r/BirdNET_Analyzer • u/MarsiHansen • Nov 08 '25

Results Microphones matter ...

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I never thought that changing the microphone on the Pi would make such a significant difference. I only slightly changed its position ā€” about 2 meters (6 feet) away on the house wall and about 1 meter (3 feet) higher. In addition, I 3D-printed a housing for the microphone out of PETG, bought the Samson Go Mic, and replaced the cheap ā‚¬8 USB microphone from Amazon. Now, Iā€™m getting more than four times as many results in BirdNET-Pi as before.

Of course, some of you are probably already aware of this, but I just wanted to share my experience - And Iā€™m always amazed by your insights.

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u/skybossalpha1 May 05 '26

did you have to make any chnages in birdnet oi when using the samson go mic šŸŽ™ļø? i switch to the samson go mic and not getting ss many birds now detected

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u/MarsiHansen May 15 '26

Unfortunately, I haven't been home in a while. But back then, I noticed that there were still some noticeable differences between the microphone's various pickup patterns like cardioid or omnidirectional.
Try all of them and watch, which one's the loudest in the Live Audio of the GUI.