Piezos

Today you’re going put together a few small components to create a piezo mic that will allow you to capture sounds hidden to our ear in the vibration of objects.

Here’s a helpful article which shows how to do this with soldering (which we are not doing today): Hear hidden sounds with a DIY microphone

Discover some of the unusual sounds you can capture, and what you can do with them

Sounds of Star Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTbtHVFyKoQ&feature=youtu.be&t=1m40s

The Apprehension Engine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzk-l8Gm0MY

The collaboration behind the Apprehension Engine: Sounds of the Nightmare Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lTYPvArbGo

If you’re curious about careers in sound effects, check out any of these titles at Chicago Public Library.