A method of forming a transducer (300; 400) comprising the acts of: forming a bottom plate (310; 410) from a first sheet of material; forming a top plate (320; 420) from a second sheet of material; forming a middle portion (330; 430) comprising a mid-upper element (331; 431) and a central element (332, 333, 334, 335), including the acts of: forming the mid-upper element (331; 431) from a third sheet of material, the mid-upper element comprising a mid-upper frame, a mid-upper mass, and a plurality of mid-upper attachment members coupling the mid-upper mass to the mid-upper frame; forming the central element (332, 333, 334, 335) from a fourth sheet of material, the central element comprising a central frame and a central mass; coupling the mid-upper mass and the central mass together to form a combined mass; and coupling the mid-upper frame and the central frame together to form a combined frame; coupling the combined frame to the top plate (320; 420) through a first dielectric layer such that a first capacitance is provided between the combined mass and the top plate (320; 420); and coupling the combined frame to the bottom plate (310; 410) through a second dielectric layer such that a second capacitance is provided between the combined mass and the bottom plate (310; 410); wherein the top plate (320, 420), the middle portion (330, 430) and the bottom plate (310, 410) integrally include structural packaging for the transducer (300, 400); the method being characterized in that: said first sheet, second sheet and third sheet of material are of metal material; and the top plate (320, 420), the middle portion (330; 430) and the bottom plate (310; 410) integrally include electrical packaging for the transducer (300; 400). forming a bottom plate (310; 410) from a first sheet of material; forming a top plate (320; 420) from a second sheet of material; forming a middle portion (330; 430) comprising a mid-upper element (331; 431) and a central element (332, 333, 334, 335), including the acts of: forming the mid-upper element (331; 431) from a third sheet of material, the mid-upper element comprising a mid-upper frame, a mid-upper mass, and a plurality of mid-upper attachment members coupling the mid-upper mass to the mid-upper frame; forming the central element (332, 333, 334, 335) from a fourth sheet of material, the central element comprising a central frame and a central mass; coupling the mid-upper mass and the central mass together to form a combined mass; and coupling the mid-upper frame and the central frame together to form a combined frame; coupling the combined frame to the top plate (320; 420) through a first dielectric layer such that a first capacitance is provided between the combined mass and the top plate (320; 420); and coupling the combined frame to the bottom plate (310; 410) through a second dielectric layer such that a second capacitance is provided between the combined mass and the bottom plate (310; 410); wherein the top plate (320, 420), the middle portion (330, 430) and the bottom plate (310, 410) integrally include structural packaging for the transducer (300, 400); the method being characterized in that: said first sheet, second sheet and third sheet of material are of metal material; and the top plate (320, 420), the middle portion (330; 430) and the bottom plate (310; 410) integrally include electrical packaging for the transducer (300; 400). forming the mid-upper element (331; 431) from a third sheet of material, the mid-upper element comprising a mid-upper frame, a mid-upper mass, and a plurality of mid-upper attachment members coupling the mid-upper mass to the mid-upper frame; forming the central element (332, 333, 334, 335) from a fourth sheet of material, the central element comprising a central frame and a central mass; coupling the mid-upper mass and the central mass together to form a combined mass; and coupling the mid-upper frame and the central frame together to form a combined frame; coupling the combined frame to the top plate (320; 420) through a first dielectric layer such that a first capacitance is provided between the combined mass and the top plate (320; 420); and coupling the combined frame to the bottom plate (310; 410) through a second dielectric layer such that a second capacitance is provided between the combined mass and the bottom plate (310; 410); wherein the top plate (320, 420), the middle portion (330, 430) and the bottom plate (310, 410) integrally include structural packaging for the transducer (300, 400); the method being characterized in that: said first sheet, second sheet and third sheet of material are of metal material; and the top plate (320, 420), the middle portion (330; 430) and the bottom plate (310; 410) integrally include electrical packaging for the transducer (300; 400). said first sheet, second sheet and third sheet of material are of metal material; and the top plate (320, 420), the middle portion (330; 430) and the bottom plate (310; 410) integrally include electrical packaging for the transducer (300; 400).