pxt-calliope/docs/reference/devices/tell-microphone-to.md

tell microphone to

The tell microphone to function.

Access the audio recording capabilities of the device using the tell microphone to function.

The functions in the antenna namespace allow the BBC micro:bit to communicate with a separate (remote) device, such as a smartphone, over Bluetooth (Smart). The set of supported events will depend on the remote device and the BBC micro:bit apps available for the remote device.

Block Editor

JavaScript

export function tellMicrophoneTo(event: string)

Parameters

• event - an event identifier

Event values

• play
• stop
• pause
• forward
• rewind
• volume up
• volume down
• previous track
• next track

Examples

To tell the connected device to start recording audio

devices.tellMicrophoneTo("start capture")

To tell the connected device to stop recording audio

devices.tellMicrophoneTo("stop capture")

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