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[Ceros_X]

I always wanted to try a passive solution like that and had looked at hearpipes, but they seemed expensive and problematic. Excited to see your finished project!

 

[Phuncz]

I'm waiting on one more component and then I'll do a full write-up on the experiment I'm doing.

 

[EdZ]

I'd be really interested to see how well the heatpipes stand up to bending. IIRC, etched microchannel heatpipes should be mostly unaffected, but sintered foam heatpipes may not maintain performance if bent.

 

[Phuncz]

I could test it with a 100W LED I still have, to see the difference before and after.

 

[jØrd]

Silverstone FT03 Mini. Its going to cost more than its worth to repair the big rig so finally downsizing.

 

[ignsvn]

I hope a game can be considered a "toy" as well

(I know it's not really a new title, but man.. this thing is amazing, especially when you get it for $5 during Steam sale like I did)

 

[Phuncz]

I see your graphically updated game and I raise you:

It's awesome. So incredibly awesome.

 

[iFreilicht]

I hope a game can be considered a "toy" as well

If not, there's a separate thread for that as well.

 

[Phuncz]

Audio Technica lavalier microphone. *mumble* peer pressure *mumble*.

 

[jeshikat]

Audio Technica lavalier microphone. *mumble* peer pressure *mumble*.

Woohoo! We won't have to wait for you to finish typing during the podcast aftershow

 

[Phuncz]

Yep, now you'll have to endure my presence in a whole new dimension: mono audio.

 

[jeshikat]

Yep, now you'll have to endure my presence in a whole new dimension: mono audio.

Surely there's a way to upmix mono to stereo in Linux.

 

[Phuncz]

Dunno, still running Windows due to too many projects keeping me occupied
But let me run the input through some 3D sound software, it'll add dimensions like you've never heard before !

 

[jeshikat]

But let me run the input through some 3D sound software, it'll add dimensions like you've never heard before !

That's one of the reasons I'd like to record in VR eventually, the spatialized audio that's possible with headtracking is great.

 

[EdZ]

For VR, unless you're trying to capture an environment (e.g. an orchestra in a specific locale) then you;re probably better off recording in mono then spatialising in software. You can pretty much treat speech as a point-source with an object behind it (your head/torso) to generate the required dispersion.

 

[iFreilicht]

Which makes perfect sense as speech actually comes from a mono speaker aka mouth, not a stereo one. Does a stereo microphone even exist on the consumer market?

 

[PlayfulPhoenix]

Which makes perfect sense as speech actually comes from a mono speaker aka mouth, not a stereo one. Does a stereo microphone even exist on the consumer market?

Cardioid microphones with multiple capsules are pretty common. The very popular (and pretty darn good) Blue Yeti has three, for example.

For a single person I suppose there's not much use beyond noise cancellation, but when you're dealing with multiple people recording in stereo can be preferable since it gives the sensation of space to the listener. You can tell that folks are spread out, and it can feel more natural, as if you're gathered with the speakers around a table or some such thing,

 

[PNP]

So my Compaq KU-9978 from...I dunno, 1998 or 99, finally died (this isn't a picture of mine because mine was desperately in need of an isopropanol bath):

Spoiler: It's so dot-com bubble it hurts

In its place, not an original Model M or even a clone, but it'll do:

 

[iFreilicht]

Nice, I like the super-oldschool style of the lettering I guess the buttons in the upper right are for media control, right? Why not go TKL?

 

[GuilleAcoustic]

Nice spherical keycaps. I went for a 60% keyboard (Apple M0110 from 1984) and it is a really pleasure as well as a space saver. With a custom firmware and an arduino, it give function and media layers that replace the missing keys.