How can I make a microphone less sensitive? Answered

maybe putting a resistor in parallel with it would work,

What i would do, is get masking tape, and tape the little holes, that would definatly decreas sensitivity, but i don't know about direction :~)

just put it in a plastic pipe like 1 1/2 inch ABS about three inches long and it will become very directional

There is a microphone called "Shotgun Mic" which records what it's directed at

> I basically want them to record only what they are aimed at. . You need a directional mic for that.

I had some old rubber pieces that went to the old OLD phone line modems that required one to dial the phone and then place the hand set onto the transceiver. Those rubber pieces were meant to keep ambient sound away from the phone handset. Well, I took one of them, made a bigger hole in it, and placed the mic through the hole a little ways (facing into the cup from the back), so a little cone like area was created in front of the mic. This made the mic VERY directional, which is what is sounds like you want. Now, the parts I used, you probably will not find, but something similar should be available. Here's what one looks like.....

tape cotton balls around the mic, that will help reduce ambient sound