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2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Playing Audio on a Microphone

Posted on November 10, 2025 by Aaron Beckendorf
A man's hands are shown holding a microphone capsule with a 3D-printed part on top of it, with a flared metal tube protruding from the plastic.

Using a speaker as a microphone is a trick old enough to have become common knowledge, but how often do you see the hack reversed? As part of a larger …read more Continue reading 2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Playing Audio on a Microphone→

Posted in electret, electret microphone, electrostatic loudspeaker, Hardware, phase shift | Tagged Microphone

Hacking Together an Expensive-Sounding Microphone At Home

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Lewin Day

When it comes to microphones, [Roan] has expensive tastes. He fancies the famous Telefunken U-47, but doesn’t quite have the five-figure budget to afford a real one. Thus, he set …read more Continue reading Hacking Together an Expensive-Sounding Microphone At Home→

Posted in condenser mic, misc hacks, tube, tube mic | Tagged Microphone

Microphone not working in Oracle VirtualBox VM

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Yusuf@TWC

Trying to use your microphone in an Oracle VirtualBox virtual machine, but getting only silence? This is a common hurdle, as audio input isn’t enabled by default and requires specific configuration. In this post, we are going to see what you can … Continue reading Microphone not working in Oracle VirtualBox VM→

Posted in virtual, Windows | Tagged Microphone

The Electret Preamp You Might Need

Posted on October 11, 2025 by Jenny List

Electret capsules can be found in some of the highest quality microphones for studio use, as well as in some of the very cheapest microphone capsules on the market. More …read more Continue reading The Electret Preamp You Might Need→

Posted in electret, home entertainment hacks, preamp | Tagged Audio, Microphone

Maurice Brings Immersive Audio Recording to the Masses

Posted on September 7, 2025 by Tyler August

Immersive audio is the new hotness in the recording world. Once upon a time, mono was good enough. Then someone realized humans have two ears, and everyone wanted stereo. For …read more Continue reading Maurice Brings Immersive Audio Recording to the Masses→

Posted in audio recording, immersive audio, microphone array, misc hacks, xlr | Tagged Microphone

AVIF: The Avian Image Format

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Aaron Beckendorf
A rough, pixelated outline of a bird is shown in white in the top of the image. A red replica of this image is shown in a spectrogram in the lower half of the image. A smaller picture-in-picture display in the bottom right of the image shows a man sitting in a studio.

Humans have long admired the sound of birdsong, but to fully appreciate how technically amazing it is, you need an ultrasonic microphone. [Benn Jordan] recently created a video about using …read more Continue reading AVIF: The Avian Image Format→

Posted in audiomoth, bird calls, birdsong, digital audio hacks, ornithology, Science, ultrasonic | Tagged Birds, Microphone

Audio Localization Gear Built On The Cheap

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Lewin Day

Most humans with two ears have a pretty good sense of directional hearing. However, you can build equipment to localize audio sources, too. That’s precisely what [Sam], [Ezra], and [Ari] …read more Continue reading Audio Localization Gear Built On The Cheap→

Posted in audio localization, ece4760, misc hacks | Tagged Audio, Microphone

You Can Make Your Own Ribbon Mic With A Gum Wrapper

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Lewin Day

There are lots of different types of microphone, with the ribbon microphone being one of the rarer ones. Commercial versions are often prized for their tone and frequency response. You …read more Continue reading You Can Make Your Own Ribbon Mic With A Gum Wrapper→

Posted in mic, misc hacks, ribbon mic, ribbon microphone | Tagged Microphone

Spy Tech: Build Your Own Laser Eavesdropper

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Heidi Ulrich
DIY laser microphone on cutting mat

Laser microphones have been around since the Cold War. Back in those days, they were a favorite tool of the KGB – allowing spies to listen in on what was …read more Continue reading Spy Tech: Build Your Own Laser Eavesdropper→

Posted in laser, laser hacks, noise, security hacks, sensor, Spy, spy tech, surveillance | Tagged Microphone

A Ribbon Microphone Is Harder Than You Think

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Jenny List

There’s a mystique around ribbon microphones due to their being expensive studio-grade items, which has led more than one experimenter down the rabbit hole of making one. [Catherine van West] …read more Continue reading A Ribbon Microphone Is Harder Than You Think→

Posted in classic hacks, musical hacks, ribbon microphone | Tagged Audio, Microphone

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