Microphone MAX4466, detect/distinguish sound levels.

[nardev]

I expected it would be straight forward, just read analog pin and that is it.

Unfortunately, it constantly returns values around 300-330 or 500-550 (depending what Vcc i choose.)

Please, give me some tips. I just want to be able to detect some sound peeks.

For example, if average sound is represented with value around 100, i want that when i clap, it jumps so that it stands out a bit and that i can detect it.

Please, is it possible with MAX4466 and with no additional parts and how?

[adafruit_support_bill]

Because you are measuring a complex waveform, you need to integrate the signal over time. This is covered in the tutorial http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-micr ... r-breakout

[nardev]

Ok, thank you.

[Howard]

I fed in a sound tone from my tablet and looked at output with scope and the signal level at 500 Hz was about 1/10 of the signal at 5000 Hz. Shouldn't
it be flat from 20 Hz to 20KHz?

[adafruit_support_mike]

I fed in a sound tone from my tablet and looked at output with scope and the signal level at 500 Hz was about 1/10 of the signal at 5000 Hz. Shouldn't it be flat from 20 Hz to 20KHz?

The datasheets for the electret mic (http://www.adafruit.com/datasheets/CMA-4544PF-W.pdf) and the MAX4466 amplifier (http://www.adafruit.com/datasheets/MAX4465-MAX4469.pdf) both show reasonably flat response between 500Hz and 5kHz. Are you sure you aren't getting any signal attenuation from your tablet? An equalizer or treble boost effect would play with the signals coming out of the speakers.