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Mumble - Making Ventrilo and TeamSpeak Obsolete
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TS2 is definitely slower than Mumble, we have tested it in both programs at the same time.PetriP-TNT said:
DisenLedZep
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After using most of all voice chat programs, I agree with the OP.
Mumble, today, is the best one.
Easy to use, free, perfect sound (almost the real deal), no delay... anywho, just as the OP says it is.
So... gj vertopci!
Mumble, today, is the best one.
Easy to use, free, perfect sound (almost the real deal), no delay... anywho, just as the OP says it is.
So... gj vertopci!
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I made a temp one for them for the time being because the option was grayed out and I can't remember what to do if it's grayed out.vertopci said:
notworksafe
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So I picked this up and have been messing around with it. I can't get the overlay to show up on Mac though. When I go to their website it says
And I have no idea what that means. Any Mac people gotten the overlay to work?
And I have no idea what that means. Any Mac people gotten the overlay to work?
Cuban Legend
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I installed mumble 2 night ago , had fun with GAF on BFBC2 every time I've played so far. These new maps are so rad.
Neuromancer
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But can you pull a "Balls of Steel" on it?
Lots of misinformation in the OP. Vent can sound quite good at proper codec settings (Speex quality 10, 5kb/sec). Anything higher is far too much of a burden on people's Internet connections (though Mumble supports up to 15kb/sec).
Vent also has far less than a second delay for me. I have a ping of 20 to my server.
Not saying Mumble isn't good...it's just that for the price I'm paying, I have absolutely no reason to switch.
But yes, voice chat software like this is so great. My friends and I log on to vent any time we're on. So much more seamless and community friendly than something like Skype.
Vent also has far less than a second delay for me. I have a ping of 20 to my server.
Not saying Mumble isn't good...it's just that for the price I'm paying, I have absolutely no reason to switch.
But yes, voice chat software like this is so great. My friends and I log on to vent any time we're on. So much more seamless and community friendly than something like Skype.
It depends. Like I said, Mumble can go up to 15KB/s per person talking at a time. Worst case (though this would never happen) would be:joelseph said:
15 * 50 (people talking) * 50 (transmitting to 50 people) = 37.5MB/s.
Of course, there would never be 50 people talking at once, and if people are in other channels, I'm not sure if they still receive data from people talking in other channels (probably not). You can also reduce voice quality.
RocketDarkness
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Mumble is kickin' rad and can do positional audio, which is fun. Only Mumble servers I use are Vert's and my own, though.
Nabs
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TheExodu5 said:
It depends on what you consider good. I still have your Speex/GSM mp3s on my computer from last time, and they don't come close to what I get on Mumble. I can't stand background noise/static, and Mumble does an incredible job at removing it.
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On another note, it looks like Mumble 1.2.3 is ready to be released. I think the biggest new feature is Recording. You'll be able to record one large wav/ogg/flac/au file, or one for each person in the channel. An excellent solution for online podcasts (pleeeeeaasssssseeee stop using skype).
notworksafe
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I'm a big Mumble fan, but I don't recommend Midnight Gaming for your server. That place blows. Terrible customer service, poor quality sound, and far too many technical issues.
RocketDarkness
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I believe both Vert and myself use Game Servers, and I've never had any problems with it.notworksafe said:
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As everyone said, mumble is the main source of audio chat for GAF. All I need is to get Bluetooth receiver for PC and I will stop using PS3's audiochat.
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I think it's time for the BusCast.Nabs said:
TheExodu5 said:
Hate to break it to you, but you are dead wrong. Nabs and I have tested EVERY program out there, and mumble comes out on top in every aspect which is WHY we use mumble. The sound quality is night and day between the two. As the thread titles implies, Vent is obsolete. It's time to move on to better things instead of clinging to crap just because you're used to it. You remind me of those dudes who still use Windows XP and refuse to switch to Win7
On a sidenote, there's a new voice chat app out called Mohawk. The quality on it is absolutely disgusting. :lol
Jonnyboy117
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I feel dumb asking this question, but how do I connect to other people? There doesn't appear to be a username as in Skype. I saw the server list but don't know what to choose there, if anything. Maybe this stuff is obvious to someone coming from Ventrilo or TeamSpeak, but I've only used Skype for third-party voice chat.
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And Mumble wasn't? Why does Mumble add plugins for the latest multiplayer games to have positional audio on a regular basis?notsol337 said:
I hated Ventrilo in one of my previous WoW guilds.
People were always yelling at me that my mic was open - BUT IT WASN'T.
I had push to talk enabled and I put it on a key far enough away that I wouldn't be accidentally hitting it. The sound quality was also complete garbage.
Funny though, in my next WoW guild, nobody ever accused me of having my mic left open on vent, and the sound quality was much better.
I think vent is just so server dependent on whether you get good quality or not because I've had it vary from guild to guild.
People were always yelling at me that my mic was open - BUT IT WASN'T.
I had push to talk enabled and I put it on a key far enough away that I wouldn't be accidentally hitting it. The sound quality was also complete garbage.
Funny though, in my next WoW guild, nobody ever accused me of having my mic left open on vent, and the sound quality was much better.
I think vent is just so server dependent on whether you get good quality or not because I've had it vary from guild to guild.
vertopci said:
I have 2 years of Vent pre-paid. I have no reason to give it up until my installment is done. I will move to Mumble at that point, but I don't see myself getting much out of it. There's no way I'm bringing the bitrates up to 15KB/s, since that will absolutely rape people's bandwidths.
The sound quality is only better if you have the bandwidth to support it.
TheExodu5 said:
Once again, you're wrong. Maybe instead of assuming shit, you should actually try out the program. There are over hundreds of free public mumble servers.
Unlike vent, mumble does preprocessing of audio, which means removing noise and echoes. Which in turn means clear audio with no trace of static in the background. Which means mumble sounds a shitload better than vent.
Also if by bitrate, you mean quality of the audio, mine is set to 65kilobits which is equal to just a little over 8KB/s and it sounds leagues above vent and has lower transmission delay as well.
Twig said:
Shouldn't you be...trolling me? Or is thanking me a new form of trolling me?
TheExodu5 said:
Honesly, you do not need more bandwidth. I've used the not gaf mumble server a few times, and it's a VAST improvement over ventrilo for sound quality. People are just so clear!
Also, I didn't know vert hosted the server, so thank you vert! Your dollars let me use mumble for the highlander tf2 tourney <3<3
notworksafe
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Can't speak for game servers, but their Mumble servers are shit. If whoever runs that place actually responded to support tickets instead of closing them without doing anything or giving any response while ignoring emails I'd probably have been willing to give them more than a month of my time while they sorted out whatever issues they were having.RocketDarkness said:
Luckily I found a service that is actually good and about the same price. The sound quality is even better, which is nice.
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I'm aroused by your avatar.matthsv said:
Must. Know. Source!
Sunny from SNSD, there is an SNSD thread over in OT: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=406682&page=45shagg_187 said:
Also has anyone tried out the positional audio in mumble? How is it?
matthsv said:
It works very well, my friends and I played a few games of L4D2 with it. Was pretty interesting since if someone got too far away, you couldn't hear them all :lol
The only problem with positional audio is that if a game is updated, the plugin also needs to be updated and sometimes updates for those plugins aren't available.