voice chat pc

djshauny1 · 30 May 2011 at 20:32

heys guys

im new to pc gaming and i was wondering how to do voice chat so i can talk to my mates online.

how would i seperate the game audio from the voice chat and whats whats the best chat client to use?

is it possible to have it like xbox live? so the game sound is coming though my tv and the headset just chat?

thanks guys

Megahurtz400 · 30 May 2011 at 20:34

Mumble is where it's at these days

Also better off in the PC Games section I reckon

FrenchTart · 30 May 2011 at 20:40

As above, mumble is probably the best choice at the moment.

OcUK have a mumble server too: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18263775&highlight=mumble

uv · 30 May 2011 at 20:44

djshauny1 said:
is it possible to have it like xbox live? so the game sound is coming though my tv and the headset just chat?

and, this is possible in mumble - you can choose to use an output other then the default (ie, headset if speakers are default) for voice chat)

djshauny1 · 30 May 2011 at 20:53

Are there any decent tutoials about for newcomers like myself??

lol

thanks

DirtyJester · 30 May 2011 at 20:56

..still using TeamSpeak 3 here

Reaper 392 · 30 May 2011 at 22:26

for the whole voices over the headset thing, i believe the xbox mic does that automatically if you have one

B&W · 30 May 2011 at 22:37

mumble is ****, ts3 is ten times better.

FrenchTart · 30 May 2011 at 22:48

B&W said:
mumble is ****, ts3 is ten times better.

In your opinion. In mine and many others, ts3 isn't better than mumble.

For the OP - go with whatever your friends are already using.

Ceryndrion · 31 May 2011 at 01:23

Personally, I quite like Raidcall, but I use mumble, ventrilo and ts3, depending on who I want to talk to..

linktoinsanity · 31 May 2011 at 01:37

B&W said:
Teamspeak is ****, mumble is ten times better.

Fixed.

djshauny1 · 31 May 2011 at 01:39

no love for skype??

lol

BobbyBBB · 31 May 2011 at 02:27

Too much delay on TS and vent, skype or mumble is where it's at.

chid76 · 31 May 2011 at 02:33

Just me using ventrilo then?

ste2005 · 31 May 2011 at 02:34

i use vent for raiding in wow

MikeHunt79 · 31 May 2011 at 02:43

What does mumble do that Skype doesn't>?

orderoftheflame · 31 May 2011 at 07:21

B&W said:
mumble is ****, ts3 is ten times better.

Negatron.

Vent > Mumble > ...... >TS3

Hank_Marvin · 31 May 2011 at 08:40

Vent all the way. They are all pretty good now. TS2 was horrible though, couldn't understand why people put up with those terrible codecs.

tals · 31 May 2011 at 08:58

MikeHunt79 said:
What does mumble do that Skype doesn't>?

Depends how you are wanting to use it. Skype is more for small groups and will impact the pcs processing power. Mumble is server based and allows people to join in at any point - rather than having to have someone accept or agree a time to link.

The League of Legends thread also hosts a mumble server - generally we have around 15-30 people on at any time - Skype would struggle a tad

ChrisJSY · 31 May 2011 at 09:03

Vent/Mumble/TS3/skype use what you want or like or have to; never understood why people think one is better than the other, they all have their purpose and essentially let people talk. Most of them have the simple ability to connect to a server, choose PTT or always on/mic detect. Bam. Go. Play games. Talk.

I use what other groups use, I don't pick one and stand by it like a fanboy.

Skype is great for small groups as tals said, I always use it with rl friends/groups of 4-6 when we play games, it's just nicer not having to PTT or fiddle with mic detection levels, but it sucks when you want to play with 70 people obviously.