Skype convos when mic button is off

[johngrant]

This was helpful:

http://www.djsoft.net/smf/index.php?topic=2323.0

But I would like to chat with skypers during breaks, etc., when the mic is off.  They can hear me, but I can't hear them.  A second instance of the Virtual Audio Cable renders a bad echo.

Thanks.

 

[djsoft]

Maybe just don't turn off the mic?
Second audio-repeater which transfers sound from Line1 to a real output device should make you hear Skype conversation all the time.

 

[johngrant]

Maybe just don't turn off the mic?
Second audio-repeater which transfers sound from Line1 to a real output device should make you hear Skype conversation all the time.

If I play a song or go to a commercial break, I'd like to take the mic off the air so we can talk. 

So I can use VAC to transfer sound, to say, a headset other than the one I use to broadcast?

 

[djsoft]

You should add audio repeater which transfers sound from "Line-1" (or whatever device/line you selected in the Skype's "Speakers" settings) to any sound card output.
Eg. in the repeater settings set:
Wave in = Line 1
Wave out = sound card output where your headset is connected.

This is untested, but I'm sure it will work

 

[johngrant]

You should add audio repeater which transfers sound from "Line-1" (or whatever device/line you selected in the Skype's "Speakers" settings) to any sound card output.
Eg. in the repeater settings set:
Wave in = Line 1
Wave out = sound card output where your headset is connected.

This is untested, but I'm sure it will work

Thanks...I use a USB device with a mixer and headphone monitor. My mic goes through the mixer. I tried patching line 1 back into the USB device but it was echo city.  I'll see if I can deal with an alternate arrangement for a headset.

I LOVE this product.  Makes me feel like I was back in radio 30 years ago.

 

[djsoft]

Thanks...I use a USB device with a mixer and headphone monitor. My mic goes through the mixer. I tried patching line 1 back into the USB device but it was echo city.  I'll see if I can deal with an alternate arrangement for a headset.

Do you hear yourself back, or is it a noise echo (sound recursion)?
To make things easier, you should have separate sound card for Skype monitoring and use it as a "Wave out" device in the audio repeater as I wrote in the post above.

I LOVE this product.  Makes me feel like I was back in radio 30 years ago.

Thanks

 

[johngrant]

Thanks...I use a USB device with a mixer and headphone monitor. My mic goes through the mixer. I tried patching line 1 back into the USB device but it was echo city.  I'll see if I can deal with an alternate arrangement for a headset.

Do you hear yourself back, or is it a noise echo (sound recursion)?
To make things easier, you should have separate sound card for Skype monitoring and use it as a "Wave out" device in the audio repeater as I wrote in the post above.

I LOVE this product.  Makes me feel like I was back in radio 30 years ago.

Thanks

OK, and sorry if this has been dealt with elsewhere, but how do I deal with the latency of moitoring RB output, if my skype will be realtime?

 

[djsoft]

To lower the latency, open the playback device settings and either:
- switch to ASIO driver if your sound card is ASIO-capable (when you select the ASIO driver you should see your sound card in the "devices" list).
- if you don't have ASIO support and you're using Windows Vista or later, switch to WASAPI driver and set buffer size to 50ms

 

[johngrant]

One more little nasty.  I seem to be getting some clipping on my local mic when in Skype.  It shows up as "overflors" in the Virtual Audio Cable panel.  I have tried letting Skype automatically adjust the mic volume, this seems to help.  Also upping the buffer to say, 200, seems to avoid the clips.

Does this make sense?

 

[djsoft]

Yes, in case of sound problems you should increase the buffer size (especailly if you see buffer underflows in the VAC panel), so I think your solution is correct.