Creators
Stream Audio That Does Not Sound Terrible
Mic placement, gain staging, separating game and voice channels, and the noise suppression settings that make you sound worse.
Dan Okafor·4 minAugust 12
Audio
7 articles
Gear
Buying a Microphone for Gaming and Streaming
USB versus XLR, condenser versus dynamic, and why the popular choice is wrong for most untreated rooms.
Dan Okafor·3 minAugust 12
Gear
Headset, or Headphones and a Separate Mic?
A combined headset compromises both halves. Here's what splitting them costs and what it buys.
Dan Okafor·3 minAugust 12
Performance
Audio Settings for Competitive Play: Hearing What Matters
Dynamic range, virtual surround, EQ and why the loudest setting hides the footsteps you are listening for.
Dan Okafor·3 minAugust 12
Gear
Game Audio Settings: Hearing Footsteps Properly
Surround processing usually makes footsteps harder to locate, not easier. Here's how positional audio works and what to enable.
Dan Okafor·3 minAugust 12
Gear
Gaming Headsets: What You're Actually Paying For Above £70
Headset marketing sells surround sound and RGB. What actually determines whether you hear footsteps is soundstage and driver quality, and both plateau surprisingly early.
Dan Okafor·5 minAugust 12
Fixes
Crackling Audio and No Sound in Games
Crackling is usually a sample rate mismatch and takes two minutes to fix. Missing audio is usually the wrong output device.
Marcus Reyes·3 minAugust 12