Dumitru Stama wrote: > http://electronica.asm.ro/electret/scope.html > After removing the 10nF compensating caps and putting 100pF ones > instead the circuit works very well and the gain can be seen. Now i > have that mic-noise problem :) Actually it looks like you have an excessive gain problem. The shape of the waveforms on the last scope trace clearly shows clipping. Now it's time to insert a volume control (really variable gain reducer). I would put it right after the first stage. Then you can crank down the gain to where the output voice sounds reasonable, and I think you'll find the noise will be mostly the normal ambient sounds the microphone is picking up. ****************************************************************** 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