I have finally upgraded my recording audio quality, next step…video quality. Thanks for watching, my videos will only keep getting better!
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The Nokia Lumia 635 is a great budget device, but how does its speaker compare to that of the Moto G (2014)? I have an impartial video below showing the two in the same testing scenarios. My personal opinion is that while the Nokia Lumia 635 is much louder than the Moto G (2014), it is not more enjoyable. The Moto G (2014) has a much wider range and overall sounds better. It also has stereo speakers which make it much more immersive as compared to the Lumia which is rear firing. The Lumia does not sound bad, and it is actually surprisingly good, it is just a bit lacking in terms of being able to reach the deep end. Their audio output quality and power meanwhile are roughly the same with the Moto G (2014) being slightly warmer when played on my speakers. Overall they are both decent but the Moto G (2014) isn’t loud enough and the Nokia Lumia 635 isn’t full enough.
Here is the video comparison:
The main issue with recording on a PC or Laptop is the great amount of static and noise in the background, even if a decent microphone is being used. The fix is a quick and easy one and can cost less than $20. Basically, all you need is any USB sound card of decent quality. Try to stick to known brands such as Creative and stay away from the $5 ones on eBay. Also, a decent mic would help but that will only increase the quality of the recording and not so much the decrease background annoyances not due to actual background noise present in the room. It turns out that my motherboard makes a lot of static and noise when using the internal mic inputs and just by using a USB sound card, a huge difference was instantly noticeable. It seems that by isolating the A/D converter from the rest of the components, I was able to now record clean, static free sound. Check out the video below for some details about the sound card I used.
The Video is taking extremely long to process…but when it finishes, here it is:
Finally, I have a way to record better quality audio, but is it really that big of a difference? This is a question I have not been able to answer yet. The mic is solid, has a metal body, and seems to have good recording quality, but for some reason I am not fully impressed by it. The recording quality is good but not amazing. For a budget mic I know I can’t expect much, but I expect at least a full sound from my voice. Don’t get me wrong, it recorded just fine as you can hear in the video below, but I want better. I tried many different settings along with my USB Creative Soundblaster and my Internal Realtek Chip and I couldn’t find a level of audio that I was pleased with. I am new to the audio recording game and there may be some things/settings that would make a big difference, but I just haven’t found the right ones yet. So for the price of $30 it is worth it, but until I find a way to unlock its full potential I can’t say its a steal. I have embedded a video unboxing and review below if you want to hear how it sounds so far.
The Rosewill Ranger-M case retails for $39.99 and I found it on eBay being sold from Rosewill for $29.99 with free shipping. This seemed like a bargain for such a good looking case and since I was in need of a case for my components, I went ahead and purchased it.
The case is made of aluminum and is very light, the case looks good, and the case comes with a 120mm blue lit fan in the front and an 80mm fan in the back preinstalled. Installation of everything was easy but as you will see below, there really isn’t much space inside to do anything comfortably.
First, the box was small and very light:
Then, it was packaged well and had all of the screws inside:
Then, installation was simple but tricky as not everything seemed to fit too easily:
Finally, the front has built in HD Audio and AC-97 support along with 2 USB 2.0 ports. The Audio worked flawlessly with the Realtek Drivers that I already had installed and the USB ports only worked after I enabled them in the BIOS settings:
Overall, I am very pleased with the case as it looks good, is very functional, and is relatively cheap for the good quality it has. If only it was an inch longer to space the hard drives away from the motherboard 24 pin power input, things would have been perfect. Maybe after I find a way to organize the wires better, it will be perfect.
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