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remote [2021/12/06 01:28] – New Mumble setup page, minor edits sebalis | remote [2024/02/10 05:11] (current) – [Technical Setup] laptop audo downgraded from “in a pinch” to “not recommended” sebalis | ||
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* **Good**: a gaming headset that has the microphone on a small arm that positions it close to your mouth. No-name models can be had from around €25. | * **Good**: a gaming headset that has the microphone on a small arm that positions it close to your mouth. No-name models can be had from around €25. | ||
* **Adequate**: | * **Adequate**: | ||
- | * **In a pinch**: headphones and the microphone built into your laptop. | + | * **Not recommended**: headphones and the microphone built into your laptop. |
* The microphone will pick up a lot of ambient noise from your laptop, you typing, you arranging things on the table, etc. | * The microphone will pick up a lot of ambient noise from your laptop, you typing, you arranging things on the table, etc. | ||
- | * Also, to avoid distortion from room reverb, you will need to try to pad your room with as much cloth as possible (blankets, duvets, etc.) Any masonry, wood, metal or glass surface reflects sounds, and negatively affects the sound quality, which in turn makes it harder for listeners to understand you. | + | * Also, there will be distortion from room reverb, |
* **To be avoided**: using speakers instead of headphones. | * **To be avoided**: using speakers instead of headphones. | ||
- | You can also use software filters to reduce echo (from your voice reverberating on walls and other surfaces) and noise (from your mic or from the ambient sound in your room). See [[Tech: | + | You can also use software filters to reduce echo (from your voice reverberating on walls and other surfaces) and noise (from your mic or from the ambient sound in your room). See [[Tech:Mumble setup# |
Try to test your setup ahead of time, so you can tune things for the best possible sound. | Try to test your setup ahead of time, so you can tune things for the best possible sound. |
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