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I checked the circuit 1 million times. I got it from a website. Everything is correctly connected. The sound is loud, but it is very distorted. I use a 9 V battery.
Where is the problem? :(
EDIT:I used an LM386M-86 CHIP and not the LM386N-4 CHIP that is used on this schematic.This may have caused he problem??
LM386 needs an AC coupling capacitor on its input.
If your input circuit is DC coupled, you disrupt the input biasing arrangements built into the amplifier. Instead of being centred, the output voltage is probably close to one of the supply rails, clipping the positive or negative half of the AC waveform, resulting in severe distortion.
Insert 1 uF (or 10 uF) in the path labelled "Mono_Audio" on the schematic.
EDIT : Peter Mortensen is absolutely right to ask for references - my memory was way off here.
What I got wrong : it is NOT essential to eliminate a DC path between +In (Pin 2) and GND.
What still matters : it IS important to keep the DC source impedances similar on both input pins (pin 2 and pin 3). to keep the inputs roughly balanced and the DC output voltage roughly Vcc/2 (4.5V wit a gV supply.
Since Vin- (pin 2) is connected to GND here, that means Vin+ must be fed from a fairly low impedance to GND, say 10K or less. So my previous suggestion may be a step in the wrong direction (unless you also allow Pin 2 to float) - instead, you may need a DC path to GND such as a 5K resistor from "Mono_Audio" to GND.
Be guided by the DC voltage on VOut (pin 5).
Probably because the input signal level is too high. To test this, add a 100 ohm resistor from pin 3 to GND. The output volume will be reduced, but, if high input level is the problem, it also will be less distorted. Consider adding a volume control at the input. It is shown on the datasheet applications.
Also, pay very careful attention to the power supply decoupling. Add a 100 nF ceramic capacitor in parallel with the 100 uF electrolytic, and make sure the leads are as short as possible and as close as possible to the device pins 4 and 6
Also, there should be a coupling capacitor between the junction of the two input resistors and pin 3. This is to remove any residual DC on the incoming signals, which can affect the output voltage range.
Also, there should be a 10 ohm resistor in series with the 100 nF capacitor on the output to ground. This is called a Zobel network and works to reduce high frequency oscillations, which can sound like distortion.
Note: it is much easier to discuss the components of a circuit if the schematic has a unique reference designator for each one.
