JarlethorsenSep 27, 2023
Ninji

twitch streamer with 7 viewers: hey guys!! i bought this expensive microphone so you can hear me play minecraft in dolby atmos surround sound

long-distance train manager (speaking into a potato): please listen to the following announcements to find out how you’re going to get home

Sep 25, 2023 at 8:53pmWeb
Show threadcleanyclothSep 25, 2023
@Ninji i’ve genuinely bought microphones from poundland that sound better than some of those bloody announcements
Show threadWawik Sep 25, 2023
@Ninji Actually....
Show threadDaniel BohrerSep 26, 2023

@wawik @Ninji I came here to post this image!!!!!! :D

(for reference, this was from a documentary about Austrian Railways sleeper trains)

Show threadRedstoneLP2Sep 25, 2023
@Ninji fyi: my current mic setup cost me 60€
Show threadLight The Unicorn!Sep 25, 2023
@Ninji It drives me more crazy when there's an announcement on the train or platform but people are being so darn noisy I don't have a chance of properly hearing it.
Show threadKevin Karhan Sep 26, 2023

@LightTheUnicorn @Ninji sadly pulling out a flare gun to make them shut the fuck up doesn't work that great.

#Sarcasm #NotLegalAdvice #PlzDont

Show threadHasufinSep 25, 2023
@Ninji What's wild is, the microphones and speakers in many trains aren't complete shit, they just don't bother even trying to be intelligible while using them. Doesn't matter the quality of the gear if you hold it and arm's length and don't even bother switching it on until halfway through the announcement.
Show threadKevin Karhan Sep 26, 2023
@Hasufin @Ninji they don't get paid to give a f**k nor do they get demoted for not doing so...
Show threadmmu_manSep 25, 2023

@Ninji "McDonalds, which invests millions into the restaurant, and 10.50 francs into the speaker which allows to communicate easily with the cashier."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWZZ_SdcG3k

Le macdrive

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Show threadStefen Auris 🖖​Sep 25, 2023
@Ninji this is your pilot speaking
Hahsuizhahahhzoakanjdisllalaks
Show threadeena meena meSep 25, 2023
@Ninji gosh, i miss trains
Show threadAshi HelveticaSep 25, 2023
@Ninji 7 viewers? that’s like twice as many as I ever get on average lmao
Show threadFrost, wolf of winter 🐺🎄Sep 25, 2023
@Ninji Okay now I'm imagining a literal potato with wires coming out of it.
Show threadCrispy BranzinoSep 26, 2023
@Ninji "frrrrrrggnuhg...frrruubuubbg...nerbuf fuf fuf gambo Sheffield station brrrbflllff baba foof fgooooofff mind theclosingdoors"😍😍😍
Show threadKoutsie Sep 26, 2023
@Ninji Cheap Lavalier mics are like 1.3€ from china and they sound fucking great!
Show threadKevin Karhan Sep 26, 2023
@k @Ninji or just upcycle one from a #Laptop...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLP_L7Mgz6M&t=460s via #DIYperks
Things you can make from old, dead laptops

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Show thread‮ ​  aynuL​‮‮Sep 26, 2023
@Ninji I feel called out lol
Show threadJanne OksanenSep 26, 2023
@Ninji There's a certain podcast where every host is a millionaire and the main host has been podcasting semi-professionally for at least two decades. And they still have potato quality audio. They even have a hired producer! But can't swing a couple of hundred bucks for a proper mic. Baffling.
Show threadBen StokmanSep 26, 2023
@Ninji If it's a long distance train I'd assume it would be the delivery mechanism, not the microphone. Older systems probably use analog audio.
Show threadkianryan ☑️🐙🏳️‍🌈Sep 26, 2023
@Ninji I am in this toot and I don't like it. (3-5 viewers playing graphical and text adventure games)
Show threadskribe 🇺🇦 Sep 26, 2023
@Ninji they're in the top ten percent if they have seven viewers on Twitch.
Show threadbarks in spaceSep 26, 2023
@Ninji "Sever your leg please sir, it's the greatest day."
Show threadAlonSep 26, 2023
@Ninji No lie detected.
Show threadCodexNotFoundSep 26, 2023
@Ninji i don't stream but 8 years ago I also got a proper dedicated mic for gaming paid for by my employer because "I need to sound professional in work meetings".
Show threadS T E L L A R  Sep 26, 2023
@Ninji me: mm where is my train

