Re: [linux-audio-user] Skype and internet jamming/podcasting

Steve Harris wrote: Thanks but in the case of a simple two ended voice comms, where one end is me with an SBlive, the other end only gets an echo of their own voice and cannot hear me. I can hear them, and their echo, just fine. The "other end" in my case are professional people who do not use linux and the perception on follow-up landline calls is that when they know I am using linux on my end the response is "hey pal, get a real computer and don't waste my time". Which leaves me in an embarrasing position and also with no one on the other end patient enough to give me feedback when I try to tweak alsamixer to find the right comdination. Sure I could use 2 computers, 2 headsets and 4 ears to try and work out the right alsamixer combo but I still have to deal with the same clueless person to try and work thru all the combinations on both ends. To Mario, yes I know skype is "evil" like mp3 but there are too many "buts" already. iPods won't play ogg content and most VoIP users do not run linux. It's a sad thing on both counts but that's life so if I want to interact with "most people" I have to bend my own rules... or not play at all. As for real-time jamming, I can't imagine it being feasible in any useful way other than proofing tracks... as in side A plays composition, side B records it then adds extra content while side A then records that combination, then after that is recorded, said A adds their bit to the mix, which side B then records, and on it goes ping-pong fashion. Is their a kind and patient LAU user out there somewhere who would be interested in trying some skype tests ? --markc