Mini USB Microphone

via Pimoroni
$12.71
SKU PI-ADP008

We can get 100 units into Australia from Pimoroni. If you order today, we can dispatch this stock between Dec 29, 2024 - Jan 05, 2025.

This little USB microphone makes adding a mic. to your Raspberry Pi or computer super easy! It's ideal for adding basic sound capture to your projects.

Noise-cancelling will help to filter out unwanted background noise, and there's a little power light to tell you when the mic. is active.

Specifications

  • Sensitivity: ~67 dBV.pBar, -47 dBV/Pascal ±4dB
  • Frequency response: 100-16kHz

Usage

In Raspbian, this device should show up in the audio control panel automagically (go to the Raspberry Pi menu, then Preferences, then Audio Device Settings, and select USB PnP Sound Device).

Once you're up and running, record audio input on your Pi, in the terminal, by typing:
arecord -D plughw:1 -f cd /tmp/recording.wav