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Mic Test
- gus_massa 3y agoIs the sound send to the server or analyzed locally?
- andrem 3y agoFrom the privacy section on the front page: "All operations required for testing are performed by the browser and all data is stored in the user’s device memory."
- stylepoints 3y agoDoes it matter for a site like this?
- squarefoot 3y agoI guess the PP concern was about isolated words being captured and used to build AI voice data models.
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- draugadrotten 3y agoIs there an explanation of the "mic rating" given? What is the #1 rated mic?
- v7n 3y agoDidn't find any explanation nor rank 1 yet. Checking the Reviews section, higher rating is better. Rank #246 has a Quality Rating of 5244, which was the highest I found quickly by browsing.
- tutfbhuf 3y agoDuring Black Friday week, I ordered a Blue Yeti, and I can say it's a huge difference compared to the microphone in my T14 ThinkPad. I work remotely, and one of my coworkers immediately noticed the difference.
- mcny 3y agoWere you previously using just the laptop mic? I can’t imagine being on a group teams/skype for business call without a USB headset with a dedicated hardware mute button. Someone will inevitably blurt my name and I have to frantically unmute myself and then mute myself again. Unless you’re senior leadership and they never mute themselves.
- tutfbhuf 3y agoI use over-ear headphones, intentionally without a microphone for multiple reasons: it is confusing for me to have both hardware and software mute, and more often than not I find myself in a situation where I think I am unmuted, but I'm not. Since I only have a software mute now, it's easier for me. I have a shortcut for it and it works perfectly fine. The second issue is my breath; I somehow tend to breathe into the microphone when it's near my mouth, which causes an annoying sound. Additionally, I prefer ultra-lightweight headsets, microphones add a bit of extra weight. As you can see, I believe I'm one of those instances where a high-quality standalone microphone actually makes sense, I suppose.
- LeifCarrotson 3y agoMy T430 laptop has dedicated mute buttons for the speakers and microphone. I usually use a $8 pair of earbuds from a gas station with a 3.5mm cord (which seems superior to USB for audio, relying on the integrated sound card instead of hot-plugged third-party drivers) and use the dangling microphone from the earbud.
- diimdeep 3y agoWho runs it and what are their intentions?
- Wronnay 3y agoThe site has ads, so their intentions are obviously to make money with ads ;-)
- 1317 3y agoi prefer https://www.onlinemictest.com/ https://www.onlinemictest.com/, it shows a waveform which i feel is more helpful
- codedokode 3y agoAs I understand, this site just records and plays back your voice? I remember there was a different website that performed tests on different microphones and you can hear how different instruments and vocals sound when recorded before buying.
- ri0t 3y agoIirc it does exactly that and all local in your browser. It is very good for a quick check if this-and-that (web)app is stupid or if your whole browser audio setup is borked.
- shampto3 3y agoAudio Test Kitchen is one that I’ve used in the past. Maybe that’s what you’re thinking of? https://www.audiotestkitchen.com/ https://www.audiotestkitchen.com/
- rozenmd 3y agoIn case you're tempted to upgrade from your laptop's mic, consider almost any mic other than the Blue Yeti: https://dontbuyayeti.com/ https://dontbuyayeti.com/
- ziml77 3y agoI don't know how the Blue Yeti continues to get so much praise. i got one years ago when the hype was especially fresh. People were using it over their headset mics for comms while gaming but I swear there is no way anyone who recommended them for that ever heard the mic from the other end. It picks up everything. Even on an arm with a shock mount and pop filter it's still better to just use a properly directional headset mic. Better to sound like you're talking over a can and string than to have every little sound clearly audible.
- CharlesW 3y ago> I don't know how the Blue Yeti continues to get so much praise. Because they're fine mics for folks who are familiar with using condenser mics or willing to learn. Otherwise, dynamic mics are a safer bet — the ATR2100x-USB is a great starter mic, for example. > It picks up everything. Not any more than a dynamic would if cranked to a comparable gain level, which is a popular myth¹ about condensers. ¹ https://www.homebrewedmusic.com/2009/12/30/myth-busted-the-too-sensitive-condenser-microphone/ https://www.homebrewedmusic.com/2009/12/30/myth-busted-the-t...
- nuthje 3y agoSome great suggestions, but even the cheapest alternative is 100% more expensive than a Blue Yeti. The recommended one is 400% more expensive. Meh.
- pynappo 3y agoBy cheapest alternative, do you mean the ATR-2100x recommended as the budget option? I'm in the US and searching Google shows $80+ for the Blue Yeti and $30+ for the ATR-2100x
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- lokl 3y agoAudio-Technica ATR2100x, bought it for Zoom during the pandemic, very pleased. If you're in the market for an inexpensive upgrade, read the reviews for this. You will probably want to add a pop filter, even a very basic one makes a big difference. I use mine with a boom arm clamped to my desk.
- adamgordonbell 3y agoAdobe mic check is great. It will tell you if you room is too reverby, if you are too far from your mic, if the gain is too high, etc. The room and mic placement can easily be more important than the mic. https://podcast.adobe.com/miccheck https://podcast.adobe.com/miccheck I also have some mic tips here: https://corecursive.com/guest-guide https://corecursive.com/guest-guide
- djaychela 3y agoNice tips, but what happened to number 4?
- adamgordonbell 3y agoHa,not sure! Didn't even notice that.
- almostnormal 3y ago2 exists twice.
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- baristaGeek 3y agoWorks like a charm! Ty
- assimpleaspossi 3y agoIt gives a numeric quality rating but I don't see where it states what the number means.
- imurray 3y agoThis is the quick hack I use to check my microphone is working with my browser: https://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/imurray2/tmp/echo_recorder.html https://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/imurray2/tmp/echo_recorder.ht... It's a self-contained page, using just javascript without sending any data anywhere. You can take a copy of the .html file and use it locally, or host it somewhere you control.
- Levitating 3y agoOn linux I use an alias which loads/unloads the loopback module in pulseaudio: pactl load-module module-loopback
- imurray 3y agoThanks! Adapted into a single command-line version for an alias/script that toggles: pactl unload-module module-loopback 2>&1 | grep -q 'Failed' && pactl load-module module-loopback > /dev/null I find the browser version useful too, as sometimes problems are browser-specific. E.g., the snap version of firefox has messed up permissions.
- justinator 3y agoSuggestions for inexpensive Bluetooth mic for Youtube Tutorials?
- piranha 3y agoWhy bluetooth? Buy something like Samson Q2U, it's cheap, usb-enabled, and dynamic, so that you don't need a treated room or a house empty of noises.
- justinator 3y agoI move around a lot and could be using it on the go. I probably should have said lav-style mic.
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- jauntywundrkind 3y agoI had vastly better luck using https://webcammictest.com/check-mic.html https://webcammictest.com/check-mic.html when I was testing out my cafe coder setups. The record and playback loop is much slicker. It outputs a spectrogram to make eyeballing the results much better. It also has a live loopback mode with delay & volume control. There is a compare mode that lets you record multiple microphone streams at once, which was crucial for me for figuring out which device was working best for nosiey environments. The site also has great headphones and webcam tests. It's also iirc a pretty good example of using Web Components, if anyone's interested. I've used mictests.com but grew frustrated with the narrow somewhat dated experience, and was having trouble effectively getting ready for meetings from cafes. I highly recommend https://webcammictest.com/check-mic.html https://webcammictest.com/check-mic.html instead.