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  1. Victory! #Flock Ends Rollout of Audio “Distress Detection” of Human #Voices

    Reversing course, #FlockSafety —the #surveillance technology vendor most known for its extensive network of automated #licensePlate readers—has announced that it will end a pilot for its acoustic #gunshot detection devicesto identify signs of “human distress.”

    In October 2025, @eff warned the public that Flock was rolling out a new feature called “#DistressDetection ” that would be deployed through their acoustic gunshot detection devices (formerly known as #FlockRaven , now called #AudioDetection ). This feature purported to use high-powered #microphones scattered throughout a city to search for sounds of human distress, with original advertisements from the product indicating it would search for “#screaming.” (Since the publication of our original blog post, Flock quietly amended the ad on this webpage to say “distress” instead of “screaming.”)
    #privacy #security

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/vict

  2. Victory! #Flock Ends Rollout of Audio “Distress Detection” of Human #Voices

    Reversing course, #FlockSafety —the #surveillance technology vendor most known for its extensive network of automated #licensePlate readers—has announced that it will end a pilot for its acoustic #gunshot detection devicesto identify signs of “human distress.”

    In October 2025, @eff warned the public that Flock was rolling out a new feature called “#DistressDetection ” that would be deployed through their acoustic gunshot detection devices (formerly known as #FlockRaven , now called #AudioDetection ). This feature purported to use high-powered #microphones scattered throughout a city to search for sounds of human distress, with original advertisements from the product indicating it would search for “#screaming.” (Since the publication of our original blog post, Flock quietly amended the ad on this webpage to say “distress” instead of “screaming.”)
    #privacy #security

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/vict

  3. I was trying to get a cheap shotgun mic to field record foley, birds and stuff. I bought a #Boya PVM-1000 or VM-1000N (labeling is inconsistent). It's a piece of trash. Came broken from the factory as well. Not only is the off-axis sound rejection extremely poor to the point where sometimes I can't tell the difference between 90 degrees off axis and 180 degrees off. The high-pass filter cuts at 1 kHz and the shock mount does nothing.
    #fieldRecording #sound #microphones #audioGear #ShotgunMic

  4. I was trying to get a cheap shotgun mic to field record foley, birds and stuff. I bought a #Boya PVM-1000 or VM-1000N (labeling is inconsistent). It's a piece of trash. Came broken from the factory as well. Not only is the off-axis sound rejection extremely poor to the point where sometimes I can't tell the difference between 90 degrees off axis and 180 degrees off. The high-pass filter cuts at 1 kHz and the shock mount does nothing.
    #fieldRecording #sound #microphones #audioGear #ShotgunMic

  5. The Listener Will See You Now

    Ambient AI now records the conversation at the hospital bed and the exam table. The microphone is optional, for the moment. The receptionist slid a tablet across the counter and asked, in the bright tone reserved for upgrades, whether I would consent to let the clinic "AI Listen" to the appointment. Percy and Lotty, The Boles Brits, were already complaining inside their carrier, due for the rabies shots the state requires. The pitch was efficiency. The software would listen to my conversation with the veterinarian, transcribe it, and "ambient scribe" the care notes so the doctor could spend less time typing and more time with the animals. I declined. There was a checkbox for that, which I noted with the small relief of a man who has read the next paragraph before signing the first. […]

    bolesblogs.com/2026/06/01/the-

  6. The Listener Will See You Now

    Ambient AI now records the conversation at the hospital bed and the exam table. The microphone is optional, for the moment. The receptionist slid a tablet across the counter and asked, in the bright tone reserved for upgrades, whether I would consent to let the clinic "AI Listen" to the appointment. Percy and Lotty, The Boles Brits, were already complaining inside their carrier, due for the rabies shots the state requires. The pitch was efficiency. The software would listen to my conversation with the veterinarian, transcribe it, and "ambient scribe" the care notes so the doctor could spend less time typing and more time with the animals. I declined. There was a checkbox for that, which I noted with the small relief of a man who has read the next paragraph before signing the first. […]

    bolesblogs.com/2026/06/01/the-

  7. Banality of #video #podcast. Every1 is talking in2 same mics in same studios. Today’s writers of text are R besieged by #videos, screencaps thereof. #Videos of themselves, talking about texts they have written, speaking in2 #microphones w thick pop shields positioned unavoidably close 2 their mouths. Ears occluded by cushioned #headphones so as not 2 double up sound of speaking. immersed in insulated, dim recording studios, comfortable libraries replete w #fake #books onethingnewsletter.substack.co

