Topic: I want to provoke experiments with sound emitters.

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I bought cheap sound emitters along with an amplifier from aliexpress. It was extremely interesting to try to arrange them on the soundboard of the piano! On New Year's Eve, having visited my parents' house, I made this experiment in some haste. This is not meant to be any comparison of sound quality, instrument quality, or anything else. It's just how it is. Rather, it is some desire to awaken interest in this kind of experiment in other people. It's just fun. Well, something might come out of it. Because all the same, the sound obtained in this way is more interesting than the sound coming from traditional speakers.
I placed the emitters on the deck without attaching them in any way. They were crushed by their own weight. There was no equalization (although this may be necessary). I arranged two microphones as you can see in the photo. The microphones inside the Pianoteq were arranged in a similar way. The sound was broadcast from the Pianoteq. There were no particular preferences in the location of the emitters. Rather, the arrangement was due to the missing strings, which made it possible to push the radiators to the soundboard. It was impossible to broadcast too loud sound, because. the rattling started.
On the recording in these multiple pieces, first a live instrument sounds, then through the emitters and then directly from the Pianotheques.

https://forum.modartt.com/uploads.php?f...20home.mp3

Of course, the radiators should be properly fixed, carefully choosing a place for this on the deck. Apply equalization for each individually (for example, using the REW analyzer). Maybe an interesting effect can be obtained by placing the emitters simultaneously in the plane of the deck and perpendicular to it. (use more emitters for this.) By simulating dual polarization and adding wobble to the deck. Maybe it changed the spatiality of the sound.
At that time, I did not have any midi keyboard and I used ordinary computer wireless keys. Therefore, there is no talk of any dynamics. The keyboard also clicked a little.
Perhaps these experiments will continue in the summer, when I will again be at home at the piano.

this tpa3118
https://sl.aliexpress.ru/p?key=TIqGwgy

Last edited by scherbakov.al (28-02-2023 23:44)

Re: I want to provoke experiments with sound emitters.

Very cool!

My emitter project got put aside temporarily while I am working on other things.

Good experimentation on your various placements. 

I used 'hot melt' glue to glue them to the soundboard.  It's been a bigger issue to learn to tame the sound with an equalizer to try to get very realistic piano sounds.  I'm not there yet, but doing "okay".

Best wishes on your fun experiment,

- David

Re: I want to provoke experiments with sound emitters.

Another interesting experiment and cool sounds there Scherbakov!!

Hope you do more of these experiments - would make useful samples for recordings too.

And hoping you're still gaining ground tweaking things there David! - your physical piano setup is pretty remarkable, from the Pianoteq integration to the transducers. I always hope others are checking out your threads on it for inspiration.

Pianoteq Studio Bundle (Pro plus all instruments)  - Kawai MP11 digital piano - Yamaha HS8 monitors