That’s what [Matt] from DIY Perks set out to discover when he built his DIY USB-C Microphone ... via rubber o-rings on a beautiful bent brass mount, which sits atop an articulated brass arm ...

Deciding to go for a full digital design for the circuitry, the peripheral is based off of a MEMS microphone and an STM32 microcontroller doing the heavy lifting between it and a USB connection.