i am very new to this comunity . My first project with arduino was using ldr( light dependent resistance ) in a circuit like this . The input i got was as expected between 0 - 1023.

I then tried a similar project this time using a sound sensor like this

my circuit was as follows -

1. A0 on mic to A0 on arduino
2. GND to GND
3. +ve to 5V
4. led along with resistor to digital pin 9 on arduino

my program is as follows :

const int analogInPin = A0; 

int sensorValue = 0;            
void setup() {
  pinMode(analogInPin,INPUT);
  pinMode(9,OUTPUT);
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
  sensorValue = analogRead(analogInPin);
  Serial.print("sensor = ");
  Serial.print(sensorValue);
  Serial.print("\n");
  if(sensorValue > 900 )
  digitalWrite(9,HIGH);
  else
  digitalWrite(9,LOW);

}

the problem is the serial monitor gives a weird reading ,randomly giving 1023 and 0 after regular intervals

sensor = 124
sensor = 0
sensor = 1023
sensor = 39
sensor = 352
sensor = 1023
sensor = 142
sensor = 0
sensor = 1023
sensor = 44
sensor = 338
sensor = 1023
sensor = 163
sensor = 0
...
...

i cant figure out the problem myself so came here thanks.