  8. Banality of #video #podcast. Every1 is talking in2 same mics in same studios. Today’s writers of text are R besieged by #videos, screencaps thereof. #Videos of themselves, talking about texts they have written, speaking in2 #microphones w thick pop shields positioned unavoidably close 2 their mouths. Ears occluded by cushioned #headphones so as not 2 double up sound of speaking. immersed in insulated, dim recording studios, comfortable libraries replete w #fake #books onethingnewsletter.substack.co

  9. I would really like to build two more U87 clones. There is a guy out there who has copied the original Neumann transformer perfectly, right down to the metallurgy of the core, and there is a woman who has perfectly cloned the original capsules. I found a guy in the UK who makes very high quality bodies that I used in my first build.

    My Build 1 mics are VERY high quality, but Build 2 will be exactly as good as what Neumann was making in 1976 or so.

    #Microphones #Audio #DIY

  10. I would really like to build two more U87 clones. There is a guy out there who has copied the original Neumann transformer perfectly, right down to the metallurgy of the core, and there is a woman who has perfectly cloned the original capsules. I found a guy in the UK who makes very high quality bodies that I used in my first build.

    My Build 1 mics are VERY high quality, but Build 2 will be exactly as good as what Neumann was making in 1976 or so.

    #Microphones #Audio #DIY

  11. The old, saggy-ass elastic bands in the shock mount for my AKG C414 are beyond useless at this point. I recently tried to buy new ones at the local Long & McQuade but they had to do a “special order.” They subsequently phoned me to say the elastics are $19.99 each. So $45.18 all in.
    For 2 elastic bands.
    So that’s a no.

    I see that one of those sketchy Ali Express sites has them for like 6 bucks.
    I dunno.
    #microphones #music #AKG414

  12. The old, saggy-ass elastic bands in the shock mount for my AKG C414 are beyond useless at this point. I recently tried to buy new ones at the local Long & McQuade but they had to do a “special order.” They subsequently phoned me to say the elastics are $19.99 each. So $45.18 all in.
    For 2 elastic bands.
    So that’s a no.

    I see that one of those sketchy Ali Express sites has them for like 6 bucks.
    I dunno.
    #microphones #music #AKG414

  13. 👓 Who's Really Watching What #Smartglasses See? | EFFector 38.6

    After years of tech industry experiments, smartglasses with embedded #cameras & #microphones have finally gone mainstream. And, disturbingly, sometimes it's not just their owners who are watching what these devices record. In this EFFector, we're taking a closer look at the #privacy implications of #Meta #RayBans , & sharing all the latest in the fight for privacy & #freespeech online
    #rayban #surveillance

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/whos

  14. 👓 Who's Really Watching What #Smartglasses See? | EFFector 38.6

    After years of tech industry experiments, smartglasses with embedded #cameras & #microphones have finally gone mainstream. And, disturbingly, sometimes it's not just their owners who are watching what these devices record. In this EFFector, we're taking a closer look at the #privacy implications of #Meta #RayBans , & sharing all the latest in the fight for privacy & #freespeech online
    #rayban #surveillance

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/whos

  15. The downside to being an audio nerd is regularly getting excited when I think my wife has bought me a really tiny microphone, only to realize it's another one of her beauty products.

    #audiogear #microphones #thingsthatlooklikeotherthings #needglasses

  16. Getting set up for another @mskierstenmusic #video shoot with our #puppeteers and a very special guest! This will be a first test for #recording individually mic'ed audio for 5 speakers simultaneously.

    Kinda panic bought a whole bunch of #audio equipment in preparation, but for next time I need to track down a decent inexpensive preamp for dynamic #microphones. This time I'll have to denoise the audio in post.

