If so get your prostate checked.
This + Sound Recorder in Windows + the Reverse feature = hours(?) of fun.
There was a very simple space game on the computer (I think it came with windows, like hidden with other files or something?) that all the sound effects were just wav files.
For whatever reason, I used the microphone to record new sound effects but just sounds I could make like “pew” and literally saying the word “boom” and replacing all the files and playing it that way. Must’ve spent several hours on that project for sure.
Your first asset flip!
I remember recording clips of songs and used them to replace windows sounds. Those wav files took up a lot of space when your hard drive was only like 100 megs
Which Windows version, do you recall? I’m curious to know what game.
Not OP, but I’m going to take a guess that it was Hover
I wanna say Windows 95? The game was barely a game, and I recall the graphics were especially primitive even for the time (think something you’d do in paint in like an hour total). Can’t remember what it was called though… Pretty sure it was just in a folder and I found it just randomly browsing files.
It was just looking out from the cockpit of a spaceship (think like that typical white dots flying by a black background) and using the mouse to shoot lasers at stuff that popped up (flying saucers maybe? Honestly can’t remember). I don’t even think there were levels or anything beyond that, can’t even remember if there was a score. There was no flying/controlling the ship either.
Other comment mentioned Hover!, I was thinking maybe the original Incoming game.
Oh I remember those, sound quality was horribly bad.
I had one of these from my first Creative SoundBlaster… i forget which model. But basically it worked so well I used it for 15+ years. I sounded better than most. Half of analog mics was just proper mic boost configuration, the other half was having a system that wasn’t rife with noise. It didn’t matter how good the mic or soundcard was if the mobo was noisy AF.
You also needed to know where to hook up your wires! I found that nearby plugs tend to interfere with audio input A LOT. In my case I had multiple audio jacks so it was preferred to use the one where I’d usually plug nothing in nearby!
There was no sound quality, good or bad.
Ok, it the span of hours, c/nostalgia has posted my microphone and my pc controller. I’m starting to think they are just going though my shit.
If the next post is a Gateway 2000, I’m pressing charges.
My ska band used one to record a demo back in 99.
Have a copy?
I sure do. It’s terrible.
I had one of these for that game where Gowron teaches you to speak Klingon. I think I could still do that opening song.
Gowron teaches you a song?
Yes!
What do you mean “did you”? I know exactly where mine is.
Microphone.
Edit: Sorry, I somehow read it as “What do you call one of these?”.
I even recorded some (bad) vocals for some (bad) Fruity Loops tracks with one of these.
OG Fruity Loops gang! All the samples I made had snaps and pops at the cut points too. Man we’ve come a long way.
Get out of my brain.
Not that exact one, but yes! I swear mine was Altec Lansing, but I cannot find any pictures of one. It looked just like the Labtec ones.
Jean-Luc Picard: ICQ
Uh-oh!
I think I just found my new text alert
Now there’s a name I haven’t heard in like 20 years. It occurs to me I still remember my old ICQ number, 3939036 (I think).
I’ve been thinking about buying one again! I want to get better quality headphones than you can get with an attached microphone.
You should check out ModMics. They are headset microphones that you can clip on to any over the ear headphones. So you basically make your own headset.
I’m sure there are cheaper versions than the official mod mics that work nearly if not just as well.
Desk mounted microphone isn’t the only option if you are looking to get a high quality set of headphones but also want to use voice.
Thank you! I’ll check it out.
I had a modmic and it was honestly a piece of crap. The wire casing was already breaking after about a year. Also, the sound quality was worse than I expected given the cost. Stick to desk mics imo.
I’ve got an inexpensive “podcasting” USB condenser mic (AmazonBasics makes a surprisingly decent one) that I use in conjunction with over-the-ear studio monitor headphones for videoconferencing and gaming. It’s vastly better in comparison to any other setup I’ve used.
Thanks! Which headphones did you get?
I’ve been using Audio-Technica ATH-m30x cans as they’re fairly affordable and have a replaceable cord, but you’ll find people who swear by Sennheiser or Beyerdynamic at various price points. If you’re expecting lots of bass, you won’t get it with monitor headphones, but you will get great speech clarity and solid gaming sound.
I was about to buy some Beyerdynamic headphones when my work sent me a $350 Jabra headset. That was good enough all around that I’ve just been using that ever since but now they’re breaking, with a short in the right can and mic (sometimes I have to jiggle it to get it to work), so I’m looking into the original setup I was considering again.
Wow! That’s possibly the longest run-on sentence I’ve ever written. I’m leaving it.
Edit: thanks for the recommendation! I’ll look into the set you have.
Came with my IBM Aptiva.
Same. Got my 166MHz (mmx!!) aptiva as a birthday gift in 1998. While most of the components had been upgraded by 2001, I continued using the chassis and the mic until 2007
That sliding door on gears was…
Bussin?
On fleek?
I ended up upgrading the processor (to 400mhz?) thanks to the magic of a riser card.
Got mine with a Gateway 2000
I used to record music on one of these. Sounded shite!
Ok, but what about the sound of the recording?
I set em up, you knock em down!