train station speakers :

https://youtu.be/cSehhpW6stE?si=FbO3lOaeNkcmyBsn&t=34
Half-Life - VOX Announcement System Lines

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Show threadPixel DunnSep 26, 2023
@Ninji yeah…
Show threadNeunMalKlug Sep 26, 2023
@Ninji oh yes dolby atmos, the successor of 3D-TVs
Show threadnoah !! Sep 26, 2023
@Ninji i got like a $150 audio setup (i have a behringer interface all the money went to mic & arm)
Show threadpseyfertSep 26, 2023
@Ninji oh, have you been on a code sharing train operated by deutsche Bahn, also serving for Lufthansa? Both companies make announcements and the Lufthansa one sounds like they recorded it inside a flying aircraft for the proper atmosphere (and is far worse to understand)
Show threadGabeSep 26, 2023

@Ninji The difference being the captivity level of the audience.

Suppose we made subway announcing a competitive viewership market...

Show threadNightwalkerSep 26, 2023
@Ninji I feel called out by the first one
Show threadMathias ❄️🐺🐶 Sep 26, 2023
@Ninji My streaming noise gate is a piece of sock taped over the mic yet I still have infinitely better voice quality than metro operators. #HanesVsMBTA
Show threadWoke Leftist TrashSep 26, 2023
@Ninji i am not a fan of the proliferation of low-cost condensor mics. i hate hearing the sound of people's cheeks squishing together as they talk. it's too much. 🤣
Show threadSleeplessoneSep 26, 2023
@Ninji I don't even stream but damn do I sound amazing on work meetings and bullshitting with friends in Discord.
Show threadDAKSep 26, 2023
@Ninji honestly, I'm pretty sure the TTC issues actual potatoes for the service announcements. One per month, the drivers need to make them last; you really have to yell once they start getting really soft and sprouty,
Show threadIszac @ abtmtr.linkSep 27, 2023
@Ninji metrotransit automated bus voice: (plays StopRequested.raw) Stop Requested (switches to 54-2401.raw) Transfer Point To Mall Of America
Show threadIszac @ abtmtr.linkSep 27, 2023
@Ninji metrotransit automated bus voice: (plays StopRequested.raw) Stop Requested (switches to 54-2401.raw) Transfer Point To Mall Of America
Show threadIszac @ abtmtr.linkSep 27, 2023
@Ninji metrotransit automated bus voice: (plays StopRequested.raw) Stop Requested (switches to 54-2401.raw) Transfer Point To Mall Of America
Show threadNina KalininaSep 27, 2023
@Ninji one of them cares about the listeners and another is tired from their day job (dare to guess who is who?)
Show threadNEW: [email protected]Sep 30, 2023

@Ninji ... my current mic setup cost about $110 and i average 4 viewers. i feel so attacked by this sdlkhfs

not to mention i plan to get a better mixer and mic when i can affurd it sdfhlj

Show threadNinjiSep 30, 2023

@nepeta it’s ok, it was a diss on trains, not on streamers

that toot was inspired by me being stuck on a train where they ended up throwing everyone into a 3 hour taxi ride after cancelling half of the journey

Show threadNEW: [email protected]Sep 30, 2023

@Ninji oof that sucks im sorry

i half figured but i also still feel called out in a silly way :pp

Show threadLunya 🌸 Sep 26, 2023
@Ninji I feel called out lol