This tag is to be used when raising questions about voice communication, specifically questions about usage of Ventrilo, Team Speak, Mumble, Skype, or built in solutions such as voice communications on games consoles.
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Separate Microphone and Audio
Ok so this will be the first asked question related to this at all: I crashed recently and lost my hearing, but I have a hearing aid that can connect to the audio with a phonak tvlink that I got. I ...
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How does the “VOIP Ducking” feature in Guild Wars 2 work?
In Guild Wars 2's audio options, there is a "VOIP Ducking" slider. Presumably this option reduces the in-game volume when you are using voice chat, but GW2 doesn't have any in-game voice chat.
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Do I need to pay for a Teamspeak server?
I want to talk to four friends in private while gaming. I know of Skype, but that is not ideal as "Push to Talk" is limited (I can't set it to my mouse 5 button).
I've heard of Teamspeak, but I need ...
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How do I use a microphone in Diablo 3?
I have searched the game menus and cannot find how to enable my headset microphone. Is this possible in Diablo 3? What are the alternatives? Are there external programs used for this?
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How can I have different Audio output for Steam Voice chat?
I was playing Portal 2 today and I wanted to have in-game audio (environmental sounds) through my main desktop speakers, while having my voice chat output to my headset. I couldn't find the setting ...
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Voice chat routing in Steam for Mac games
In the Valve games (Left 4 dead, TF2, etc), I can either route all the sound through my speakers (which makes voice chat weird) or through the earpiece on my headset (which makes the in game sound ...
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How do I disable always on voice chat in Dead Island?
I decided to try out Dead Island's co-op mode. Unfortunately, there seems to be no way to turn off voicechat and I can't find any push to talk option. I don't want to just unplug my microphone because ...
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Why is voice chat in Dungeons and Dragons Online usually not working?
I rather suspect it's my ISP filtering it but I haven't figured out a way to prove this and they categorically deny filtering.
It's random, occasionally it suddenly starts working for a while, ...
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COD Black Ops: Can opponents voice chat in free for all?
In a free for all match, can I voice chat with my opponents?
One of my friends started playing Black Ops (it's her first FPS game ever) and to teach her how to play I created a private free for all ...
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How can I have team voice chat for an MOBA like League of Legends? [closed]
Unfortunately Skype isn't a good choice for CPU-intensive game such as League of Legends; group talk causes significant and noticeable delays during play. Is there a more lightweight solution I can ...
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How do I find out who is voice chatting in TDU2?
Test Drive Unlimited 2, while fun, is seriously marred by an immature player-base. Having to put up with a semi-constant stream of profanity is wearing me thin, to the point where I'm considering ...
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Up/Downstream Bandwidth Requirements for Xbox Live Multiplayer Games
In terms of upstream and downstream, about how much bandwidth does Xbox Live require for games like Black Ops, while using the VoIP feature with friends?
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Teamspeak 3 text-to-speech chatting
I've been looking for a Teamspeak 3 plugin that will convert text to speech for everyone in the channel.
I know Teamspeak has a text-to-speech system in place for announcements but I would like to be ...
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Starcraft 2 chat problem with multiple players on same connection
The in-game voice works fine for me but if I have friends come over and we're all on the same connection, only one of us can use voice chat. Everyone else appears to be muted.
Could this have ...
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Xbox 360 voice problem
I have just set up my Xbox 360 on Live, but cannot hear other players' voices through the TV or headset. Any help? I have tried changing the settings but it's still not working.
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How do I talk to my team on Left 4 Dead 2?
Is there any in game voice chat system?
In what app it's easier to find players that use voice communication? Teamspeak? What server?
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imac voice chat not working with Starcraft 2 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Has anyone had success with Voice Chat in StarCraft 2?
This is for a friend. He has all the latest drivers. The game sound works fine, but he can't hear the rest of the ...
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Counter Strike (1.6/Source) Voice
Is there any way to play an MP3 via voice/TeamSpeak in Counter Strike? So not to send my own speech, but an MP3?
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How does the in-game voice chat work?
I'm still kinda new to the game (still haven't even got my first 80), but I've played for the past couple months and noticed they have the new voice feature. But I've never heard anyone speaking.
I ...
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What is the max slots for a Mumble server?
Our clan is wanting to research the Mumble server voice chat to see if it would be viable for our needs. We have a box we can use to host a free Mumble server on, but we need to know what the max ...
