Best products from r/gigantic
We found 3 comments on r/gigantic discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 3 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. Blue Snowball iCE USB Mic for Recording and Streaming on PC and Mac, Cardioid Condenser Capsule, Adjustable Stand, Plug and Play – White
- Custom condenser capsule: Powered by Blue’s custom condenser capsule, Snowball iCE microphone delivers crystal-clear audio quality that’s light-years ahead of your built-in computer microphone
- Cardioid pickup pattern: Captures your voice with clear, focused sound for streaming, podcasting, broadcasting, Skype calls and Zoom meetings
- Stylish retro design: Record or stream in style with a classic recording equipment design that looks great on your desktop and on camera
- Adjustable desktop stand: Allows you to position the condenser microphone in relation to the sound source, improving sound quality and saving space on your desktop for the optimal broadcast setup
- Skype and Discord certified: Whether conducting interviews over Skype, streaming live gameplay on Twitch, or communicating across the globe, you’ll be heard loud and clear on leading VOIP platforms
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3. UGREEN Headphone Splitter for Computer 3.5mm Female to 2 Dual 3.5mm Male Headphone Mic Audio Y Splitter Cable Smartphone Headset to PC Adapter (White)
- 2 to 1 Mic Headphone Splitter: UGREEN Headphone Audio Splitter offers a simple way to connect headsets of 4-pole 3.5mm TRRS plug to PC or laptop with separate audio and mic jack, use with VOIP applications, such as Skype or chat programs, MSN Messenger, online gaming, classes online and teams meetings. For example, connect turtle beach recon 50 gaming headsets to PC via the headphone splitter for computer.
- Hi-Fi Stereo Sound: This 3.5mm splitter with polished 24K Gold-plated connectors, oxygen-free copper wire ensures higher audio transmission without signal loss and noise. So the headset adapter remains original sound quality, offers better gaming and communication experience.
- Everlasting Durability: UGREEN Aux Splitter Cable is built to last. Aluminum alloy casing and gold-plated plugs significantly enhance the durability for a longer lifespan. Nylon braided jacket passes 10000+ bending tests and is solid enough to withstand twist, tug, and tangle.
- Wide Compatibility: UGREEN PC headset adapter is suitable for most TRRS headsets, compatible with Turtle Beach XO1/PX24/Recon 50X/XO 7, Hyperx cloud 2, Razer Kraken X gaming headset, Bose headphones, PS4, Sennheiser HD 598 Cs wired headset, speaker, HP ProBook 450 G1, Lenovo Thinkpad T400 and more.
- Slim and portable design, easy to carry around. Cable Length: 20cm/7.87 inch. NOTE: This headphone jack splitter is only compatible with CTIA standard headphones, incompatible with CTIA standard Apple Earbuds and Beats headphones.
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Ive been horrible and not doing my video to go alone with these so for that I am sorry :( Ill get back to these this week!
So competitively the game already has those elements. eSport wise, there needs to be solid shoutcaster, good backing from motiga, a community that WANTS a scene in the first place, and a willingness for teams to be part of tournaments without a prize pool.
 
Shoutcasting
 
Microphone
These are a few things for shoutcasting that MUST be followed. Shoutcasters need to have a working microphone and one that sounds clear. Ive seen a ton of people try and shoutcast with a cheap Logitech mic or using their webcam mic and its painful to listen to. You are able to get a good CHEAP mic for around 50-80$.
Snowball Microphone!
 
Overlay
This is always something that will make or break a tournament. Sounds silly but both the in game spectator UI and the graphic that the caster is using MUST be easy to read and provide enough info for the viewer to follow.
 
Duel Shoudcasting vs solo
Both are perfectly good ways to have commentary but personally I like having 2 shoutcasters. One gives the play by play and the other gives the analytical commentary while the game's action is slow. Both of these casters must synergize well with each other, this is really hard to find a lot of the times.
 
Personality
Having a personality in general is always a good idea, makes you more likeable and easy to connect to. A example of a wonderful internet personality is Day9. He is funny, friendly, extremely kind, and just a over all nice guy. It wasn't his content of the game he was apart of that made him as popular as he is today. It was the way he portrayed him self and the way he presented himself. Having a good personality as a shoutcaster will go a long way.
 
 
Tournaments
 
Starting off
Right of the bat tournament will not have prize pools and they realistically shouldn't. This is to make sure that the teams playing are doing it for the love of the game and not just to get some shinny thing at the end. We want our top teams to love the game not the prizes.
 
Having a good tournament team
This is very important and can set your reputation for the rest of the games life span. You need to make sure you have a group of admins that can help you keep the tournament running smoothly and deal with things that you might not have time for. For tournaments with 16 teams I would recommend a admin team of about 20 people. Anything larger then that, you will need a team of 30 or more.
 
Hub
Having 1 centralized location for each team captain to go is very much needed. Mumble is free and teamspeak servers are very cheap.
 
 
Community
Its very important for the community to support every tournament, NOT JUST THE BIG ONES. Supporting a tournament scene that is both top team and casual team friendly will not only help the player base grow but will help motiga see where they can improve their support for the scene in general.
Step 1: Buy "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way" https://www.amazon.com/dp/0671530771/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_pMmeAbVDBX1NP
Step 2: Go to Deviant Art, Twitter, Tumblr, Fur Affinity, CG Society, or other artist hub and look for tutorials. You can also be specific and look for certain species. A search for "frog fighter" might net you results similar to Wu. "Dragon taur" will get you things like Charnok. "Retro female gunner" might result in things like Beckett.
Step 3: Take what you learned in steps 1 and 2 and apply it to works by the most impactful artists you've come across. Download their work, trace, and deconstruct it into simple forms. Learn the foundational shapes and proportions they used. Study the detail and technique. Check out progress or timelapse videos. Remember that this is for learning. Do not post or claim this work as your own, and do not fixate excessively on one artist -- develop your own style.
Also consider doing timed practice sketches imitating things you like. Timed sketches make a HUGE difference if you stick with them. Spend an hour doing 30 second to 10 minute sketches. https://www.quickposes.com/en/gestures/timed and http://www.posemaniacs.com/thirtysecond are good examples.
Step 4: Come up with your own scenes, characters, and environments from scratch. Practice what you learned. It will be bad. You must be a bad artist before you can be a good one. Join an artist community and you might grow a following, or posting art will at least get other artists to let you into their circles. I know I treat other artists (and good commenters) differently than randoms. Some artists create their own characters or adoptables with various features that you can use as creative inspiration. Don't copy -- be inspired.
Step 5: Consider checking out programming for a local art, comic, gaming, or furry convention. These usually attract artists. Some (like me) will run panels trying to help newer artists.
Tools you need: Paper and pencil. Consider a set of pencils at different hardnesses. Stick to greyscale before moving to color. Also consider PC pen tablets with pressure sensitivity, but beware the urge to over use undo and fixate on little details and perfection. Adopt an "on to the next" mentality so you do not burn out.
Do your headphones have a separate cord for the mic or are they both in the same one? If there's only one then you're probably going to have to get a splitter:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Y4663GG