Mark Knapp


"If you have an Nvidia-powered system, by all means, play with the tool. Some of the features can come in handy, like the auto-framing one. 

"But I wouldn’t recommend shelling out for a new Nvidia GPU just so you can save money on audio and video recording gear, especially if you want to get anywhere close to professional quality. 

"And don’t forget that the power draw of the GPU trying to run these features will add up over time.

"The audio quality I got from studio voice —perhaps limited by the RTX 4060 in my system —wasn’t something I’d want to share with any kind of audience on a regular basis, and it paled in comparison to the quality I could get just from having a headset with a boom mic. 

"I’ve tested a lot of gaming headsets, and even very cheap wired headsets with a boom mic are leagues better than what I heard from studio voice. 

"The eye contact feature failed to be anything other than unsettling, and I don’t think it’s going to fool anyone into believing you’re actually making eye contact with them. 

"And the virtual key light, much like studio voice, doesn’t appear to be a quality substitute for a real key light, especially when affordable LED lights are a dime a dozen." 


[This post is number 2600 of chatainews, so it's fitting that it follows a post covering a New Yorker article about AI and the humanities —hacking what it means to be human, so to speak.]


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