--- key: mechanic/phone-microphone--family-social type: mechanic id: phone-microphone--family-social lang: en title: Multiple players and communication summary: >- The microphone captures a participant’s voice for shared performance or communication. Roles, turn-taking and coordination shape the result. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-social/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-social.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-social.md aliases: [] tags: - Phone microphone interactions - Mechanics catalog sourceIds: - source-f8d1cacd47b7c58b - source-9d00976f44a5e299 - source-3b930c7414e0634a sources: - id: source-f8d1cacd47b7c58b title: 'Android: Audio Capture and Input Processing' url: 'https://developer.android.com/media/platform/mediarecorder' verifiedAt: null - id: source-9d00976f44a5e299 title: 'pyannote.audio: speaker discrimination' url: 'https://github.com/pyannote/pyannote-audio' verifiedAt: null - id: source-3b930c7414e0634a title: 'Smule: Sing, Duet & Record' url: 'https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smule-sing-duet-record/id509993510?uo=4' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: phone-microphone id: family-social title: Phone microphone interactions url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/phone-microphone/#family-social' categoryIds: - section-1 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Multiple players and communication description: >- The microphone captures a participant’s voice for shared performance or communication. Roles, turn-taking and coordination shape the result. image: src: images/mechanics/sensor-smule-5.webp width: 810 height: 1440 crop: x: 32 'y': 345 width: 745 height: 1065 game: 'Smule: Sing, Duet & Record' sourceUrl: 'https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smule-sing-duet-record/id509993510?uo=4' originalUrl: >- https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/d9/ac/e3/d9ace348-46d0-cd26-6439-dfaa54125e5b/90e8fece-4cdd-47b0-b047-ac865836d78e_Iphone_5_U002c5__6.png/1280x1440bb.jpg credit: Smule rights: >- © Smule. Developer-distributed App Store screenshot. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: 'Smule: choosing a duet with another performer' alt: 'Smule: choosing a duet with another performer' markers: - x: 51 'y': 53 label: Two performers are paired in a duet entry tips: - >- Distinguish live simultaneous performance from adding a part to an existing recording. examples: - title: 'Smule: Sing, Duet & Record' url: 'https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smule-sing-duet-record/id509993510?uo=4' endsAt: null provenance: >- Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/phone-microphone --- # Multiple players and communication id: phone-microphone--family-social type: mechanic key: mechanic/phone-microphone--family-social lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-social/ The microphone captures a participant’s voice for shared performance or communication. Roles, turn-taking and coordination shape the result. ## At a glance ![Smule: choosing a duet with another performer](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/sensor-smule-5.webp) [Smule: Sing, Duet & Record](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smule-sing-duet-record/id509993510?uo=4) · © Smule. Developer-distributed App Store screenshot. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. 1. Two performers are paired in a duet entry - Distinguish live simultaneous performance from adding a part to an existing recording. - [Smule: Sing, Duet & Record](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smule-sing-duet-record/id509993510?uo=4) ## How it works These are the rules on top of microphone input. Network proximity and roles may be determined by play rather than physical sound localization. ## Variants ### Variants and applications - Distinguishing players by voice. Signal: Similarity to recorded voice samples. Application: Assign lines to characters; errors are possible, this is game personalization, not access protection. Access level: Recognition. - Question and answer. Signal: Paired actions of participants. Application: One player gives a motive or code, the other responds with a suitable signal. Access level: Recognition. - Synchronized action. Signal: Time of events on individual devices. Application: Clap or say a word at the same time for a general action. Access Level: D. - General noise resource. Signal: Total level in one microphone. Application: Charge the engine together while keeping the overall volume within the range. Access level: Signal analysis. - Separate vocal roles. Signal: Sequence or recognized parts. Application: Divide performance into bass, rhythm and commands; overlapping voices are more difficult. Access level: Recognition. - Limited voice channel. Signal: Transmission of recorded speech according to game rules. Application: Play walkie-talkie with delay, short air windows and interference. Access level: D. - Spatial voice chat. Signal: Microphone stream and game coordinates. Application: Hear comrades at a distance between characters. Access level: D. - Social deduction. Signal: Live conversation and people's decisions. Application: Discuss alibis, persuade, negotiate; the players make the conclusions. Access level: D. ## Context and limits Author's design map for mobile games and interactive applications. 144 techniques in 18 groups, including basic signals, rules and combinations. Applications are design ideas and not a list of released games. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. - [Android: Audio Capture and Input Processing](https://developer.android.com/media/platform/mediarecorder) (id: source-f8d1cacd47b7c58b) - [pyannote.audio: speaker discrimination](https://github.com/pyannote/pyannote-audio) (id: source-9d00976f44a5e299) - [Smule: Sing, Duet & Record](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smule-sing-duet-record/id509993510?uo=4) (id: source-3b930c7414e0634a) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors