SparkFun Sound Detector board

I purchased a sound detector board but it is not working as I think it should.
The red LED on the board flickers sometimes but is basically on solid even with no background noise.
When I call analogRead I get numbers hovering around 500. It does not matter if I yell or if there is silence, the numbers always seem to hover in the same range.

Wondering if the board is working?

I have it hooked up to the ground, +5V and A15 on an Arduino mega.

Thanks,
Ken

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