Insane Spy Mic!

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Turn a wok lid or mixing bowl into a super long range, tight focus amplification mic! Easy and cheap! I was even surprised!

  1. By: babblin5
  2. Categories How To, Science & Tech
  3. Views 279,174
  4. Added :29-Sep-07
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  • A few tips...

    Move the mic closer to the dish for more distant objects and a tighter focus, or farther away for a wider listening angle/nearer objects, but it works great in the configuration shown... 8D

    By babblin5 1191084578
    • The hack

      and now the cat......kipkay got his wish....finally a competitor.

      By GBprod 1191126297
    • Haha

      Thats what I was thinking.

      By Yoko T 1192011365
    • another tip ...

      use a laser pointer to determine the optimal spot for the microphone. Reflect the laser off the dish and the dot should hit the center of the mic.

      By Takeabyte 1191190656
    • That's an excellent idea!

      Nice thinking!

      By babblin5 1191192723
    • Looks good but is it?

      Trying to understand how you hear anything.
      You get old mic and then solder wire or leads to a headset? Or wrap wire leads onto headset wire leads?
      Just strange why you do not show that part!

      By watp 1195943402
    • I made this...

      As a kind of diectional mic for my camcorder, but you can plug it into a digital recorder or anything that will allow you to monitor the microphone with a headset. Hope this helps!

      By babblin5 1195964928
    • So wait

      what the heck is connected to the other end of the mic's wire? didnt you say an old broken mic?

      By Doyouwantaspoon 1191128882
    • Not a broken mic...

      But a mic from a broken PC or cell phone headset. In most cases, it's never a mic going bad, just a break in the wiring. So it's just a matter of cutting the wire and soldering the leads to a new stereo plug. In my case, I had a headset with one of the earphones cracked when one of my kids stepped on it... 8)

      By babblin5 1191130044
    • nice cat

      what's the name ....

      By neznaika 1194961303
    • ahmed

      PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS!!! In 1994 a boy named jack went out to go for a walk. But ended up getting hit by a car. IF U DO NOT POST THIS TO 3 VIDEOS IN UNDER 30 MINS~!!!!! he will drive the same car into u. sorry i just don't want this to happen to me.

      By shaltot123456 1253396772
    • Ashley Beepz

      Nice vid! 5 Stars Hunn!

      By beepz 1197190096
    • I took this thing out last night...

      And could distinctly pick up the sound of a cricket in the bush in my front yard... from over a block away...lol

      By babblin5 1191110103
  • Perfect easy fun

    This is very cool, and super simple. I got a kick out of the narration too.

    By Old Sock 1191157348
  • awesome video

    5 stars from me!

    By Reality Tv 1191162379
  • fbi will by this

    lets spy on bush

    By the last prophet 1191555565
  • nice

    keep up the good work

    By williamsk92 1191128239
  • Good video

    for a good idea
    ;-D

    By LUCCHINA 1191219994
  • wow

    i didn't there would be someone other then kipkay making awsome videos like this

    By dis_one_dude 1191785631
  • Great!

    Nice but is it really that powerful?

    By Ognyan 1191519999
  • question

    What device do you use to plug in the microphone and earphones?

    By M1ck 1229981811
  • what do you use

    to project the suonds coming from the microphone?? plz reply

    By GetaTasteProductions 1214200517
  • I LOVE CATS

    hat is one cute P***y youve got no seriosly

    By deckland 1207669070
  • Hahaha

    haha, and with this u can spy on your na......i mean nature calls

    By blinky187 1203563057
  • i don't udersteand

    i read all comments to your vid. but i'm still so stupid so i don't understand where did you plugged the microphone???? or what did u do with it??!!??!!
    please send me an answer, trax

    By traximus 1203349555
  • WTF

    I swear he sounds almost exactly like kip kay!!!

    By whodey2010 1198297702
  • Spy Mic.

    I am not a elec. expert as you are I want to try this out but I cant seem to get where you get a drum loop and how its connected to the wok and what is a drum loop and why is it sitting on the steps how is all this connected the video jumps and some things are left out as I have said earlier. I am stymied.

    By lamedog 1197935225
  • i was like

    the cats gona kik ur ass man!!! dont do it!!!
    lol

    great video

    By mahees 1197850303
  • wiring to headset

    How and where do you solder wires from mike to a headset say?
    Can you do a vid showing that part.

    By watp 1197814026
  • realy nice

    goind to try it out 5* for you!

    By MaKeNzY 1195986790
  • where do u plug

    the mic into.

    By pelantforlife 1195874798
  • Mics

    What kind of mike do you need? Does it work with other types than condenser?

    By demize 1195870446
  • COOL!!!!!!

    nice experiment! and a pretty cat!

    By Storpeff 1195599598
  • Make another video about this?

    I was wondering if you are going to make another video to clear up a few things, like how to connect the mic to some ipod earphones or something and also, does this mic need to be powered? If so, what do you use to power it and how do you connect it to the pwoer? It would be great if you could another video about that, keep them up man as I really want to try out your idea!

    By Bachonbass 1195380367
  • Cool!

    What a video!

    ;-D

    By yadenil 1195037770
  • pot lid spy

    I went to all the trouble of making this hi~tech gadjet,I went outside and directed at neighbours 200ft away
    and i distinctly heard one of them say
    "look sue its that fuxxing weirdo at number 22 is he queer"
    The cheeky bastards

    By fukcalot70 1195020298
  • spy mic

    that was cool

    By coondogtheman1234 1194941614
  • very nice

    good job

    By robinetor 1194652713
  • Hey Babblin5??

