Hi my name is mook. I'm 61
I live in queens New York 11356.

Thank you for reading my post!

I'm borrowing an idea that I saw on a YouTube video.
a man peaceful had neighbors that were egregiously noisy late at night.
So, He arranged a microphone, amplifier, special effects delay, and large woofer speaker.
in such a way that whenever the neighbors made noise,
the sound would be amplified with reverb and returned through the floor.

I wish I had known about this long ago!
I set mine up just like he did.
And it works great!
Theres just one thing,
It needs a switch that turns it on when it hears noise.
then, shuts it off when its quiet,
Then, returns to,
"listening for noise".
the cycle has to repeat over and over again.


It's just like a motion light only instead of sensing motion it senses noise

Does anybody know if one
Already exists?
or, how it could be made?

Thanks again,
sincerely,
mook

 

Hi my name is mook. I'm 61
I live in queens New York 11356.

Thank you for reading my post!

I'm borrowing an idea that I saw on a YouTube video.
a man peaceful had neighbors that were egregiously noisy late at night.
So, He arranged a microphone, amplifier, special effects delay, and large woofer speaker.
in such a way that whenever the neighbors made noise,
the sound would be amplified with reverb and returned through the floor.

I wish I had known about this long ago!
I set mine up just like he did.
And it works great!
Theres just one thing,
It needs a switch that turns it on when it hears noise.
then, shuts it off when its quiet,
Then, returns to,
"listening for noise".
the cycle has to repeat over and over again.


It's just like a motion light only instead of sensing motion it senses noise

Does anybody know if one
Already exists?
or, how it could be made?

Thanks again,
sincerely,
mook

This is absolutely doable. The only question is what’s the easiest/simplest/cheapest solution. Will your device work properly if it’s turned on, for instance by a relay? Does your device already have a DC power supply onboard? It must. And it must already have a microphone and an audio pre-amp.
It would be great to have a schematic. I suspect that the power amp could be triggered on by the rest of the circuit.

 

There are lots of off the shelf solutions. Do a search for "sound sensor". Here are some examples:
Regards,
Keith.
https://www.bing.com/shop?q=aliexpress,+sound+senser&qs=n&form=SHOPSB&sp=-1&pq=aliexpress,+sound+senser&sc=0-24&sk=&cvid=FD16F59529B34DBB94D50BDD38335930

 

Thanks very much Wayne.
The amp is a Sony STR DE635
the pre-amp is a harbinger L502 5 channel and the Mic is a Samson Q4

 

Thanks very much Wayne.
The amp is a Sony STR DE635
the pre-amp is a harbinger L502 5 channel and the Mic is a Samson Q4

So would it be a success to let it all stay on except the Sony? That’s one approach. But you could use the relay approach to power a power strip and turn everything on. Can your amps be controlled that way? My amp won’t come on with the power, you have to hit the button.

 

Yes I was thinking power strip,
everything's already plugged into a remote power strip now.

 

This is absolutely doable. The only question is what’s the easiest/simplest/cheapest solution. Will your device work properly if it’s turned on, for instance by a relay? Does your device already have a DC power supply onboard? It must. And it must already have a microphone and an audio pre-amp.
It would be great to have a schematic. I suspect that the power amp could be triggered on by the rest of the circuit.

There are lots of off the shelf solutions. Do a search for "sound sensor". Here are some examples:
Regards,
Keith.
https://www.bing.com/shop?q=aliexpress,+sound+senser&qs=n&form=SHOPSB&sp=-1&pq=aliexpress,+sound+senser&sc=0-24&sk=&cvid=FD16F59529B34DBB94D50BDD38335930

Thanks KeithZaza
I'm not really knowledgeable in this area but,
my brother's a tech/engineer He'll check these out.
hes been trying to devise a controller for me I'm sure this will help him.
Thanks again

 

So would it be a success to let it all stay on except the Sony? That’s one approach. But you could use the relay approach to power a power strip and turn everything on. Can your amps be controlled that way? My amp won’t come on with the power, you have to hit the button.

No, when it's left plugged in,
I don't have to push the button on my amp,
It comes on by itself.

 

No, when it's left plugged in,
I don't have to push the button on my amp,
It comes on by itself.





Wayne;
if I send you the money could you mail the finished control to me?
(When you finish it).

Just tell me how much you need.

It will be well worth it,
not to have to cycle it manually.

 

So would it be a success to let it all stay on except the Sony? That’s one approach. But you could use the relay approach to power a power strip and turn everything on. Can your amps be controlled that way? My amp won’t come on with the power, you have to hit the button.

 

I forgot to mention the special effects delay is DOD stereo chorus FX60

 

I forgot to mention the special effects delay is DOD stereo chorus FX60

I was going to ask about how you created the delay. My guess is that the microphone, pre-amplifier, and delay device need to stay powered up all the time. The device you are asking for is usually called a "VOX", short for voice operated switch. A VOX is often used by radio amateurs as a part of a two-way communications system. That is one area that will have lots of information about them.
The other application is with recorders, usually tape recorders, where they switch on to record and then switch back off when there is silence and nothing to record. You may be able to tap into such a system to control your amplifier, or possibly find a commercially made device that delivers that function. And there are lots of published circuits that are for that exact application.
You also need to have an arrangement so that sounds that you make do not trigger the system, since that would be a bit rude.

 

I was going to ask about how you created the delay. My guess is that the microphone, pre-amplifier, and delay device need to stay powered up all the time. The device you are asking for is usually called a "VOX", short for voice operated switch. A VOX is often used by radio amateurs as a part of a two-way communications system. That is one area that will have lots of information about them.
The other application is with recorders, usually tape recorders, where they switch on to record and then switch back off when there is silence and nothing to record. You may be able to tap into such a system to control your amplifier, or possibly find a commercially made device that delivers that function. And there are lots of published circuits that are for that exact application.
You also need to have an arrangement so that sounds that you make do not trigger the system, since that would be a bit rude.

I was going to ask about how you created the delay. My guess is that the microphone, pre-amplifier, and delay device need to stay powered up all the time. The device you are asking for is usually called a "VOX", short for voice operated switch. A VOX is often used by radio amateurs as a part of a two-way communications system. That is one area that will have lots of information about them.
The other application is with recorders, usually tape recorders, where they switch on to record and then switch back off when there is silence and nothing to record. You may be able to tap into such a system to control your amplifier, or possibly find a commercially made device that delivers that function. And there are lots of published circuits that are for that exact application.
You also need to have an arrangement so that sounds that you make do not trigger the system, since that would be a bit rude.

Special effects delay looks like the attached file picture,
it has a pedal that I hold down with a bracket.

 

Special effects delay looks like the attached file picture,
it has a pedal that I hold down with a bracket.

 

Like on another forum, your mic picks up noises, amplifies them and feeds them to a big speaker.
But your mic will probably also hear the speaker and produce acoustical feedback howling that will never stop.

You need to record the noise and play it back with the mic turned off.

 

Acoustical feedback howl and squealing IS annoying which I gather is the point here. Don't you have any noise-control ordinances? A call to the landlord or a visit from the patrolman responding to a noise complaint is usually sufficient instead of getting into a noise battle.

 

The feedback howling and squealing will never stop, even if the original party noise stops.

 

The feedback howling and squealing will never stop, even if the original party noise stops.

There was never any mention of feedback howling and squealing. And since the TS mentioned that it worked, I presume that indeed there is none. It really is not that difficult to assemble and set up a system so that there is no acoustic feedback. I do it on a routine basis. It does require a bit of planning and thinking, and a bit of technical insight.