diff --git a/plans/pi_mic_to_rover_video_outline.md b/plans/pi_mic_to_rover_video_outline.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6e65162
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plans/pi_mic_to_rover_video_outline.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# general idea
+- the pi's microphone needs to be streamed to users
+  - as part of the rover's video feed
+- the pi model is a zero 2 W
+  - it CANNOT handle transcoding the audio onboard, I have tried.
+- the server is super powerful and can handle transcoding
+- it is NOT acceptable to add more than 100ms of video latency from glass to glass
+- it is NOT acceptable to break video streaming for pis that don't have microphones
+
+### OLD, BAD, but working audio configuration that worked for the microphone
+```
+-f alsa -guess_layout_max 0 -thread_queue_size 2048 -ac 1 -ar 48000 -i plughw:0,0 \
+-map 1:a:0 \
+-c:a libopus -b:a 24000 -compression_level 0 -application voip -frame_duration 60 \
+-ac:a 1 -ar:a 48000 -af "pan=1c|c0=c0,volume=20dB"
+```
+- the raspberry pi CANNOT HANDLE AUDIO ENCODING onboard. this is just to show you how to use the mic.
\ No newline at end of file