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So now that I've decided to return to Gaming, I noticed that the audio quality through my headset (which I had used previously with no complains) was rather poop. I was a bit confused, then I remembered that I had removed the small pop filter that comes with the headset. (I use Turtlebeach Earforce X11's). This is a pretty crucial piece, and without it my audio sounded like I was recording with a pawtaytoe.
For those that don't know what I'm talking about, it's this little thing.
Now to solve this issue, I devised a simple little plan. Mattress foam. Bare with me for a second, but the crap that's hiding under your butt at night is actually a reasonable replacement for a pop filter. Now the way I did this was simple, after I had my piece of foam that I didn't cut from my sisters bed, I simply wrapped it around the mic piece, and stapled the end so it was a cylinder. I then re-checked to see if it still fit, and then cut off the excess foam I had around the sides. Here's a before and after shot.
You can call me the YTtalk MacGyver. Except this doesn't explode or shoot people.. yet.
So yeah, after a few sound tests I noticed a reasonable difference in the quality and it also removed tonnes of background noise including my fan and the average white noise/fuzz that you would usually get. I'm pretty happy with my creativity and I believe I deserve a gold star.
For those that don't know what I'm talking about, it's this little thing.
Now to solve this issue, I devised a simple little plan. Mattress foam. Bare with me for a second, but the crap that's hiding under your butt at night is actually a reasonable replacement for a pop filter. Now the way I did this was simple, after I had my piece of foam that I didn't cut from my sisters bed, I simply wrapped it around the mic piece, and stapled the end so it was a cylinder. I then re-checked to see if it still fit, and then cut off the excess foam I had around the sides. Here's a before and after shot.
You can call me the YTtalk MacGyver. Except this doesn't explode or shoot people.. yet.
So yeah, after a few sound tests I noticed a reasonable difference in the quality and it also removed tonnes of background noise including my fan and the average white noise/fuzz that you would usually get. I'm pretty happy with my creativity and I believe I deserve a gold star.