The Ultimate Simple Pickup Project: How to Go Portable Going portable with your musical amplification is easier than ever thanks to a new wave of "simple pickup" projects—specifically that require zero permanent modification to your instrument. These devices, such as the KNA UP-2 or KNA AP-1 , allow you to amplify almost anything that vibrates, from guitars and ukuleles to cajons and even harps, without drilling holes or wiring complex electronics. Why Choose a Portable Stick-On Pickup?
This produces a single executable file ( pickup on Linux/Mac, pickup.exe on Windows) – no dependencies, no external runtime needed.
Solder the center wire of your cable to the white ceramic center of the piezo disc. Solder the shielding (outer wire) to the brass/gold outer ring. Connect the Jack:
The Ultimate Simple Pickup Project: How to Go Portable Going portable with your musical amplification is easier than ever thanks to a new wave of "simple pickup" projects—specifically that require zero permanent modification to your instrument. These devices, such as the KNA UP-2 or KNA AP-1 , allow you to amplify almost anything that vibrates, from guitars and ukuleles to cajons and even harps, without drilling holes or wiring complex electronics. Why Choose a Portable Stick-On Pickup?
This produces a single executable file ( pickup on Linux/Mac, pickup.exe on Windows) – no dependencies, no external runtime needed.
Solder the center wire of your cable to the white ceramic center of the piezo disc. Solder the shielding (outer wire) to the brass/gold outer ring. Connect the Jack: