You can try TT with a local server first.
That is, client and server on the same machine.
Robert
On 10/08/2020, Andrew Downie <access_tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I will do a bit more digging. I am almost certain though that there are
free public servers. My real problem is knowing enough to set up.
Andrew
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Thanks for your reply, Andrew!
I had a conversation earlier with Ted about TeamTalk, and it sounds like
that getting a server up was indeed quite a hard game to play. I could join
other servers, but from what I know, if hosted by others it will cost me
money, something I hope to avoid doing, at least for now.
So I guess the only thing I can do, if I want to follow through with
TeamTalk, is to learn how to run a server. However I’m not sure if there are
people smart enough to help me go through this around here, as I’m not
familiar with the blind community online at this point, sorry!
Unles there are other simpler methods, I guess TeamTalk is my best bet, as
Skype might have a spotty connection, and Zoom can only record 40 minutes at
a time if there are more than 2 parties on the line. Messenger is OK, but
when we talked this morning, her voice sometimes goes a little muffled.
Anyway, thanks for the info!
David
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Hi David
To add a little to Ted’s already quite detailed answers. I have very
limited (two sessions) experience with TeamTalk and even less knowledge.
Initial setup was a pain, largely because I followed a suggestion to install
the portable version. Joining a conference is easy provided you are given
the relevant info, but hosting requires setting up or having access to a
server, which is something I have not explored.
The sessions I participated in were in stereo and sound quality was very
good – I think better than Zoom in stereo. You could use TeamTalk
facilities for recording as Ted suggested. You could also record locally,
but all speakers would be in the one file.
Like Zoom, meetings can be set up to require a password. Also like Zoom,
only people who have the meeting details are likely to join anyway.
Oh, and when installing, be sure to check the accessibility checkbox.
Andrew
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Hmm, this sounds interesting. Then how is the sound quality on TeamTalk?
Would my sighted friends enjoy this platform? Can they record on their own
or is it better that I help them? Can this be just a private thing where
it’s only them, and or possibly I in this chat and noone else can join?
Thanks!
David
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Doug Lee (https://dlee.org) has TeamTalk JAWS scripts and an NVDA add-on. I
haven’t used them yet but he does solid work!
Peace,
David
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TeamTalk:
I forgot to give you the web site to download it.
https://www.bearware.dk/
it is located in Denmark and the author does not speak English well.
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I see.
Well, I’m looking for a free platform with high audio quality. If the blind
community uses TeamTalk, then I guess the sound quality must be good!
I hope others in the list would chime in regarding this topic! I don’t mind
only recording with one track if my friends’ volume settings are consistent,
but it would be cool to have individual tracks for them!
I’m curious – will it go out of sync if I just align them together?
Anyway, thank you!!!
David
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TeamTalk is used widely as a voice chat service for a lot of blind
community. It to has the capability of recording each person in the chat
room on its own separate file. This too is a viable option and without time
limit. However, it may be a little tricky getting set up. This is beyond my
expertise, sorry. I do know that you can set up the room to be either mono
or stereo sound. Keep in mind, though, stereo sound takes up twice the
bandwidth both in the broadband aspect and the file size aspect.
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On Aug 9, 2020, at 10:40 AM, Ted Galanos <tr.galanos@xxxxxxxxx
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David,
Since there will be three people on the call, your zoom session will be
limited to only 40 minutes. In the recording settings, you can set it to
have a separate recording for each person speaking on the call. This is
especially helpful if you want to put each person’s file into a separate
track in audacity. In other words, you have three files for three people
speaking and it takes up three tracks in audacity so that you may adjust
volume for each of the three tracks.
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On Aug 9, 2020, at 10:04 AM, Lai David <davidlaijiajun@xxxxxxxxxxx
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To add to the question, what do you guys think of TeamTalk? I’ve heard
people mentioning that platform in the past. Is it good?
Thanks!
David
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you could record using zoom but if it is not a paid zoom account you can
only record to people or if you require three people you are limited to 40
minutes. You could also use Skype and record through there. The only
drawback to Skype is that as a post to zoom you will only have one audio
file. Zoom will allow you to have an audio file for each of the people on
the call.
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On Aug 9, 2020, at 9:12 AM, Lai David <davidlaijiajun@xxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:davidlaijiajun@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Hi friends!
This is David. Some sighted friends of mine wanted to start a podcast. They
used the Anchor app to record, but a couple of things rendered the results a
bit less than desirable:
1. The person in charge of the recording tells me today that she wouldn't
always want to use her phone for recording, but if she used the website on
the laptop, it could only record for half an hour;
2. She also said that her voice and her friends' voices are not balanced --
she sounded like she was in a room, while they sounded like they were far
away from her in the recording.
We've talked about using Facebook Messenger, where I record with Audacity,
and they connect using Messenger to talk, but I'm sure there are other high
quality platforms for this to be done.
Note: the friends are in different places. Two of them are in Cincinnati,
and one is in Toledo, which is 3 hours away from Cincy.
Here is where you come in. I would love it if you could suggest better
platforms for my friends to connect with me, either through their phones or
laptops (probably cross-platform apps like Messenger), but with high audio
quality better than Messenger, if possible? Does such a platform exist
that's free and easy to set up?
I could do all the set up and recording if needed, they would just need to
call in and be connected.
Thanks for your help!
Sincerely,
David
