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Rogue Amoeba's Tools Gave Me Real Time Sound Isolation Everywhere. Even OBS.

By Timothy R. Butler | Mar 29, 2023 at 9:20 PM

Longtime Mac users who have any level of need for professional audio tools have probably encountered veteran developer Rogue Amoeba and their suite of tools. I use Audio Hijack Pro, Loopback and Farrago as the core of our workflow on Zippy the Wonder Snail. A series of little discoveries moved me to making those tools my one-stop-mic-enhancement shop for OBS Studio and beyond.

Pixel Voical Wireless Mic System

A Highly Portable Wireless Mic for Your Camera

By Timothy R. Butler | May 10, 2021 at 12:53 PM

Can an affordable and seemingly misspelled wireless mic system help you with your live streams, Zoom meetings and other audio and video projects? We’ll find out as OFB Labs puts the Pixel’s Voical (sic) Wireless Mic system to the test.

Buzzing About the Neat Worker Bee

A High Quality and Affordable Microphone

By Timothy R. Butler | Mar 06, 2021 at 9:56 PM

My work has become highly dependent on live streaming since COVID hit. I wanted a good quality microphone to improve live stream quality without breaking the bank. I found a lot of options that were of uncertain quality, but affordable, and plenty of well known quality with a price to match. Then, I found something neat: the Neat Worker Bee.

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The Budget Headphones that Replaced My Beats

By Timothy R. Butler | Aug 18, 2020 at 5:45 PM

While traveling last year, I lost my trusty pair of Beats Solo 2 headphones I had used for years; while I had been given a set of AirPods Pro for Christmas and they quickly became my all time favorite headphone option, some situations work better with over-the-ear headphones (for example, audio mixing and recording work) and I found myself in the market for a new pair to replace my Beats. That led me to the Vankyo C750’s; they may just beat my Beats.