    #VideoProduction #AudioProduction #Puppet #KidsEntertainment #ReadingRainbow

  17. Getting set up for another @mskierstenmusic #video shoot with our #puppeteers and a very special guest! This will be a first test for #recording individually mic'ed audio for 5 speakers simultaneously.

    Kinda panic bought a whole bunch of #audio equipment in preparation, but for next time I need to track down a decent inexpensive preamp for dynamic #microphones. This time I'll have to denoise the audio in post.

    #VideoProduction #AudioProduction #Puppet #KidsEntertainment #ReadingRainbow

  18. I'm building and selling condenser mics now. This is a LDC (Large Diaphragm Condenser) using the classic Neumann KM84 amplifier circuit. All parts are sourced by me from high quality manufacturers.

    This one is spoken for and I'm hoping I'll get another sale from a referral. It is shown next to a standard Sharpie.

    #Music #Audio #ProAudio #Microphones #Neumann

  19. I'm building and selling condenser mics now. This is a LDC (Large Diaphragm Condenser) using the classic Neumann KM84 amplifier circuit. All parts are sourced by me from high quality manufacturers.

    This one is spoken for and I'm hoping I'll get another sale from a referral. It is shown next to a standard Sharpie.

    #Music #Audio #ProAudio #Microphones #Neumann

  20. 20x20 Nonogram Easy - Watch the Unfold #3845

    🧩 Nonogram Puzzle Large 20x20 Grid | Easy Difficulty

    Watch as we solve this challenging #nonogram puzzle step by step! This 20x20 grid puzzle is perfect for easy Puzzle solvers.

    📊 Puzzle Details:
    • Grid Size: 20x20
    • Difficulty: Easy
    • Category: Large Nonogram

    #nonogram #picross #griddler #puzzle #brainteaser #logicpuzzle #microphone #microphones #microphonenonogram #nonogrammicrophone

    youtube.com/watch?v=yyxIXAVkJ8Y

  21. 20x20 Nonogram Easy - Watch the Unfold #3845

    🧩 Nonogram Puzzle Large 20x20 Grid | Easy Difficulty

    Watch as we solve this challenging #nonogram puzzle step by step! This 20x20 grid puzzle is perfect for easy Puzzle solvers.

    📊 Puzzle Details:
    • Grid Size: 20x20
    • Difficulty: Easy
    • Category: Large Nonogram

    #nonogram #picross #griddler #puzzle #brainteaser #logicpuzzle #microphone #microphones #microphonenonogram #nonogrammicrophone

    youtube.com/watch?v=yyxIXAVkJ8Y

  22. I'm in the market for an upgrade for the Audio-Technica AT2020s I'm currently using as overheads. What would be a sensible upgrade option in the €500 price range for two mics? Aston Origins maybe?

    #GearSquad #HomeRecording #HomeStudio #Microphones

  23. I'm in the market for an upgrade for the Audio-Technica AT2020s I'm currently using as overheads. What would be a sensible upgrade option in the €500 price range for two mics? Aston Origins maybe?

    #GearSquad #HomeRecording #HomeStudio #Microphones

  24. Eddie Tonkoi “needed” a new microphone for the audiobook(s) he’s going to record. In his review of the Shure MV7+ he chose, he explains the problem he was trying to solve and how well the MV7+ meets the challenge.

    podfeet.com/blog/2025/10/shure

    #Microphones #AudioBookRecording #Shure

  25. My 16 yr old son and his band (they’re VERY good) have been writing original songs for about a year now.
    They are immensely talented, & their songs are WELL beyond their years.

    Now, they’ve started the immensely difficult task of trying to record them, & properly. And as talented as they are, they don’t know much about that part, & have been getting by with the gear they’ve got.

    On their few first demos, they used shitty mics for the vocals that ARENT meant for vocals, & are trying to navigate post-effects, mixing, & ALL that fun stuff.

    With this, I decided to make them a proper studio in my son’s room where they work.

    So…I went out & bought them their own mic stand, pop filter, AT 2020 condenser mic, and two SM57 mics (because they sure as shit weren’t getting any of MY gear 😂).

    Now, as far as vocals and mic’ing amps go, they’re good.
    As far as mixing goes, they’ll find their way.

    Had to APE TEST everything first though. 😂

    #music #recording #microphones #recordingstudio