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by _joel 948 days ago
> If the microphone can do what they say (only listen in that immediate area) then that's really cool.

Isn't that just some EQing for the vocal presense range and a level activated gate to turn it on when it's only above a certain threshold?

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I don't think it is: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38266165

Something something tiny ribbon mic that only responds to sound waves perpendicular to its axis, something something, shielded from the sides something something. (Sorry, it's all a bit over my head, but it's more than using smart EQ and volume monitoring)

I love this place just for comments like this
Yea, I know, I know, but really is it that hard to implement?

It's not an rsync, ssh, backup etc. ;)

Life is hard to implement :(
Fair comment
That underscore before your name is very off-throwing ;)