Our Contact Microphone

Piezoelectricity is where certain materials like crystals, some ceramics and biological matter( DNA, bone and some proteins), to create electric fields from the response of mechanical stress. In our case we're using this type technology in the form of a sensor, much like a pick-up on a guitar. If you've ever seen the game Guiatr hero and played the Rock Band edition the drums and guitar work the same way. The drum is hit creating a vibration through the sensor which is then communicated to the console device to play a certain sound associated with what ever drum that has been played.