Forums

Speaker as a microphone...

Posted by Pinhead on February 27, 2013 at 7:02pm in Cool gear discussion - that's not cigar box relate
I just suspended a 5x7 speaker inside of my suitcase kick drum to emulate the low end response of Yamaha's Subkick. It sounds awesome when plugged into the PA. Does anyone know anything about impedance and if this could be potentially damaging to our PA or a bass amp if ran direct?

You need to be a member of Cigar Box Nation to add comments!

Join Cigar Box Nation

Email me when people reply –
Follow

Replies

  • robert gate April 18, 2013 at 5:19pm

    It would not get damaged. You did well.

  • Pinhead February 27, 2013 at 10:49pm
    I found a few schematics... I'm also pondering running 2 mics inside (the speaker being one). The speaker will pick up the lows, while a small mic will pick up the highs. A volume for each one will allow the output to be adjusted depending on the PA. Still debating the whole thing...
  • Pinhead February 27, 2013 at 10:45pm
    Use a bass drum mic!? That's waaaay too easy! Haha
  • Randy S. Bretz February 27, 2013 at 7:08pm

    I remember there was some members years ago that used speakers as pickups in builds

     

This reply was deleted.