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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!
- Categories: How To, Science & Tech
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Insane Spy Mic!
- 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 Reply Spam [+15] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove6224509- 0
- The hack
and now the cat......kipkay got his wish....finally a competitor.
By GBprod 1191126297 Reply Spam [+15] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove4292859 - 1
- Haha
Thats what I was thinking.
By Yoko T 1192011365 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove4151609 - 2
- 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 Reply Spam [+7] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove6042807 - 1
- That's an excellent idea!
Nice thinking!
By babblin5 1191192723 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove6224509 - 2
- Looks good but is it?
Trying to understand how you hear anything.
By watp 1195943402 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove
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!7159664 - 1
- 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 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove6224509 - 2
- 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 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove5769046 - 1
- 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 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove6224509 - 2
- nice cat
what's the name ....
By neznaika 1194961303 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove5089906 - 1
- 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.
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- Ashley Beepz
Nice vid! 5 Stars Hunn!
By beepz 1197190096 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove7068052 - 1
- 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 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove6224509 - 1
This is very cool, and super simple. I got a kick out of the narration too.
By Old Sock 1191157348 Reply Spam [+5] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
5 stars from me!
By Reality Tv 1191162379 Reply Spam [+4] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
lets spy on bush
By the last prophet 1191555565 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
keep up the good work
By williamsk92 1191128239 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
for a good idea
;-D
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i didn't there would be someone other then kipkay making awsome videos like this
By dis_one_dude 1191785631 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
Nice but is it really that powerful?
By Ognyan 1191519999 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
What device do you use to plug in the microphone and earphones?
By M1ck 1229981811 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
to project the suonds coming from the microphone?? plz reply
By GetaTasteProductions 1214200517 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
hat is one cute P***y youve got no seriosly
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haha, and with this u can spy on your na......i mean nature calls
By blinky187 1203563057 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
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
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I swear he sounds almost exactly like kip kay!!!
By whodey2010 1198297702 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
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 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
the cats gona kik ur ass man!!! dont do it!!!
lol
great video
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How and where do you solder wires from mike to a headset say?
Can you do a vid showing that part.
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goind to try it out 5* for you!
By MaKeNzY 1195986790 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
the mic into.
By pelantforlife 1195874798 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
What kind of mike do you need? Does it work with other types than condenser?
By demize 1195870446 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
nice experiment! and a pretty cat!
By Storpeff 1195599598 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
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 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
What a video!
;-D
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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
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that was cool
By coondogtheman1234 1194941614 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
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What kind of device did you used to plug this super mic to????
By scarface1 1194507948 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
its a good idea
By great human 1194382200 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
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 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
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 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
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.
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Good job...keep it up..thx a million..
By nonblood 1193822398 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
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 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
- 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 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove7001002 - 1
How do you do that?
By Joe1821 1194907526 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveA 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 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveGreat vid. Something I might try out.
By VDO Meister 1193647488 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
where did you attach the mic to so you could listen to the sound while moving around?
By toughluk 1193549520 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
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 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
Have you tried walkie talkies?
By oddjobjim 1192257232 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
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?
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my spy mic is perfect i could hear my brother movie and he was hearing it in a earphone !!!!
cute cat!
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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 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
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 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
This guy is better than Kip. Thanks new guy.
By imthaman 1191438500 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
i wonder if this guy or kipkay will ever be able to hack a cat..
By the owl sheep 1191313895 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
Some kewl stuff thanks!
By manixone 1191288127 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
im gonna spy a friend haha
By iguanna 1191280897 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
cool hack - nice idea and execution!
By stevenscorsese 1191278220 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
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why do u copy kipkay with that cat. your video is great just be original.
By fantooom 1191174703 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
- 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 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove6224509 - 1
Kip wanted to see my cat in a vid, so I obliged =)
By babblin5 1191192762 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removekeep up the good work!
By fantooom 1193072440 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI 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 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
- 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 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove6224509 - 1
YOU HAVE A CAT JUST LIKE KIP KAY
ARE YOU AND KIP KAY RELATED????
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Thank you for that.
By G2G2 1191125380 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
I mean you love hacking things and love putting you cat in it
By TH1 1191124409 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
- No, It just means that
Every cat owner is a hacker!
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Always nice technical videos. I like it very much.
By MockFarm 1191102382 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
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you plug the mic
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- I did some checking today...
And found some HUGE plastic mixing bowls at a dollar store for $1.50.
By babblin5 1191098383 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove6224509 - 1
- More like a
dollar-and-a half store, hehe
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