Cymbal Transducer Using Electret Accelerometer With Air Gap
AssigneeAvedis Zildjian Co.
InventorJulia D. Truchsess
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a cymbal system includes a cymbal and a transducer couplable to the cymbal. The transducer has a sound pressure microphone, and a casing hermetically sealing the sound pressure microphone to prevent communication of air pressure differentials into the sound pressure microphone. An air gap is provided between the sound pressure microphone and the casing. The cymbal may be a perforated low volume cymbal. In one embodiment, a method for making a cymbal transducer includes sealing a sound pressure microphone in an airtight enclosure that includes an air gap between the microphone and enclosure wall, and configuring the sealed sound pressure microphone for attachment to a cymbal.
Claims22
A method for transducing cymbal vibrations, comprising:
- mechanically coupling a hermetically-sealed microphone to the cymbal, the hermetically-sealed microphone being disposed in a casing defining an air gap between a wall of the casing and the microphone;
- and
- operating the hermetically-sealed microphone to provide an output electrical signal in proportion to the cymbal's vibrations.
A method for making a cymbal transducer, comprising:
- sealing a sound pressure microphone in an airtight enclosure that includes an air gap between an enclosure wall and the microphone;
- and
- configuring the sealed sound pressure microphone for attachment to a cymbal.
A cymbal transducer comprising:
- a sound pressure microphone;
- and
- a casing hermetically sealing the sound pressure microphone to prevent communication of air pressure differentials into the sound pressure microphone, the casing defining an air gap between a wall thereof and the sound pressure microphone.
A cymbal system comprising:
- a cymbal;
- and
- a transducer couplable to the cymbal and including:
- a sound pressure microphone;
- and
- a casing hermetically sealing the sound pressure microphone to prevent communication of air pressure differentials into the sound pressure microphone, the casing defining an air gap between a wall thereof and the sound pressure microphone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.