[@dravenadonis8952]

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[@lise-annedore8935]

Thank you for this demonstration! I'm new to soldering... Wish me luck 🙂. I thought it was cute when you see the word "sensible". Your English is great.

[@ThePhilStudio]

Hehe thanks for the comment! I wish you the best for your soldering experience. Remember to practice a lot before tackeling a big project.

[@lise-annedore8935]

@@ThePhilStudio You're welcome. 'Tis true. I'll do that; practice lots beforehand... I don't want to wreck the sensible piezo. I'm looking forward to finally doing it

[@derekgrove]

Love your videos! Keep them coming!

[@Aduleten]

this guy should be a teacher !!

[@ThePhilStudio]

Thanks!

[@opinair]

he is a teacher

[@jcweiz09]

Just watched some of your videos. Nice content sir :)

[@ThePhilStudio]

porto42 thanks a lot!

[@phongsaphonsuwansukho1298]

Wow....nice music ..I love that... Very interesting piazo tecnic...thanks ..

[@ThePhilStudio]

Thank you, let me know if you build yourself one. :)

[@johnywhy4679]

This is a very sensible microphone.

[@ThePhilStudio]

They may cry if you bend them! :P

[@shugo541]

Did this at uni, made 20 waterproof contact microphones for a nature themed sonic installation.

[@ThePhilStudio]

Nicee! I would like to see or "hear" the result!

[@lise-annedore8935]

Fun!

[@RoseBubble2222]

Nice!

[@stevepethel6843]

Guitar sounds good...

[@ThePhilStudio]

Thanks! It is always good to experiment and place the piezo at different spot on the guitar.

[@jozefnovak7750]

Thank you.

[@ThePhilStudio]

Pleasure that it could help.

[@greggoryjoeblack1416]

nice video. this one that you build is a passive one, because u didn’t use a preamp you plugged straight into your guitar amp.

[@ThePhilStudio]

The piezo microphone could be pre-amplified but it is so sensitive that there is no need for it. :) really simple project.

[@ThePhilStudio]

New update, you may see this special project on how to trigger sounds with piezo contact microphone kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYKZiI2il52DnMk

[@d3xd3ath]

Very good tutorial!! I'd like to know also how it's possible to conect few piezo pickups in parallel/series (like 10 pieces) together in one Female Jack Output for example for larger intruments like a harp. Thanks and Best regards,!

[@ThePhilStudio]

Hey there! Thank you a lot for the comment! Plugging piezo in serie will not work. In parallel, you will probably need a “mixer”. Could be a 100K potentiometer for each piezo. The best would be to have multiple OP-amp to mix all piezo.

[@d3xd3ath]

Thanks a lot for your response... Well, you mean that even using 2 or 3 of this m.banggood.com/Piezo-Transducer-Pickup-for-Guitar-Mandolin-Ukulele-Banjo-Guitar-Parts-p-1055277.html (bexoming 6 or 9) with a spliter it won't work?

[@vincedegennaro3534]

"Sensitive" not sensible. you meant sensitive. Well done

[@ThePhilStudio]

Thanks! :)

[@Rylee_G]

How do you eliminate hum from grounding issues? It stops when I touch the output jack. Thanks

[@ThePhilStudio]

You can insulate the ground wire with heat shrink, hot glue or silicon. Or a clever way to make your piezo disc unique is to house the wired side inside a small plastic cap. You can be creative too and create your own clay cap.

[@Rylee_G]

@@ThePhilStudio thanks!:)

[@glitchtulsa3429]

"Sensitive" not "sensible"... ...for future reference ;)

[@ThePhilStudio]

Glitch Tulsa thank you for advising! :)

[@ThePhilStudio]

Just wanted to say that you may like my next video that is coming out tomorrow 11:30 AM. ;) Easter Egg

[@arvlogarts9097]

Came accross your video, Dear Sir, I sold with soldring iron peizo disk as yours, I put it on my guitar with my hand, but it didnt work on amp. if i connected. is there any thing special , like should the peizo cover with some thing, and shouldnt pressed with finger on guitar body ? PLease help

[@ThePhilStudio]

Hi there. Make sure the connection has no short. Also, make sure your piezo is working. Since this is not a complicated circuit I would check these 2 things first.

[@santanubhattacharjee4663]

which output signal we will get at the output of this mic?

[@ThePhilStudio]

SANTANU BHATTACHARJEE audio output lower than a 100mV I think.

[@spiritualcramp8000]

it would be great if you make a list of wich scrap appliances we could find a piezo. i heard it's in every alarmclock is it right? thanks.

[@ThePhilStudio]

That's a great idea. I don't know if I'll have time to create a video about the subject but I can do a quick list: Alarmclock (most of the time a piezo) Tamagochi Small toy Small Metronome Some electronic kettle

[@spiritualcramp8000]

Thanks for reply. i came here from cigar box guitar videos. pick up is made with piezo (or coil) nicest thing in a cigar box guitar is that you can make it with cheap things. if you are lazy and go shopping in sites like CB Gitty, it costs a fortune, i hate that they even sell the paper templates with the right fret spacing like they invented the Blues (lol) put the damn thing in PDF! it's public knowledge! my electronics ability is very basic but if i can i fix whatever, sometimes it's just a wire broken, a resistor or a internal fuse blown. recycling certain pricy components could be an idea for a new of yours video serie. especially today we throw anything and we are full of trash.

[@ThePhilStudio]

@@spiritualcramp8000 Thanks for the suggestion. :) You are right about recycling stuff. Most of the time, I'm working with recycled or scavenged stuff.

