Recorded in ProTools 7.3.1 on a G5 iMac. I ran the cello pickup through a Fishman Pro-EQ II preamp directly into an MBox, to see how clear a signal I could conjure. It fared pretty well in my humble opinion.

Piezo transducers aren't really meant for direct console input - they're more for playing live, for bowed instruments, anyway. Consequently, these sound clips have a weird, cheesy, old-synthesizer tone one might hear at, say, the public hanging of Bubbles the Clown.

ec4_cscales_rv_01.mp3 (0:31 secs., 991kb)
	C-major scales/arpeggios. Demonstrates the full pitch range of the instrument (except for extreme highs on the A string).

ec4_pl_01.mp3 (0:16 secs., 507kb)
	Bass line that fits "King of the Road." Demonstates the pizzicato (plucked) tone.

ec4_moon_01.mp3 (0:32 secs., 1.1Mb)
	"Blue Moon of Kentucky," more or less, with two tracks panned left and right.

Lately, I've had the cello chompin' happily through a standard bass amplifier and it sounds a whole lot better than the clips below, with much less of the "Clown Must Die" tone. Sometime soon, I'll do some samples of the cello through a miked speaker cabinet for comparison, insha'allah.

That's it for now! I'll post further updates if I tweak anything. Thanks for reading. I hope this build report has informed and/or inspired you. -TH