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| About The Thumper Throat Microphone |
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Overview
The Thumper is the first throat microphone designed specifically for music performance. Released in January 2000, The Thumper has been used for vocal percussion, beatboxing, singing bass, or making really cool throat sounds. It will make the difference between a wimpy sound and a sound that will shake your audience to the core! |
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"But I Don't Make Throat Sounds..."
Of course you do! Anytime you make a sound that is "voiced" (ie. your vocal chords are involved) there is a sound produced in your throat. PLUS, if you don't do any voiced sounds, The Thumper will still pick up the low frequencies created at your lips. Works great with lip buzz! |
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Two Mics For Vocal Percussion?
 Of course two mics! When you amplify vocal percussion with just one mic, you're expecting that one microphone element to pickup a wide range of frequencies, and then process these frequencies all in the same way. A better way to amplify vocal percussion is to use two separate microphones (one for your mouth and one for your throat) and filter the unwanted frequencies from each. Sound engineers use a device called a "crossover" to separate regions of frequencies and direct them to different sets of speakers. The very low frequencies would be directed to a subwoofer, the mid frequencies to a woofer, and the very high frequencies to a tweeter. With The Thumper, we use the same principle, but in reverse. By using The Thumper, you no longer need to EQ one microphone to pickup a full range of frequencies. The Thumper is designed to pick up only the lowest frequencies, to mimic a kick-drum sound, and another mic (not included) is EQed to pickup the higher snare drum sounds. Your snare sounds will sound brighter and your kick sounds will sound thumpier. With The Thumper, the idea of using a singularly equalized vocal percussion system is a thing of the past. |
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