[@guitarman_3693]

find piezo in auto buzzers.like when the door is open, smoke alarms & similar, carbon monoxide detectors. some home security devices, that attach to windows & doors. they are 2 pieces & when the window is opened it seperates the one with iron core away from the one with a magnetic reed switch & it triggers the piezo alarm. old wrist watches , any kind of timer with an alarm chime or buzzer, such as a microwave or even a kitchen stove/range, my (Air Cond. window unit) is digital & when i use remote to change settings, it makes a chime noise. musical greeting cards will have piezo, there is a lot more places to salvage them.. childrens toys will have a lot of them.

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

Smoke detectors, have it in them. The smoke dectors have a 10 year life expectancy, and need to be replaced every 10 years. So you can take them apart, after you replace them, and take the piezo buzzer out of them. As others have said, anything that beeps or buzzes, probably has one in it.

[@MohammedSaeedAwad]

why it doesn't work good with 3.5mm audio jack? only feels small pulses and knocks on computer subwoofer, is it work only with 6.35 mm jack and big speakers?

[@ThePhilStudio]

I'm guessing you are plugging the piezo mic directly into the computer? I am not sure how your internal sound card works but you will probably need to adjust the gain and verify the connection.

[@MohammedSaeedAwad]

@@ThePhilStudio Nope, i connect the piezo directly to (subwoofer) only, as a speaker, the computer is not related to the circle

[@ThePhilStudio]

@@MohammedSaeedAwad oh.. the subwoofer is preamplified? Also, a subwoofer can only provide subrange frequency which means something like 10-60hz.

[@MohammedSaeedAwad]

@@ThePhilStudio so only connect the piezo directly to big speakers will solve the problem? or should be put (Amplifier Circle) between?

[@ThePhilStudio]

@@MohammedSaeedAwad try this circuit: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqusooyhhMSMjtE to answer your question, yes you will always need an amplifier to drive a speaker.

[@oldiowan]

Would .015" thick carbon fiber sheet make a good "resonator"?

[@ThePhilStudio]

Hey there. Hmm it depends. I'm not sure on how you would use it. I'm sure it is a hard enough surface to vibrate well.

[@TabascoSugar]

where did you get that wire stripper?

[@ThePhilStudio]

TabascoSugar thank you for your question. The blue and yellow wire stripper was bought in a regular hardware store. Canadian tire for mine.

[@Combine_Harvester_of_Truth]

Be aware that some glues will conduct electricity.

[@ThePhilStudio]

Comber thanks for mentioning it! I always use hot glue that doesn’t conduct electricity.

[@HazeAnderson]

I recommend covering the top of the piezo with epoxy, easier to spread and let dry than hot glue.

[@AcracyOFFICIAL]

.... and always REMEMBER TO NEVeR EVER 10:17!

[@ThePhilStudio]

Specially at 69 comments! Thanks for commenting!

[@fademusic1980]

Complimentary screwdriver club unite

[@BossOfAllTrades]

Ur so cool do u know how to make homemade one

[@ThePhilStudio]

wewoo ahah thank you for the question! This video is showing you how to wire the piezo disk. Unfortunately, I never tried building an homemade piezo element.

[@BossOfAllTrades]

ThePhilStudio oh thank you

[@ThePhilStudio]

It's 2 years later but hey, I finally made it possible! :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqXTiqOroZmkebM&t=

[@canaldisaa6551]

Can I solder it to a preamp?

[@ThePhilStudio]

Sure! Best would be to solder it to a connector to make it non-permanant but if you want to create a small pre-amp circuit, it would be good. My guess would be to add a small volume potentiometer to keep a good control over the signal output.

[@ghguyrur7]

Does it record voice

[@ThePhilStudio]

No, this type of mic will only work on a solide surface. For the voice you would be better with an electret microphone which I also made a video on. Thinking of it, I guess the piezo could be placed flat on your chest and would probably be able to capture some signal if you talk or sing, but it would be pretty "bassy", defintly worth trying!

[@pierpa_76pierpaolo]

How to build a professional contact microphone (pewr considerable depth)? Instead of using a very ordinary piezo, it is better to use a condenser microphone capsule and so on. Don't you think so? Let me know!!! Thank you very much.

[@ThePhilStudio]

Hey there, thanks for the question! I really like these condenser mic. The electret mics are easy to use and you can obtain great result with them but they are really cheap. The condenser mic require more complexe circuit, I never built one yet. The piezo is a great option for acoustic instrument since you will pick up only the vibration and few noise.

[@caseonfire]

sensitive

[@ThePhilStudio]

Ahah! :P

[@MisterNiles]

So, you're another person NOT making a piezo mic, but repurposing an existing one. The closest I have found is the Colin's Lab where he grows piezo crystals. I can't find any videos of people actually making a piezo mic.

[@ThePhilStudio]

Oh god thanks for the comment that's an excellent point. I am not a chemist but this is definitly something I would be interested in. As a electronic tech, soldering 2 wires is pretty easy but I am curious on the process of growing piezo crystal. Thanks for the lead.

[@ThePhilStudio]

Hey MisterNiles, you've inspired me to create a video on how to harvest Crystal to make piezo electric, so next Tuesday at 10:30 this will be online! Don't miss it!

[@MisterNiles]

@@ThePhilStudio Exciting. Thanks man. I wish this pandemic didn't have me so depressed. I'd be doing experiments and building stuff. At least I'm making music. Thanks!

[@ThePhilStudio]

@@MisterNiles that's a great start! Do you post your song on your channel?

[@ThePhilStudio]

Check that out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqXTiqOroZmkebM

[@hitamsemesta3894]

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[@ThePhilStudio]

You may use google translate from Indonesian to English like I did to understand your comment.

[@imiafamily]

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