Hacks related to either improving sound from a speaker or in a room, or preventing an unwanted sound.
Hacks related to either
- improving sound from a speaker or in a room, or
- preventing an unwanted sound.
Questions tagged [sound]
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Reducing the high pitched sound of writing on chalkboard
The one thing that annoys me like crazy: the high pitched squeaking sound made as chalk scratches the surface of a chalkboard. To me, that is very, very annoying. Most people hate it and tried many ways to lessen the squeaky sound but nothing really…
Anthony Pham
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How to find source of deep humming?
Every few days to weeks, I hear a very deep humming noise. It's so deep that some older people might not even hear it, but just loud enough to annoy me and sometimes even cause headache. It often lasts for hours and it is audible at different times…
Fabian Röling
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How to reduce noise disturbance?
I live in a flat with neighbours all around me. Sometimes, they complain about noise when I do something noisy. What can I do to reduce the disturbance on my neighbours when I listen to music or watch TV?
I want to keep sound of reasonable quality…
Tony
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How to filter out bird chirping from the background in live teams / zoom calls
I have to move to our living room where we do have two budgies. If I will be in a zoom or teams call and I talk, they will start talking as well. Currently I am looking for a nice setup to filter out the sounds as good as possible. Software or…
RayofCommand
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How to make sure I can't be heard by neighbours (without asking them)?
I live in an apartment that share walls with the apartments of a few neighbours, with whom I'm generally not chatty. I like to listen to music (without earphones) and more importantly sing in the shower, but I don't want to disturb them. How can I…
anon
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Coping with the dynamic loudness inequality of a Zoom classroom
A Zoom elementary-school class can be heard in my home every weekday. The teacher and most kids sound fine. But one or two kids either have poor-quality/faulty hardware, or their microphone preference setting has been slid all the way up to 11. The…
jez
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How can I make my room sound proof?
I make educational videos in my room and I feel uncomfortable when someone(my parents especially) put ears and try to hear what I am saying. Is there an easy and not costly way by which the sound does not reach outside the room even after closing…
Kartik Watwani
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How to reduce the noise from a mechanical-switch keyboard?
Some keys on the keyboard of my laptop don't work anymore. I have an external mechanical-switch keyboard so I just bring it with me and connect it to my laptop via USB for use. Unfortunately, this keyboard (with Cherry MX Brown switches) produces a…
xji
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How to make trimmer sound less
I got new baby boy and in our religion we shave baby hair. I was thinking of using trimmer but as trimmer has loud sound. What can be a better way to make the sound of trimmer less? So the child don’t feel it is loud.
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How can I stop plastic bags that cover computer speakers from vibrating?
I place my computer speakers in clear bread plastic bags to protect them from dust and food scrap. E.g. I eat at my desk, and have fruits and vegetables spurt after biting or cutting something.
But as my plastic bags can dangle and droop on my…
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