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Gain Staging: How to Use the Right Audio Settings for You and Your Mic Audio quality, whether for a Twitch stream, podcast, or live performance, is built upon a delicate chain going from your voice through the microphone, processed by an audio interface, and output into a recording or speaker output. The first and most important link in that chain is the gain for your microphone. Today, we’ll discuss what gain staging is, why it’s important, and how to do it to create a clean canvas for quality audio....

How to Clone and Run a Django Project Locally Open-source projects are increasingly in demand, and there’s a huge number to sink your teeth into. To start working on an open-source project, it helps if you can easily clone the source code and set the project up locally. Although cloning may seem easy, it can be challenging with projects built with Django. Django has many dependencies and packages that cause conflicts when not installed....

How to Paint a 3D Model in Procreate Painting a 3D model can be tricky if you’re using complicated software, but Procreate has always had a reputation for being easy to understand and user-friendly, and its feature for painting 3D models is no different. With the ability to draw, paint, and modify textures and lighting, you can truly bring your 3D models to life. Want to know how? Keep reading....

Leaked Galaxy Unpacked 2022 invite teases Samsung’s new foldables for August 10 If you’re looking forward to new Samsung mobile hardware, you can count on at least two major launches a year: oneUnpacked eventfor the newest Galaxy S-series flagships getting us started near the beginning, and another Unpacked around August that once introduced us tonew Note phones, but these days is the home for the latestZ-series foldables. We heard a few weeks back thatSamsung’s next Unpackedmight be scheduled for August 10 this year, and now that’s looking increasingly likely, upon the leak of an Unpacked invitation....

Onyx is back with a huge 13.3-inch Android e-reader, the Boox Tab X Thebest Android tabletstoday enable users to perform a wide range of tasks, including and not limited to reading e-books. While it’s natural to assume that these tablets would have ceased to exist with the emergence of powerful tablets with sharper displays, manufacturers like Boox, Kobo, and of course, Amazon have proven that notion wrong. Brands have routinely launched products for a market that continues to seek out devices specifically for the purpose of reading and taking notes....

Samsung’s September 2022 security patch is finally reaching the unlocked Galaxy S20 in the US Samsung has been doing a pretty good job as far as updates go. The company is currently hard at work testingOne UI 5, based onAndroid 13, on itslatest and greatest phones. And while that big release has yet to arrive, the company is also keeping its current firmware updated. Carrier-locked phones often take longer to get updates than unlocked variants....

WhatsApp is flirting with a cloud-less chat transfer option for Android phones WhatsApp may be among thebest messaging appsout there, but you may’t turn a blind eye to some of its ridiculous limitations, such as the lack of support for multiple devices for a single account. Furthermore, transferring chats between Android and iOS had historically been a bit of a chore, though this was addressed a few years ago. However, there are some prerequisites, including the need to back up your chats to supported cloud services in order to complete the migration....

A Pixel 7 Pro unboxing video is the latest leak to hit Google We are weeks away from learning all we can know aboutthe Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro from Google. There’s plenty of substance we’ve already dug up about the phones, but sometimes, you just need to sit down with a hefty bag of potato chips and munch. The equivalent of that in our field is a low-res unboxing video of what’s purportedly a Pixel 7 Pro coming out of Bangladesh....

Gboard’s foldable-friendly split keyboard layout is now available in beta Foldable phoneshave quickly pushed their way into the mainstream. While they’re still a bit more expensive than smartphones with a standard, non-foldable display, they’ve already come a long way, and acceptance is only growing. Even Google has started to embrace foldables, and larger screens in general, withAndroid 12L. While Google’s own rumored foldableprobably won’t be a thing for some time, the company’s not waiting around to show these phones some software love, as we’re seeing now with Gboard’s new split layout, currently rolling out for beta users....

Google firms up Play Store rules for which apps can install other apps Google’s rules have long held that the Play Store will not distribute third-party app stores, but no policy has ever taken a strict position forbidding apps from installing APKs, as long as users give consent and malware isn’t involved. However, that’s about to change as a new rule takes aim at this capability and limits it to a fairly narrow group of apps....

Google is helping LGBTQ+ owned businesses showcase themselves on Maps and Search Google services like Maps and Search have become increasingly important for small business owners to thrive in our always-connected age. In that vein, the company has made it a point to be as inclusive as possible. In 2020, Google added an identity attribute so merchants with a verified Business profilecould show if they’re Black-owned, a measure that came on the heels of heightened US race relations throughout the last several years....

How to Create an Interactive Excel Dashboard Data analysis can help you improve your processes with efficient reporting methods. But sometimes, you need more than just numbers in a spreadsheet to make your point. So, why not use data visualization tools like interactive dashboards? They can help report campaigns, increase conversions, analytics, and more. In this article, we’ll walk through how to create an interactive dashboard with an example and also provide tips for designing beautiful dashboards in Excel....

How to Fix the System Image 0x80780119 Error on Windows Creating a system image backup is essential in protecting your data and ensuring system recoverability, but the process of doing so might not always go smoothly. One such error that the users often encounter is the System Restore error 0x80780119, which prevents the users from completing the backup process. Below, we take a look at the common causes of this issue and discuss the different solutions you’re able to try to get rid of this error for good....