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Music Thing Modular Mikrophonie

Piezo contact microphone preamp

4 HP Eurorack module

A microphone preamp with a piezo contact microphone built into its panel.

Features

  • Brings environmental noise and feedback into a modular system.
  • Can trigger Mutable Instruments Rings and Elements, and serve as a tactile CV source.
  • Rubbing the panel with a finger or plectrum produces a wide range of sounds.
  • The mic captures physical sounds in the modular, such as patching, cable rustle, switches, and fingers on knobs, rather than airborne sound.
  • The DC-coupled circuit can provide very low-frequency modulation. Remember: the piezo produces signal only while its stress changes, so holding the panel does not sustain a high signal.
  • The mic input can act as a high-gain bright op-amp distortion, fuzz, or boost for other modular signals.

Controls & Jacks (3)

  • Mic In Level— Sets the preamp gain for the built-in piezo contact microphone or the Mic In jack.
  • Out— DC-coupled amplified output from the panel-integrated piezo contact microphone or Mic In signal.
  • Mic In— Accepts an external modular signal for high-gain amplification, distortion, fuzz, or boost.

How-To Guides

  • Use the output for FM

Explore the interactive Mikrophonie panel on BleepDex — tap any control to learn what it does.

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