Virtual Thunderbirds Ventrilo
Hostname: vent25.light-speed.com
Port: 10534
Download the client from www.ventrilo.com
[2006-03-08] Virtual Thunderbirds Ventrilo Server
[2006-03-08] Virtual Thunderbirds Ventrilo Server
Last edited by Lawndart on Sat Oct 27, 2012 11:59 pm, edited 18 times in total.
Ventrilo Echo?
Q: I hear my self echoed whenever a certain person is connected at the same time.
A: Most likely your friend has a Creative Labs sound card and he is using it for the microphone input. There is nothing wrong with the card but the way the system wide sound mixer controls are configured by default. For some unknown reason Creative defaults the sound input device to mix all input sources into a single source. This includes, mic, sound loopback, midi, wave, etc... They all get mixed together. If you reinstall Creative drivers or update to newer ones then this will quite often revert back to all-in-one mix mode again.
The solution to this problem is quite simple but must be performed by the person who is generating the echo rather then you who hears it.
Have this person go into Ventrilo Setup and select a Mixer for the sound card that will be the sound input device (as determined by the "Input device" option). This will populate the Mux and Line options. Normally there should only be one Mux. It's possible that you might have numerous Line options. Go ahead and select "Microphone" or what ever is appropriate for the input line and then click OK.
That should solve the problem.
Please note that selecting a mixer, mux and line will enable the "Hardware volume" slider. This gives you hardware level control over the sound input signal and is the best way for controlling how loud you are. Setting the slider to half way seems to work best for most people but that will be system and hardware dependant.
Q: I hear my self echoed whenever a certain person is connected at the same time.
A: Most likely your friend has a Creative Labs sound card and he is using it for the microphone input. There is nothing wrong with the card but the way the system wide sound mixer controls are configured by default. For some unknown reason Creative defaults the sound input device to mix all input sources into a single source. This includes, mic, sound loopback, midi, wave, etc... They all get mixed together. If you reinstall Creative drivers or update to newer ones then this will quite often revert back to all-in-one mix mode again.
The solution to this problem is quite simple but must be performed by the person who is generating the echo rather then you who hears it.
Have this person go into Ventrilo Setup and select a Mixer for the sound card that will be the sound input device (as determined by the "Input device" option). This will populate the Mux and Line options. Normally there should only be one Mux. It's possible that you might have numerous Line options. Go ahead and select "Microphone" or what ever is appropriate for the input line and then click OK.
That should solve the problem.
Please note that selecting a mixer, mux and line will enable the "Hardware volume" slider. This gives you hardware level control over the sound input signal and is the best way for controlling how loud you are. Setting the slider to half way seems to work best for most people but that will be system and hardware dependant.
Below is an example of the SETUP page in the Ventrilo client. Check the highlighted areas on in your settings against the example below if you're having problems transmitting/receiving.
Note: "Conexant HD Audio" should be replaced by your computer's primary sound card (e.g. Creative Labs, Realtek etc.)
Note: "Conexant HD Audio" should be replaced by your computer's primary sound card (e.g. Creative Labs, Realtek etc.)
Last edited by Lawndart on Sun Jul 12, 2009 1:42 am, edited 1 time in total.