    What kind of device did you used to plug this super mic to????

    By scarface1 1194507948
  • great

    its a good idea

    By great human 1194382200
  • finding a lost cat

    some cats have a way of exploring the neighborhood and getting themselves unknowingly shut in when people close up their garage, or if a stray is keeping your cat scared away from home. you could go out at night with that, calling for your lost or missing cat, and aiming it this way and that to hear the faint call of when your cat calls back to help track it down.

    By TheNo1MetacafeNut 1194139508
  • i made

    I made one of these, the first thing i heard was my wife shagging my best mate, he lives 2 streets away.

    By beerwalla 1194136952
  • With Parabolas

    There is a central focal point when waves hit the dish parallel to any line of symetry in the parabol. So to find this point i would put a small length of wood in the center of the dish and then shine a small light or laser to see how far out from the base the focal point is. If you put the mic here the range will be greatest possible and the precision will be optimal.

    If you want really good parabolas for this find an old spot light or something. I have done something similar with air-feild lighting parabols.

    By Turn off the shyness 1193984704
  • alright

    ok

    By myfrogspistol 1193908173
  • Love ur vid

    Good job...keep it up..thx a million..

    By nonblood 1193822398
  • Enhancement

    I did this a while ago, but with a little tweak: use a second identical microphone placed BEHIND the dish and substract the two signals to eliminate background noise. The results are amazing!

    By absurdistan 1193786798
    • Removing Background Noise ??

      How do you set up the second mic to subtract the background noise? I want to make one using this enhancement the way you did, but I need to know how you did that

      By Joe1821 1194977312
    • background noise

      How do you do that?

      By Joe1821 1194907526
    • Also

      A plastic dish is better because of lesser resonance. Best would be painted cardboard (as used in proffessional applications) but it's harder to find/make.

      By absurdistan 1193787723
  • Great

    Great vid. Something I might try out.

    By VDO Meister 1193647488
  • just a question

    where did you attach the mic to so you could listen to the sound while moving around?

    By toughluk 1193549520
  • I am going to try this.

    I picked up a cell phone headset for $2 at Big Lots and a large plastic Halloween candy bowl at Walmart for $2.50. Hopefully, this work out for me.

    By madbug1965 1193033228
  • EREZ W

    Have you tried walkie talkies?

    By oddjobjim 1192257232
  • Power source for mic and phones?

    Babblin,

    This looks like it would be a fun project, but what power source do you use for the microphone and earphones?

    How was that part of the device constructed?

    By oddjobjim 1192256995
  • cool vid

    my spy mic is perfect i could hear my brother movie and he was hearing it in a earphone !!!!
    cute cat!

    By lol boy 1192244825
  • Great Vid But I have a Q

    Can you design a device that will enable me to speak from a distance to a specific guy without others to hear me, thanks

    By Erez W 1191493051
  • Great vid But I have a Q

    Hi, great vid. can you design a device that will enable me to speak with a specific person a distance away from me without others to hear me?

    By Erez W 1191491804
  • Wow

    This guy is better than Kip. Thanks new guy.

    By imthaman 1191438500
  • nice...

    i wonder if this guy or kipkay will ever be able to hack a cat..

    By the owl sheep 1191313895
  • Class!

    Some kewl stuff thanks!

    By manixone 1191288127
  • great tip

    im gonna spy a friend haha

    By iguanna 1191280897
  • well done

    cool hack - nice idea and execution!

    By stevenscorsese 1191278220
  • Nice Trick

    Thanks!

    By tomboys 1191180192
  • that is great but

    why do u copy kipkay with that cat. your video is great just be original.

    By fantooom 1191174703
    • And...

      You have no idea how many retakes I have to do when shooting just about every vid I do, cause my cat thinks she has to be in everything...lol

      By babblin5 1191214066
    • Well...

      Kip wanted to see my cat in a vid, so I obliged =)

      By babblin5 1191192762
    • ok then.

      keep up the good work!

      By fantooom 1193072440
  • KipKay

    I see your really trying to sound and act like KipKay. You even put your cat in the clip like he does. LOL!!

    By DoYoUtHiNkItBuRnS? 1191170425
    • Well!

      Kip and I have been chatting in the forums, and he wanted to see my kitty in a video... As far as sounding like Kipkay, I think that's probably impossible, especially for me. And yes, Kip IS a tremendous inspiration... 8D

      By babblin5 1191193035
  • cat

    YOU HAVE A CAT JUST LIKE KIP KAY
    ARE YOU AND KIP KAY RELATED????

    By MDUB_940 1191125958
  • Thanks.

    Thank you for that.

    By G2G2 1191125380
  • Kipkay's Brother

    I mean you love hacking things and love putting you cat in it

    By TH1 1191124409
    • No, It just means that

      Every cat owner is a hacker!

      :P

      By red_lime 1191267360
  • ohhh

    ok thanks

    By pokecheetos 1191117485
  • Nice

    Always nice technical videos. I like it very much.

    By MockFarm 1191102382
  • !

    verry cool!

    By James Voodoo 1191102329
  • where do

    you plug the mic

    By pokecheetos 1191101596
  • wow

    thats great!

    By d6u4 1191089439
    • I did some checking today...

      And found some HUGE plastic mixing bowls at a dollar store for $1.50.

      By babblin5 1191098383
    • More like a

      dollar-and-a half store, hehe

      By jackduggin 1191119172
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