USE CASE · GUIDED TOURS

Live Audio for Guided Tours

Give your tour group a live audio feed on their own phones — no rental headsets, no shared equipment, no app to install. The guide broadcasts from their browser, and participants listen instantly from theirs.

The Challenge with Traditional Tour Audio

Traditional tour guide systems require carrying a transmitter unit, distributing receivers to participants, collecting them at the end, and managing battery life and sanitation. They are expensive, logistically complex, and increasingly uncommon as everyone already has a smartphone in their pocket.

OpenedMic replaces the hardware with a browser tab. The guide opens a room on their phone or laptop, displays a QR code, and the group joins immediately — each person through their own earphones, at their own comfortable volume.

How Tour Guides Use It

Open openedmic.app on your phone or device.
Select Outdoor Tour mode — configured for wind rejection and heavy noise gate.
Show the QR code to the group or share the link before the tour starts.
Press MIC ON. The group hears you through their own earphones for the rest of the tour.

No equipment to distribute. No equipment to collect. No battery logistics. No sanitation concerns.

Outdoor Tour Mode

The Outdoor Tour broadcast mode is built specifically for noisy, open-air environments:

High-pass filter (120Hz) — rejects low-frequency wind rumble and street noise
Heavy noise gate — suppresses ambient crowd, traffic, and environment noise between speech
Aggressive compression — keeps the guide's voice clear and consistent even when volume changes during movement

Participants hear the guide clearly through their earphones regardless of how noisy the surrounding environment is.

The Participant Experience

Participants scan the QR code before the tour begins or tap a link shared in the group chat. Their browser opens the session. No account, no install, no permissions other than audio playback. They hear the guide live, at their own chosen volume, through their own earphones.

If someone steps away or falls behind, they continue to hear the guide — distance from the speaker is no longer a factor.

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No Equipment

No receiver units to carry, distribute, or collect. Everyone uses their own phone.

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Outdoor Audio

Wind rejection and heavy noise gate keep voice clear in open environments.

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Instant Join

QR code scan — joined in seconds. No app. No account. Any browser.

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Distance-Proof

Participants hear clearly regardless of where they are in the group.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does it work if participants don't have a smartphone?

OpenedMic requires a modern browser on a phone or tablet. It is not a replacement for traditional receivers if some participants have no device. For groups where everyone has a smartphone, it is a complete solution.

What if the group is too spread out?

Because participants listen through their own phones, physical distance from the guide is irrelevant. The audio connection is over the internet, not over line-of-sight radio.

Can I run multiple tours simultaneously?

Yes. Each guide opens a separate room. Rooms are independent and do not interfere with each other.

Do participants need an internet connection?

Yes. Participants need a mobile data or WiFi connection on their device to join and listen. An active internet connection is required throughout the session.

Run Your Next Tour with OpenedMic

No equipment. No app. Open a room and your group joins in seconds.

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