The past three live streams had all suffered from audio stuttering and running at a higher pitch than they should have… whoops! On this setup the problem stopped after I forced the Inogeni USB capture device to 1080p instead of 2160p in macOS and installed the available firmware update. I’d forgotten it had an app for controlling these things, and there was even a firmware update! Yay! I changed both, so I couldn’t pin the improvement on either one alone.

There was also flickering from the Saturn setup. At this point I was considering the Saturn mainboard, Saturn PSU, OSSC and the AV connection. Trying a cheap replacement cable ruled out my usual cable as the only explanation, although the replacement added even more audio AND video noise. Moving the plug could also tint the picture yellow, so I suspected a dry solder joint at the AV socket and wanted a peek inside. Later I reflowed the socket with no improvement, then recapped the VA15 Saturn and the visible flicker disappeared. I still hadn’t isolated a particular faulty capacitor, but at least the flicker was gone!

Technicalities aside, in this latest instalment we find the youngest of our troupe becoming a demolition expert! Yikes! A shorter chapter than normal, perhaps we’ll have some more next week! Stay tuned!