mic to trigger is not a good pick for that environment. instead use something like this: Fast Vibration Sensor Switch (Easy to trigger) $1 Slow Vibration Sensor Switch (Hard to trigger)$1 this plays Sound and would work with the Vibration switches $25 My pick would be an accelerometer + MPU, an acc...

Some thoughts, yes, but you really haven't done enough legwork or learning to make it worth spending the effort to brainstorm. You should do some research yourself, make a prototype, and then if you still have problems, come back with specific questions, not ambiguous cool-idea-tell-me-how-to-do-it...

Hi everybody! I am an industrial musician, and I'm looking to create a new instrument. I have a nice 6 foot length of chromed pipe, and a variety of great electroluminescent wire. I'm thinking, I could wire up a contact mike to the EL wire, so when I strike the stuff on the floor, the contact mike p...