Sometimes, while you are taking part in the video conferencing tool Zoom, you will need to mute your microphone to suppress background noises or stay silent while other participants in the meeting are ...

For years, I’ve used Blue’s ‘Snowball’ microphone for just about everything, from chatting with friends while gaming to recording episodes of the SyrupCast. It’s served me well across a variety of ...

The MicSwitch tool allows users to mute or unmute their system microphone using a predefined system-wide hotkey. Therefore, any program that utilizes a microphone can be stopped instantly. Launch ...

Most users, when watching movies or listening to music on their Windows 11/10 PC, decide to take a break; no matter which media player or app is being used, the media will continue to play with the ...

The PS5 has lots of little tricks that you can do which make using the console that much better, including the ability to mute all the audio at once. You might ask yourself why you would want to mute ...

A new study shows that pressing the mute button on popular video conferencing apps (VCA) may not actually work like you think it should, with apps still listening in on your microphone. More ...

The new PlayStation 5 discoveries keep cranking up – even a week after the system’s American launch. Did you know, for example, that the DualSense’s mute button can also be used to quickly and ...

Unusual times prompt unusual occurrences. A friend was watching a science museum presentation and the presenter was flustered because of a recurring loud sound. They ...

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