<story><title>Higher quality audio makes people sound smarter</title><url>https://tips.ariyh.com/p/good-sound-quality-smarter</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>diarrhea</author><text>People vastly undervalue good audio quality. It also often makes the difference (given equal visuals) between &lt;i&gt;great amateur&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;pro&lt;/i&gt; in e.g. the YouTube scene.&lt;p&gt;I didn&amp;#x27;t have data to back this up before, but I bought a good microphone specifically for this purpose. People will simply like the audio, and by extension what I am saying and also me as a person, better.&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, my ears will continue to bleed from the awful audio people broadcast into this world. I wonder, most people must notice how terrible everyone in e.g. video conferences sounds; why don&amp;#x27;t they make the connection that &lt;i&gt;they themselves&lt;/i&gt; have it in their hand to improve the situation? Maybe it&amp;#x27;s like wearing masks.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>enragedcacti</author><text>In my discord calls we have effectively resorted to shaming people into accepting a gifted clip-on amazon mic if they have an awful microphone. $10 every couple of months and no ear bleeding.&lt;p&gt;That said, I really think some people are just immune to it. My mom for instance prefers to use the standard definition channels because the channel numbers are easier to remember and type. She says she can&amp;#x27;t tell the difference between that and full HD so :shrug:</text></comment>
<story><title>Higher quality audio makes people sound smarter</title><url>https://tips.ariyh.com/p/good-sound-quality-smarter</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>diarrhea</author><text>People vastly undervalue good audio quality. It also often makes the difference (given equal visuals) between &lt;i&gt;great amateur&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;pro&lt;/i&gt; in e.g. the YouTube scene.&lt;p&gt;I didn&amp;#x27;t have data to back this up before, but I bought a good microphone specifically for this purpose. People will simply like the audio, and by extension what I am saying and also me as a person, better.&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, my ears will continue to bleed from the awful audio people broadcast into this world. I wonder, most people must notice how terrible everyone in e.g. video conferences sounds; why don&amp;#x27;t they make the connection that &lt;i&gt;they themselves&lt;/i&gt; have it in their hand to improve the situation? Maybe it&amp;#x27;s like wearing masks.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ghaff</author><text>I think a lot of people get wrapped around the axle of having the &amp;quot;right&amp;quot; $500 microphone whereas there are a ton of decent USB mics under $100 that will make a big difference.&lt;p&gt;Also consider a good external webcam and doing &lt;i&gt;something&lt;/i&gt; about lighting if you can. I realize that not everyone has a great physical environment to work with. But I&amp;#x27;m struck by how many people who seemingly haven&amp;#x27;t made any real effort after a year+.</text></comment>