Chessexplained is out of book
Posted Oct 13, 2015, 6:23 PM UTC
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Someone come up for an official name for that opening please, I feel like there should be some very nice ones nested somewhere.
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Owen Defense, Uncertain Light Squared Bishop variation
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Man, I really like CE's videos, it's a shame it sounds like he sits in a bath tub when talking - and his clicking sound is intense. Shouldn't we crowdfund a better mic for him?
Unless you do actually sit in a bath tub when playing - carry on, then!
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I actually have a very good mic, but I have a hard time to figure out how to improve the sound. If someone is an expert and willing to help via Skype he's very welcome. I got some messages on the subject, but none I could really use with my limited knowledge.
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Firstly, I'm slightly honored to be chatting with you directly. Big fan of your channel.
Secondly, what I think is wrong is that your room suffers from (bad) acoustics. You will need to reduce these somehow – a carpet for your floor is one trick that sometimes work. You can also buy some wedge foam for your walls that will reduce the feedback between them.
Thirdly, the clicking sound being too loud (in my opinion at least) might have something to do with mic placement relative to your mouse.
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You're welcome! I wrote something below as an answer to both of your posts.
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Maybe the room you're in just has bad acoustics. Is it big? From what material is the floor? Is there alot of stuff in it? Shape?
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It's 2.5mx5m roughly, with carpet on the floor. It has a desk and some shelves with books on it. Not sure if that qualifies as 'a lot'. It is not emtpy, but surely not packed with stuff. The mic is about half a meter away from the mouse.
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Doesn't sound like a 'problem' room. Big empty rooms with concrete floors for example can sound like ballrooms. But you can always improve ofcourse. Make sure your desk is on the short wall, hang up some curtains, put more stuff in it... but since you're not a sound engineer I wonder if it's worth the effort. Cause of the sound can also be some software issue. But in my opinion it's not 'bad'
Edit: if you have a laptop maybe it's an idea to record something in a complete different room? If you notice alot of difference then you know it's the room.
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I like your mic's sound. :')
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I like that he remained good-natured about it, and just took on the attitude of "oh I guess I'll just have an easier time beating him".