Questions tagged [sound]
Hacks related to either improving sound from a speaker or in a room, or preventing an unwanted sound.
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Huge noise in my inkjet printer
I have a basic model inkjet printer, and my guests have to sleep in my PC room only. I am supposed to take printout in midnight only. I tried to control the heavy noise during printing by using the ...
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How to listen to music in the shower?
How can I bring my little portable Bluetooth speaker into the shower without ruining it?
To ensure it is loud enough to hear over the shower on full blast while not noise polluting too much, the ...
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Kettle Not Whistling
My old kettle rusted, so I bought a new one. My old kettle whistled very loudly when the water reaches boiling point. I can barely hear my new kettle whistle. How can I amplify the whistling sound ...
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Prevent mints from rattling in the car
I like to keep fresh breath mints in my car. They come in a box like this:
The problem is they rattle in two ways:
The box is metallic and it rattles against the glove compartment (or other ...
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How can I reduce the sound of clicking my mouse
I have a wonderful mouse except... I'd like it to click more silently (left and right buttons). Probably it was that loud, probably it is the work of Time, but the current sound doesn't suit me now, ...
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How to hold a microphone on a stand that is too small?
I have a microphone and stand. The microphone is too wide to fit into the holder at the top of the stand. What can I use to keep it securely held on the stand and still allow it to be picked up by its ...
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How to amplify laptop speakers?
I've a laptop (MBPR) and usually I'm watching movies on my second monitor which is far from my main laptop making the sound a bit low. And I don't want to buy external speakers, as the existing are ...
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How to lessen / dampen the noise of creaking floor boards? [closed]
I have a house built in the late 1970s and it has chipboard (plywood) floors. It is a two story house and the floors on the bottom floor (ground level) especially tend to creak loudly, especially in ...
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How to open a door without it creaking?
The obvious answer is to oil it. But until then, is there any way to open it without the terrible creaking sound?
Once in a while it has opened quietly. I think putting pressure on certain parts of ...
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How can I amplify the speakers of my iPhone?
There are lots of sites that give various methods for speaker amplification:
Put the phone in a toilet roll (cut a slit)
Put cups on the phone
Place it on a box or similar (guitars are sometimes ...
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