Dumitru Stama wrote: > Hi Olin, thank you for your answer > Do you happen to have a suggestion for the type of mic i should use in > this project ? I really don't know what should i look for. Can i use a > mic from a pair of headphones with microphone for computer use ? I > have a broken pair and i can take the mic from them. > I could only find an electret microphone at the electronics store we > have here : > ECM30B - Microphone condenser - 61db, 9.83mm > They are not listing any impedance and there is no datasheet available > for this part number on google or other sites. > Is there another preamplifier i could use ? a much better one than > opamp solution adopted by the schematic i attached in my previous > message ? Too many questions. There is nothing wrong with an electret mic. Read the data sheet to see how it needs to be driven, then drive it that way. As I said before, I think you should have more gain in your amplifier and it should be AC coupled between stages. ****************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, (978) 742-9014. #1 PIC consultant in 2004 program year. http://www.embedinc.com/products -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist