Post AX82vjmzFWPvYfZbQe by catbuttes@freeradical.zone
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(DIR) Post #AX80Sge1f63FV1OxYe by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-06-27T20:41:35Z
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I have a cardioid mic, and my coworkers swear they can't hear my snoring dog on Zoom. She sounds like a chainsaw in my monitor earphones, though.
(DIR) Post #AX80vQNfD3nRSJS3SS by Rob_T_Firefly@hackers.town
2023-06-27T20:49:55Z
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@tek Zoom does its own automatic noise reduction on top of already using a fairly compressy codec, so sustained background noise tends not to transmit as much as one would expect.
(DIR) Post #AX82vjmzFWPvYfZbQe by catbuttes@freeradical.zone
2023-06-27T21:12:34Z
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@tek Try using the zoom web client. Zoom has amazing background noise cancelling going on - which IIRC isn't available on the web. When I am using the web client I can't use my keyboard without getting complaints about the clicky-clack. Apparently it can't be heard when I'm using the client.(The alternative is they can hear and think it is adorable)
(DIR) Post #AX88SZYknqyX9uONJg by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-06-27T22:14:32Z
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@Rob_T_Firefly No kidding? I didn't know that.
(DIR) Post #AX88dDi8NOdga7rBZI by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-06-27T22:16:28Z
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@catbuttes My coworkers hated my MX Blues. HATED them. HATED THEM.If you're on a Mac, check out https://unclack.app. It's a nifty little tool that mutes your mic for a couple seconds every time you press a key. Good: coworkers stopped complaining about my keys. Bad: they started complaining that my voice cut out whenever I was typing notes about our call.
(DIR) Post #AX88jX8v2dOEaQOb6O by Wrewdison@hackers.town
2023-06-27T21:08:02Z
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@Rob_T_Firefly @tek Yeah, Zoom has some ridiculously good automatic noise reduction. I've had loud construction noises going on around me while talking on Zoom and nobody else on the meeting could hear any of it.
(DIR) Post #AX88jXtiEeouvYHy2S by Rob_T_Firefly@hackers.town
2023-06-27T22:14:42Z
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@Wrewdison @tek People who have operated Zoom for things like performance spaces and speaking venues have learned that the software also tends to interpret audience applause or laughter as noise and filter it out.
(DIR) Post #AX88jYhhEonpQZfswq by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-06-27T22:17:36Z
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@Rob_T_Firefly @Wrewdison That's a piece of information I hope I never have to acquire first-hand.
(DIR) Post #AX88zoK8vktkVQPJBI by Rob_T_Firefly@hackers.town
2023-06-27T22:20:33Z
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@tek @Wrewdison I wrangled Zoom for a synagogue's Rosh Hashanah service, which involves blowing a shofar (a ritual musical instrument made from a ram's horn) and the tone is an important part of the observance. Much to general disappointment, Zoom took that as unwelcome noise and filtered it out as well. 🤖 :flan_shrug:​
(DIR) Post #AX89p1tiDusbNAT2vI by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-06-27T22:29:47Z
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@Rob_T_Firefly @Wrewdison See, that's the kind of unexpected consequence that I wouldn't know about if I didn't try to crawl out of my little bubble. I love it.