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If the price is music, then it’s too expensive.

by nxpnsv 1y ago

codr7 1y ago
Robots don't listen to music, I'm pretty sure that's the longer term plan.
bravetraveler 1y ago
This is why I reject every Teams call
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- nxpnsv 1y ago
  they can't hear if it is them or music on my phones...
- hn_throw2025 1y ago
  I use Zoom rather than Teams, but have no problems playing background music with Spotify. Just have to make sure that “share computer audio” is not enabled when sharing your screen. Also, when I was using the mic of my bluetooth headphones, any music played would be mono and lower quality due to bluetooth bandwidth. Since moving to using a dedicated mic on my desk, the bluetooth headphones are output only and back to good quality stereo (MacOSX and Bose QC35).
  - tomjakubowski 1y ago
    Not too long ago, I installed a system mixer/EQ on my work computer so I could mix ambient-ish music with Zoom calls while giving space to the (meeting room's) vocals. It works great.
    - hn_throw2025 1y ago
      Sounds great… I’m a hobbyist audio engineer so can’t resist tinkering. My mic input goes to Rogue Amoeba’s Audio Hijack which allows a chain of VST plugins to be used. I use a gentle noise gate, followed by Supertone Clear. This is excellent for removing any noise mixed in with my voice. It handles the dehumidifier near me with ease, and can also handle the portable aircon on heatwave days, which can be very loud. Next in the chain is some gentle and transparent compression, and then the output goes to the free Blackhole virtual audio device. Zoom then picks up that device. Tweaked Zoom settings and “original sound for musicians” button then stops it from compromising the sound as much as possible. I am tempted to have some EQ plugin tweaks too, but I love the character of the mic so I don’t mess around with it. EQing the music played sounds interesting. I’ll look at the options. I tend to just have it at a level low enough that I can hear all speakers on the call.
  - bravetraveler 1y ago
    My position isn't due to incapability

If the price is music, then it’s too expensive.

by nxpnsv 1y ago

If the price is music, then it’s too expensive.

codr7 1y ago

Robots don't listen to music, I'm pretty sure that's the longer term plan.

bravetraveler 1y ago

This is why I reject every Teams call

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nxpnsv 1y ago
they can't hear if it is them or music on my phones...
hn_throw2025 1y ago
I use Zoom rather than Teams, but have no problems playing background music with Spotify. Just have to make sure that “share computer audio” is not enabled when sharing your screen. Also, when I was using the mic of my bluetooth headphones, any music played would be mono and lower quality due to bluetooth bandwidth. Since moving to using a dedicated mic on my desk, the bluetooth headphones are output only and back to good quality stereo (MacOSX and Bose QC35).
- tomjakubowski 1y ago
  Not too long ago, I installed a system mixer/EQ on my work computer so I could mix ambient-ish music with Zoom calls while giving space to the (meeting room's) vocals. It works great.
  - hn_throw2025 1y ago
    Sounds great… I’m a hobbyist audio engineer so can’t resist tinkering. My mic input goes to Rogue Amoeba’s Audio Hijack which allows a chain of VST plugins to be used. I use a gentle noise gate, followed by Supertone Clear. This is excellent for removing any noise mixed in with my voice. It handles the dehumidifier near me with ease, and can also handle the portable aircon on heatwave days, which can be very loud. Next in the chain is some gentle and transparent compression, and then the output goes to the free Blackhole virtual audio device. Zoom then picks up that device. Tweaked Zoom settings and “original sound for musicians” button then stops it from compromising the sound as much as possible. I am tempted to have some EQ plugin tweaks too, but I love the character of the mic so I don’t mess around with it. EQing the music played sounds interesting. I’ll look at the options. I tend to just have it at a level low enough that I can hear all speakers on the call.
- bravetraveler 1y ago
  My position isn't due to incapability