Hi,

I recently got this breakout board from Spark Fun and connected it to a mic=
rocontroller. I read the ADC values @ 8 kHz and recorded it to a WAV file.=
=A0

I played the WAV file and it turns out that the audio content is clear i.e =
I am able to listen to things I say in front of the microphone but I find m=
y voice to be really feeble. It is better if I keep the microphone closer t=
o me. According to the specs mentioned in the product page, the gain of the=
 board is 100. I am trying to learn how can I improve the audio quality tha=
t is recorded using a microcontroller.=A0

I am not looking for an off-the-shelf solution but prototype things and lea=
rn in this process. I am trying to learn to build a system that records the=
 audio in a room with some good quality. I don't know how to experiment wit=
h the recorded audio files to determine where I stand now and improve the a=
udio levels in the file. I did some search and the web presents a lot of so=
lutions with opamps and a myriad of calculations with opamp circuits etc. M=
y question is: How do I record audio in a room that is actually audible? I =
want to improve on the existing setup. Currently the microphone board's opa=
mp output is being fed directly to the ADC.=A0

Thanks,
Sai
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