The PulseEffects app is a full-featured set of modular effects you can use to adjust sound devices. In a previous article, you learned how you can use PulseEffects to correct or enhance output devices like speakers. However, that’s not where its features stop. You can also enhance sound input devices such as microphones. This can help when recording sound for podcasts, videos, or the like.
This article assumes you’ve already installed PulseEffects as shown in the previous article. It will not cover advanced topics like recording musical instruments, but it will show you how to do better voice or spoken-word recordings.
A word on microphones
Microphones come in a variety of forms. The one almost every laptop user has at hand is the condenser microphone built into the hardware. These microphones are limited in terms of producing quality sound. They’re built to provide basic sound, and they will pick up a lot of environmental noise due to how they work. If you want better results for a voice recording, there are many choices available based on budget.
USB headset with built-in condenser microphone: Generally budget-friendly and almost always gives better results than a laptop’s built-in mic. The resulting sound can be somewhat harsh and tinny, but this can be corrected. Manufacturers such as Logitech make units that are plug-and-play ready for Linux. They show up as USB sound devices (both input and output).
Handheld dynamic microphone: You’ll see the singer in a live band using one of these. You have to be close to them (and maintain that distance steadily) for best results, but they sound full and well-defined. These are typically a little more expensive than a USB headset.
Large diaphragm condenser microphone: You’ll see this type used by a singer or speaker in a broadcast or recording studio. Like other condensers they pick up a lot of the surrounding environment. By being fairly close to the mic you can essentially “turn down” the rest of the room. You can find budget friendly, good quality large condensers starting at the same price as a good dynamic mic. Prices go up from there to astronomical levels!
Most dynamic and large diaphragm condenser mics need to be plugged into a digital audio interface, using a microphone cable. This converts the signal from the mic into digital audio for the computer to use. However, you can find specialty mics made for direct connection via USB. These may be advertised as “podcaster mics,” and you can save some money using one of these, versus buying both a mic and an interface.
Making the mic sound better
Effects help you improve the recorded sound of your microphone. Whether you know it or not, you hear these effects all the time in recorded sound — in music, in TV shows and movies, on professional podcasts, and via commercial and satellite radio. Engineers apply these effects using either hardware units, or via software.
PulseEffects provides these effects in a software form, before your recording is saved on disk. Here is a list, in the order they are usually applied:
A gate reduces or entirely mutes the microphone when sound falls below a certain level. With proper settings, when you start speaking, the gate quickly opens, unmuting the mic. When you finish, the gate closes and other environmental sound will be either silenced or much quieter.
A compressor reduces the dynamic range of the input. Louder sounds are caught by the compressor and squashed down. You then turn the entire signal up slightly to compensate. This way, quieter and louder sounds become closer in volume, making the sound more even and less “peaky.” This results in a more professional, polished sound that’s much more enjoyable for listeners.
An equalizer (EQ) tunes up the sound of the voice. Use it to mitigate tones in your voice that you find unflattering. In addition, when you speak close to a mic, the bass frequencies in the voice are unnaturally emphasized. Sound engineers call this the proximity effect. By using an EQ to roll off the low end frequencies, you can reduce this effect and create a more pleasant sound.
A limiter is often the last step in a signal chain. This effect puts an absolute limit on the volume of a sound, so that unexpectedly hard sounds (such as p or b sounds, called plosives) that aren’t caught by compression don’t distort and ruin your recording.
Dive into PulseEffects
Open up the PulseEffects app. In the top left corner, choose the microphone selector icon. This lets you set up the effects chain you want for the mic as an input device. As with output devices (speakers), you can save your effects chain as well.
Use recording software that registers as a PulseAudio client to see your effects at work. The PulseCaster app is one such app, but there are many others you can choose.
Tips from a mix engineer
These guidelines may help you find the optimal sound. Remember that no two sound situations are ever the same. Use your ears, and do some test recordings, to figure out what’s best for your situation.
When you apply the gate, use a fast response of 5-10ms. The human voice has a significant “startup time,” so this speed makes the gate unnoticeable. Give the gate some time to close, though, so you don’t cut off the end of speech. Typically 100-200ms sounds fairly natural. A gain reduction of -12 or -18dB suffices to reduce environmental noise, and sounds more natural than more extreme values.
If you find a module is overloading when you speak, either reduce the output of the effects module before it, or the input of the module itself.
If you like the sound of your recorded voice without an EQ, use the Filter module instead to simply apply a high pass filter. For male voices, use a roll-off frequency of 80-100 Hz. For female voices, use a higher value. If you set the filter too high, the recording may sound weak or nasal.
