Good lord, I had one of these. By SoundBlaster, IIRC (May still have it in a box somewhere).
For the confused younger folk: They were a neat idea on paper, but awful in practice. Being all rigid plastic without padding on the base, they excelled at transmitting every bump/vibration of the desk, keyboard taps and (roller ball) mouse movement. 😬
Before headsets with mics or decent noise cancellation were a thing, and before online gaming was much of a thing, so most gamers had powered speakers on their desks. Which the mic was also great at picking up...
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Brewchin@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 302d
Good lord, I had one of these. By SoundBlaster, IIRC (May still have it in a box somewhere).
For the confused younger folk: They were a neat idea on paper, but awful in practice. Being all rigid plastic without padding on the base, they excelled at transmitting every bump/vibration of the desk, keyboard taps and (roller ball) mouse movement. 😬
Before headsets with mics or decent noise cancellation were a thing, and before online gaming was much of a thing, so most gamers had powered speakers on their desks. Which the mic was also great at picking up...
jambudz@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 302d
Hey hey hey. Not just the youths don’t know. People who didn’t talk to people also don’t know.
prettybunnys@piefed.social · 3 pts · 300d
I put mine on top of my monitor and used tape to keep it there. All problems solved.
The only downside was if u got real into a match I might poke myself in the eye….
Brewchin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 300d
No leaning forward in the heat of the moment... 😄
over_clox@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 303d
You can't see a fart either, what's ya point?
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 303d
Oh some of mine were easily visible
Chozo@fedia.io · 5 pts · 303d
I've got bad news for you; those may have been sharts.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 302d
that would have been nice to know beforehand! why you keeping secrets
Redacted@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 303d
Remember that one swimmer that got caught farting on thermal camera? Lmaooo
tacosanonymous@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 303d
See also: winter farts
grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one · 6 pts · 303d
in space no one can hear you meme
gsuwosl@lemmynsfw.com · 5 pts · 302d
I have this 😂
Rooty@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 302d
I had one back in the 90s and used it to record a fart and play it back, to the amusement of my friends.
realitista@lemmus.org · 3 pts · 302d
I had one on my desk back in the 90s
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 302d
I loved Sound Recorder. I'd play things backwards, then try to duplicate the pronunciation and see how it sounded.
Mist101@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 300d
I still remember that "Wheat yets third beat pa." is roughly "Happy birthday to you."
pigup@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 302d
LOUD PLASTIC CLACKS
Ixoid@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 302d
"Kill them"