zapper Field inc Mic

Field Zapper Hear the invisible. There are sounds all around us that we normally never hear. The electromagnetic fields inside motors, computers, telephones, transformers and power supplies are constantly moving, pulsing and changing. They are invisible—but they can be made audible. Field Zapper is an experimental stereo instrument designed to explore that hidden world. Its two pickup coils allow you to search for electromagnetic activity and listen to the subtle differences between left and right. Move the Zapper around a machine, a cable, a computer or an electronic device and suddenly the invisible becomes sound. You can use the stereo image almost like a pen, drawing through the electromagnetic landscape and finding the spots where the signals become interesting. Each channel has its own level control, giving you direct control over the balance between the two coils. And every channel also has an external input, turning the Field Zapper into a flexible two-channel preamp for other sound sources. Included with the Zapper is a magnetic contact microphone. Attach it to springs, pieces of metal, scissors, tools, car parts, machinery—or anything that vibrates—and discover another hidden layer of sound. Feed the signal through the Zapper, into an effects processor, directly into a mixer, or simply listen through headphones. And that’s where the real fun begins. You don’t always know what you’re going to find. A motor becomes a rhythm. A computer becomes a strange electronic texture. A spring becomes an instrument. A piece of metal becomes a resonator. A telephone becomes a storm of tiny signals. Field Zapper isn’t designed to give you one particular sound. It’s designed to help you discover sounds that you didn’t know were there. Plug it in. Put on your headphones. Start searching. There are hidden sounds everywhere. Field Zapper — a box full of happy accidents.