Use a compressor ratio between 3 and 4 (this is actually 3:1 – 4:1) which works well with a human voice. An attack of 20ms and a release of 100-200ms is typical.
You may want to try the Deesser module as well, to reduce the “sizzling” of s, z, t, and f sounds. Because voices vary so widely, you’ll need to tune this to taste. A split of 6kHz and a threshold of -18dB is a good place to start.
A limiter setting of -1 to -3dB usually works well. Much lower settings result in a very “squashed” sounding track. In some cases that may be useful; in others it will sound unnatural.
Refer to the previous article to save your effects chain. Remember, you can store multiple chains, and then select the one you want for your particular needs.
Sega Still Working Out How To Share Sonic SXSW 2020 Announcements
At this year’s SXSW, Sega was planning to host a ‘Gotta Go Fast’ Sonic the Hedgehog panel to discuss the blue blur’s “latest” happenings and his next steps for 2020 and beyond. It was even set to feature “special guests” from the Sonic Team.
In the following month, this conference was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, and since then, Sonic fans have been left wondering when these announcements will be shared. In a Sonic Official YouTube episode dating back to June – Sega of America’s associate influencer manager, Katie Chrzanowski, provided an update about what’s going on behind the scenes.
Basically, the team has a “new format” for announcements and wants to stick with it, so it’s currently reworking things:
“I know a lot of people were asking about the South by Southwest announcements that we were going to have – because we were going to do a new format for that and then with COVID happening we had to kind of push that off. And we really want to stay with the format that we were thinking of, which still, unfortunately, is not a viable thing for us to do. So just kind of in general everything that is going to happen with South by is kind of being split up and we’re trying to figure it out day by day, how we can best show you guys how that’s going and then use this new format for things in the future”
“Fear not, fear not, there will be announcements in the future, we’re just making sure that we’re doing it the right way, getting all the right people involved and making it the best we can.”
These announcements are believed to be tied to Sonic’s 30th-anniversary celebrations, which will take place next year in 2021.
Video: Here’s Your First Look At Wonder Boy – Asha In Monster World
During the Gamescom 2020 live stream, Monster World IV fans got their first look at the remake coming to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in the first quarter of 2021.
If you didn’t see our original post, it’s called Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World and will feature “full 3D graphics”, significantly enhanced visuals, further refined gameplay, and even new game modes and other additional elements. Voice-overs will also be added (a series first).
Here’s the back story of this action-adventure platformer, in case you need a refresher:
This is Monster World. The protagonist Asha, who just became a warrior, gets wrapped up in a major event involving the survival of her kingdom. The invaders trying to take possession of this world have captured the four Spirits. Asha, under Queen Purapril’s decree to save the spirits, sets off on an adventure with the mysterious creature Pepelogoo she met in the capital capital Rapadanga. With Pepelogoo’s help, Asha overcomes difficulties time and time again. Will these two two really be able to save the world?
Will you be checking out this remake when it arrives early next year? Leave a comment down below.
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Modder Makes Wii The Size Of A Game Boy
A clever modder has taken one of Nintendo's most successful systems of all time and shrunk it down to the size of another of Nintendo's most successful systems of all time. The WiiBoy Color is a modded Wii that fits into a case that's roughly the size and shape of a Game Boy Color.
A video from modder GingerOfMods showed the process. They say that removing the disc drive actually leaves circuitry that doesn't take up too much physical space, allowing for almost the entire hardware to fit into the much smaller space. They made custom circuit boards and a 3D-printed case, but also borrowed pieces like the screen from a car backup camera, and pieces of a GameCube controller.
The result is about the same max dimensions as a GBC, not counting the triggers on the back for full controller functionality. It also has custom settings to replicate some of the Wii motion functions that are missing from the hacked GameCube controller functionality, like shaking the Wii remote. Altogether it's a very impressive build.
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Marvel Super War is now available in Australia and New Zealand
Marvel Super War has blasted its way onto iOS and Android in Australia and New Zealand. Marvel’s first-ever MOBA originally hit mobile devices in December 2019 and over the past year has become available in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao, South Korea, Japan, and India. This most recent release also brings the game to Australia and New Zealand.
Marvel teamed up with NetEase Games to create a five-on-five real-time MOBA featuring all your favourite Marvel characters. Take control of over 50 heroes and villains from the Marvel universe, each with their own unique moves and playstyle. The 55+ characters are split into six types: fighter, energy, marksman, assassin, tank, and support. This means that strategy and a well-balanced team are essential, for those who want to win big.
If you are a fan of Marvel games and live in any of the regions specified above, you can grab a copy of Marvel Super War from the App Store or Google Play for free. If you don’t live in any of the selected regions, then you may want to check out Marvel Duel, a new Marvel-themed auto chess game which came out last month.
Fancy checking out some gameplay for Marvel Super War? Then check out the trailer below:
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It has not been confirmed whether we shall see Marvel Super War make its way to a global release, but if that does change, you will be the first to know.
For more arena-battling goodness, check out our list of the best mobile MOBAs.
Review: PGA Tour 2K21 – A Good Starting Point For Golf Fans On Switch
There hasn’t been an official PGA Tour golf game on a Nintendo system since Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 chipped onto the Wii nine years ago. With Tiger’s shine dimming over the years and EA seemingly ending its PGA Tour series in 2015 with an underwhelming Rory McIlroy game, that didn’t look like it was going to change any time soon.
Now, though, 2K Sports has picked up the PGA licence, and – just like it did with NBA and WWE, with admittedly mixed results – it’s brought the series to Switch with PGA Tour 2K21. And you know something, it’s not a bad start. Don’t be swayed by the glamour of the 2K branding, though; what we have here is essentially the fourth game in The Golf Club series by Canadian developer HB Studios. 2K took over publishing duties for the last game, The Golf Club 2019 Featuring PGA Tour, and now it’s back with a revamped title to help it fully fit in with the rest of 2K’s sporting output.
PGA Tour 2K21 marks the first time the series has been released on the Switch, however, and given that HB has had to technically downgrade its game to be playable on Nintendo’s system, the results aren’t too shabby. It’s certainly the most realistic looking golf game on the Switch, although when your competition includes Golf Story and What the Golf?, we suppose ‘most realistic’ is a prize it gets purely for existing.
This realism is best realised in the 15 official courses available to you. From the likes of TPC Sawgrass and TPC Twin Cities to the Copperhead Course and the Atlantic Beach Country Club, each course has been accurately recreated with state-of-the-art scanning technology, and it shows. We hope you’ve got a thing for American courses, though, because all 15 of them are based in the US; if you’re a fan of the St Andrews Old Course, Royal County Down or Muirfield, you’re out of luck. As far as this game is concerned, golf only happens in America and your craving for Scottish or Irish courses will have to be fed by downloading fan-made replicas created with the included course designer.
The main meat of PGA Tour 2K21 is its career mode, where you create your own golfer and compete against the best of the rest in an attempt to win the FedEx Cup. You can choose to be dropped straight into a PGA Tour season if that’s what you came for, but if you prefer the feeling of earning it you can start off at the Korn Ferry Tour – the developmental tour for pros who haven’t reached PGA Tour level yet – and try to win your place among the big boys that way. And we do mean boys: although you can create a woman golfer there’s no LPGA licence here, meaning you’ll have to compete against the men (something that would no doubt cause heart attacks for some old duffers in private clubs to this day).
The control system is explained in a brief tutorial (which can be replayed whenever you like) and can take a little getting used to. Rather than the old-school ‘three button press’ method you may be used to in older golf games, PGA Tour 2K21 is all about the right stick, and nothing else. After lining up your shot with the left stick, you pull the right stick back to start your backswing, then push it forward for the downswing.
The quality of your shot obviously depends on how straight you pushed the stick, but the game also takes into account how quickly you moved the stick. Too quickly and it’ll hook to the left, too slowly and it’ll slice to the right. It can be tricky to get this timing nailed down, and you may have a frustrating first few hours lining up perfectly good shots, only for them to end up in the rough or a bunker because you were concentrating so much on moving the stick straight up that you did it too slowly.
If you’re playing on the Pro difficulty, which is the only control system supported in online play, you have to take even more things into account. The wind, the angle of your lie and your elevation all come into play, and you’ll have to consider how all of them will ultimately affect your shot. You may be placing your aim cursor smack dab in the middle of the fairway, but if it’s blowing a gale and you’re in the rough, you may have to move the cursor away from your intended target to compensate.
For some hardened gamers, this is a challenge they’ll be happy to take on. If the idea of starting off at the Korn Ferry Tour and languishing in mid-table spots while you get used to the controls and slowly improve is something that sounds rewarding to you, then you can absolutely do that and you’ll have a good time. For anyone else who craves the simplicity of the older Tiger Woods games, however, there are a bunch of assists that can be turned on to make the process of hitting the ball a lot less daunting.
You can remove the downswing timing if you like, meaning you only need to concentrate on hitting straight shots without also having to worry about whether you’re moving the stick at the right speed. You can also let the game take the likes of wind, lie and elevation into account for you in advance and display a predicted arc showing you the likely path and landing point of your ball. It may not be above-board in the eyes of golf sim purists, but if your sports game tastes lie more on the arcade-style side you can fire through a round in no time like this.
While the WWE series took almost no time at all to fit into 2K’s now-standard process of focusing its career mode heavily on grinding and microtransactions, PGA Tour 2K21 feels oddly unlike a typical 2K Sports release. Your player has no stats to level up, no skills to unlock and while they can earn currency it can only be spent on different outfits: if you find a specific shirt, hat, pair of glasses, etc that you like, you only need to play a couple of rounds to afford it and then you really don’t have to even worry about earning anything else.
Meanwhile, the levelling up system regularly rewards you with other items of clothing and new clubs: the latter are the only way you can change your stats, but it’s not like you’re severely weakened at the start of the game, like you are in the NBA 2K series. As a result, even though you can actually spend real-life money to get more in-game currency, there’s practically zero reason to do so and the game never coerces you to do it. It’s refreshingly happy to just let you get on with things.
The fact it doesn’t feel like a 2K game does have its negatives too, mind you. The NBA and WWE games have fun career modes with a proper plot that plays out through cutscenes and cameo appearances from other pros, but there’s nothing like that here; you simply take on a series of events in an attempt to get better. The most interesting deviation you’ll get is the occasional option to choose a pro to be your ‘rival’ but that doesn’t really amount to much. We’d love an actual story mode in the next game.
There are other issues too, mostly of a technical kind. The course designer present in other versions of the game is here and fully featured, which is massively welcome, but the whole thing slows to such a crawl that it’s an exercise in patience: while we appreciate HB Studios’ efforts in making sure the Switch version isn’t missing any features, this one is maybe a bit too much for the Switch to handle.
Annoying, too, is the fact that almost every time we turned on the game (even if the Switch had been in sleep mode and we were resuming a round we’d already started) a screen came up asking us to agree to let 2K Account have access to our Nintendo Account profile. Even though we agreed to it every time, it kept coming up. More annoyingly, Nintendo sent us an automated email confirming this every time we did it. Oy.
On the course itself, you may quickly realise that the Switch version doesn’t actually have any spectators. From the entry-level tournaments all the way up to the FedEx Cup, you’re basically playing on an empty course with nobody around. Granted, that may be considered realistic at this exact moment in time, but given that the PS4 and Xbox One versions do include crowds we’re relatively sure that ‘pandemic era presentation’ wasn’t supposed to be an official feature of the Switch game.
We also encountered an odd bug while we were on the green. Suddenly everything went completely black except the sky and UI, meaning we had to blindly putt into a hole we couldn’t see. This only happened a couple of times, but the fact it happened more than once suggests it wasn’t a freak one-off. Nitpickers will also point out flickering shadows and the like during certain replay angles, but these don’t detract too much from what’s usually a decent looking game.
Speaking of replays, those are the only times you’ll get to see the officially licensed pro golfers in this game. Despite the fact that PGA Tour 2K21 has Justin Thomas on the box and boasts the likenesses of 11 other pros like Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia and Jim Furyk, you can’t actually play as them in any of the game’s modes, which may be a bit of a disappointment to anyone buying the game with that purpose in mind.
Instead, you only ever see them when you’re playing in the career mode; every now and then your round is interrupted as the game switches to a highlight of one of the pros elsewhere on the course pulling off a big putt while the commentators coo over how great they are. It’s just like watching golf on TV, or it would be if you had to sit watching a loading screen for 20 seconds every time the show cut away to someone else. It disrupts your game so much that you’ll eventually turn these highlights off, essentially removing the pros from the game too (other than seeing their name on the leaderboards).
There’s still work to be done here, then, and with any luck a few years from now we’ll be singing the praises about PGA Tour 2K24’s in-depth story mode directed by Francis Ford Coppola, with a soundtrack curated exclusively by Jay-Z and more microtransactions than you can shake your PayPal password at. Hmmm, actually, maybe less is more in this case.
Posted by: xSicKxBot - 08-31-2020, 12:22 AM - Forum: Lounge
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Fortnite's Season 4 Marvel Costumes Have Special Easter Eggs
Fortnite: Chapter 2's Season 4 costumes have some entertaining Easter eggs for players to uncover. Mjolnir, Thor's magical hammer, can only be wielded by skins that it deems worthy. The hammer will transform into a boring pickaxe if you hold the hammer as someone else besides Thor or Captain America.
The hammer became a big part of Season 4 after it created a crater in the map last season. Players had to visit the crater while wearing the Thor skin in order to unlock it. Thor's not the only one that can hold it--Captain America deemed himself worthy in both the comic books and franchise of blockbuster movies by picking the hammer up.
Other costumes have special accessories and Easter eggs as well, but they are limited to the specific Season 4 battle pass skins. Some players are disappointed; they wish they could use the special Marvel back blings and pickaxes with any costume.
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