<div dir="ltr">Hi there -<div><br></div><div>The "Mikrophonie" preamp looks very similar to what I'm building: <a href="http://musicthing.co.uk/modular/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Mikrophonie-2-2-Schematic.pdf">http://musicthing.co.uk/modular/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Mikrophonie-2-2-Schematic.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>Though I'm not using any sort of input cap (nor does the schematic) - that would potentially serve as something of a high-pass, wouldn't it? </div><div><br></div><div>I am also using a TL084, which does have JFET inputs, correct? </div><div><br></div><div>Perhaps it is a matter of experimenting with other ICs. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 2:22 PM, Olivier Gillet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ol.gillet@gmail.com" target="_blank">ol.gillet@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The choice of op-amp matters. Bipolar op-amps have a low input<br>
impedance (a few hundred k) which could have an impact on bass<br>
response. An op-amp with JFET inputs would be a better choice here.<br>
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On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 7:20 PM, Busby Bergson <<a href="mailto:busby.bergson@gmail.com">busby.bergson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> hi synthdiys,<br>
><br>
> i'm currently experimenting with contact mics. they sound pretty good going<br>
> into a guitar amplifier, directly - but if i want to send them through my<br>
> other circuitry, it seems that they require a specialized preamplifier, to<br>
> compensate for their impedance.<br>
><br>
> i've been using something along these lines:<br>
> <a href="http://music-electronics-forum.com/attachments/4228d1232615609-non-invert.buffer.gif" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://music-electronics-forum.com/attachments/4228d1232615609-non-invert.buffer.gif</a><br>
><br>
> however, i'm noticing that there is still a significant high-passing -<br>
> compared to the bassier direct-to-guitar-amplifier arrangement.<br>
><br>
> any thoughts?<br>
><br>
> - b.b.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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