<div dir="ltr">You want to use the bluetooth dongle that comes with the mic if it comes with one because, I think, there are bluetooth profiles that vendors can use that are specifically designed for audio. The chips in your laptop may have a profile for a more general use. Not all bluetooth are the same, the SIG has several profiles of the spec. that are application specific - like fitnes.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 2:26 PM Michael Butash <<a href="mailto:michael@butash.net">michael@butash.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">A buddy of mine uses a yeti mic on conference calls like me, and he's got the wrap-around spit/pop sheild on his rig. It sounded great, so I got to looking around, and the HyperX mic has a built-in anti-pop mechanism that saved on the external unit, better or worse. Saw new ones for sale on ebay for ~$120 bucks, but I fear audio sync issues with my external speakers and a separate mic as I get whenever I've tried this. Why I stay with my Jabra conferencing puck as it tends to work well via usb.<div><br></div><div>Monoprice sells various bits like the anti-pop shield, various mics, even higher-end xlr units through their audio production kit. You can get most everything you need for professional audio cheaply.</div><div><br></div><div>Wires are the worst for me, I too destroy headsets or anything wired regularly. Bluetooth always simply sucks to use, especially with linux as an audio device. Still something linux fails to ever get right. I began looking for some more professional wireless mic systems to use, but again got exotic quickly that I didn't want to spend 3-4 hundred bucks on marginal increases over my conference puck. I'd love to hear of a good professional, non-bluetooth wireless setup with some range (around the house), noise cancellation, etc, usb or other. I still mostly rely on my bose wired headset to my phone for that.<br><div><br></div><div>-mb</div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 11:29 AM David Schwartz <<a href="mailto:newsletters@thetoolwiz.com" target="_blank">newsletters@thetoolwiz.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Mar 28, 2020, at 12:16 AM, der.hans <<a href="mailto:PLUGd@LuftHans.com" target="_blank">PLUGd@LuftHans.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline">Am 28. Mar, 2020 schwätzte David Schwartz so:</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline">moin moin David,</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><blockquote type="cite" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none">A lot of people get these big (4”) round things on a gooseneck that are suspended in front of the mic. I think they’re pretty silly unless you’re doing professional-level sound. They’re used as “pop filters”. A foam windscreen that goes over the mic is just as effective most of the time, and a lot cheaper.<br></blockquote><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline">In today's world a big dorky spit guard sounds like a great idea :). I</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline">might get one for wearing when going to the store!</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><blockquote type="cite" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none">Mics designed to sit on your desk typically have foam inside the mic. An external foam windscreen is good today because you can take it off and wash it.<br><br></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><br><div>HAHA! It’s not so much a “spit guard” as for diffusing plosives — Ps, Ds, Ts, Ks, etc, push out a small blast of air. If you’re close enough to the mic, it creates a big “boom” of sorts.</div><div><br></div><div>Some people think these things direct sound or do something to make you sound better. They’re just wind guards when the wind in question is coming from one direction — your mouth.</div><div><br></div><div>I’ve seen folks set them up on mics several feet away from people, in front of mics set up to record instruments, etc. </div><div><br></div><div>If you’re not within a couple of feet of the mic and facing it directly, then they’re useless.</div><div><br></div><div>-David Schwartz</div><div><br></div><img alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div>---------------------------------------------------<br>
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