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Convention Paper

Amplifying a Symphony Orchestra with Pickups

Authors: Lazarus, Arnie

AES Convention 63 · Paper 1510 · May 1979

Abstract

In 1977, Emerson, Lake and Palmer toured with a 60-piece orchestra plus doubles. Every instrument except brass and percussion had pickups. Requirements involved high-volume levels, lack of feedback and reproduction fidelity. The two pickup systems used were based on vibration and pressure. How this was accomplished and how the pickups work will be discussed in this paper.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 63
AES Convention
63
Paper number
1510
Publication date
May 6, 1979
Affiliation
Frap, San Francisco, CA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper