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Thanks for the sample. That sounds very bad. Not quite as bad as any samples I had found, and still reasonably understandable, which some lousy device micropho

Thanks for the sample. That sounds very bad. Not quite as bad as any samples I had found, and still reasonably understandable, which some lousy device microphones (especially laptops’) aren’t—it’s bad in a somewhat different way. But I would strongly dislike having to talk to you with that as your microphone, especially if you were in a context where you could have used almost any other microphone. If I knew that you had put me through such a thing for no good reason (which could be context, physical disability, lack of possession of an alternative), I would be very likely to resent that fact. Frankly, even if others don’t comment on it, you’re making talking with you far more stressful (whether consciously or subconsciously), because people are having to put a lot more effort into understanding you. > Could Throat mics be the ultimate in high quality audio for cheap? (not really). No. Absolutely not. Any podcast using such a microphone will bomb hard.

hardwaresofton 4y ago
Noted, thanks for the honest feedback, looks like the tech is just not ready for primetime. I don’t think it’s so bad but people definitely have strong (mostly negative) feelings towards this experiment! The reactions after adding the audio sample are also pretty negative… > No. Absolutely not. Any podcast using such a microphone will bomb hard. Well I wouldn’t go as far as to say it would tank a podcast — but I agree that they are not the ultimate in high quality audio for cheap!
- recursive 4y ago
  > I wouldn’t go as far as to say it would tank a podcast I would. It seems like you have a rosier impression of how this sounds than anyone else who listens. It's not completely unintelligible, but it's worse than "not good" to me. It just sounds plain bad. If I started listening to a podcast, and it sounded like this, I would just turn it off. Unless I was keenly interested in the subject material. Subpar audio recording is a peeve of mine, particular in a medium that's all about information via audio. But thanks for publicizing this. It's good to know that it exists, and what it sounds like.
  - hardwaresofton 4y ago
    > Unless I was keenly interested in the subject material. That's what I was thinking! Most of the time people who stick with podcasts stick with it because of content and/or creators, so that's more the case I was thinking of. The terrible mics would probably become a shared joke, if anything -- though you'd lose some people like you who really expect at least a good mic out of a podcast (which is a very reasonable expectation!) > But thanks for publicizing this. It's good to know that it exists, and what it sounds like. No problem! Glad it was useful

hardwaresofton 4y ago

Noted, thanks for the honest feedback, looks like the tech is just not ready for primetime. I don’t think it’s so bad but people definitely have strong (mostly negative) feelings towards this experiment! The reactions after adding the audio sample are also pretty negative… > No. Absolutely not. Any podcast using such a microphone will bomb hard. Well I wouldn’t go as far as to say it would tank a podcast — but I agree that they are not the ultimate in high quality audio for cheap!

recursive 4y ago
> I wouldn’t go as far as to say it would tank a podcast I would. It seems like you have a rosier impression of how this sounds than anyone else who listens. It's not completely unintelligible, but it's worse than "not good" to me. It just sounds plain bad. If I started listening to a podcast, and it sounded like this, I would just turn it off. Unless I was keenly interested in the subject material. Subpar audio recording is a peeve of mine, particular in a medium that's all about information via audio. But thanks for publicizing this. It's good to know that it exists, and what it sounds like.
- hardwaresofton 4y ago
  > Unless I was keenly interested in the subject material. That's what I was thinking! Most of the time people who stick with podcasts stick with it because of content and/or creators, so that's more the case I was thinking of. The terrible mics would probably become a shared joke, if anything -- though you'd lose some people like you who really expect at least a good mic out of a podcast (which is a very reasonable expectation!) > But thanks for publicizing this. It's good to know that it exists, and what it sounds like. No problem! Glad it was useful