The Cortado is a phantom-powered contact microphone with a balanced output, originally designed by Alex Rice. The circuit properly matches the piezo sensor input impedance, which allows for wide bandwidth (~20Hz-30kHz), low signal losses, and high signal to noise ratio.

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Features:

• Phantom-powered
• Wide bandwidth (~20Hz – 30kHz)
• High signal/noise ratio

Purchasing

Available as a kit or assembled.

Pricing

• $24.49 (kit)
• $44.42 (assembled)

External Links

• Kits available from Zeppelin Design Labs- http://zeppelindesignlabs.com/product/cortado-balanced-piezo-contact-mic/