I'm not. I'd looked into preamps a bit but I was quite keen to start recording so I made these mics and tested them directly into the recorder (a Zoom H6) 😃
@@MartinDubuque It used 1/4". The contact mics came with a 1/4" socket attached, and I used short patch leads to connect them to the Zoom which has 1/4"/XLR combined inputs
Are you using a pre-amp for this?
I'm not. I'd looked into preamps a bit but I was quite keen to start recording so I made these mics and tested them directly into the recorder (a Zoom H6) 😃
@@mattjhart Thanks for the reply! What sort of cable input were you using, 1/4 or 1/8?
@@MartinDubuque It used 1/4". The contact mics came with a 1/4" socket attached, and I used short patch leads to connect them to the Zoom which has 1/4"/XLR combined inputs
Wait these aren't straight up contact mics. How did you make them hydro?