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Since we're talking about piezo sensors, I'll bring this up: Someone has asked me to help him build a triggering system with trigger sensors that will be mounted on or in his clothing -- his pants, his shirt, etc. I can't imagine that he's the first to think of doing this, so I'm wondering if any of you have experience with this, or know someone who has -- or know of any web references on the subject.<BR>
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I'm assuming that we'll use piezo sensors, unless someone comes up with a better idea (unfortunately, FSR's are not readily available to DIY'ers). He wants to play the sensors with his bare hands, which should probably work OK with piezos. It's probably a pretty straightforward thing to do, but I would like to see how others might have approached mounting the sensors to clothing or to arms and legs, and hear about potential problems that we might face. I was thinking that we might hot-glue them onto some thin but stiff sheets of plastic or rubber, then sew the sheets into some pockets on the clothing. Any better ideas?<BR>
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These sensors will most likely be wired up to the electronics from a Roland SPD-S sampling drum pad unit, which has inputs for up to 11 trigger sensors. It will be part of a very interesting and fun portable electronic performance rig that's mounted onto a, umm, one of those, umm... well, one of these: </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><A HREF="http://urbanscooters.com/cgi-bin/urbanscooters/QELECCHA.html">http://urbanscooters.com/cgi-bin/urbanscooters/QELECCHA.html</A></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><BR>
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It'll also have a keyboard stand with two lightweight keyboards mounted just above the handlebars, a digital looping system for real-time loop creation, built-in battery-powered speakers and amp, and a wireless transmitter to send audio to a remote recorder and/or sound system.<BR>
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The goal is to build a self-contained, self-propelled, battery-powered 21st century busking rig that can be used for guerilla electro performances in public places, such as parks and malls, where one would not normally expect to find such a thing.<BR>
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Michael B.<BR>
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