Skype to monitor VO session - setup Q

[Sonsey@mac.com]

Bingo!

I've actually started using Skype instead of my old Getner for phone patches( like you I also do the same patch for SC). Just make sure you go into the Audio/Video tab in preferences to set up the in and out.

Oh and one warning... Skype is often a little funky, even with a decent internet connection.... be prepared for some dropped audio between you and the client and the odd "Did we get...?" questions.

[D'Animation]

Great thanks Howard

[Bill@AudioVision]

I'm lovin' Skype for those "Oh BTW, I also have to have legal listen in, and the Account Exec. who's in Miami on vacation..."
I do make it a habit of giving out the studio land line number, because Skype makes no sound if it drops a call (would be nice) to avoid that "We didn't hear anything after the third paragraph".
I also like that it doesn't use standard phone bandwidth - it's a little better if you are connected computer to computer.

[D'Animation]

Well that worked well - absolute pain to setup but once we were going didn't have to touch it really....File > Save as Template!

[nucelar]

Hi,
I once was in a hurry to set up a skype connection and I decided to place a good microphone and a small speaker connected to a laptop in the room. Feedback was not a problem at my gain settings. Placing the speaker at the mics "butt" helped too.
Of course during takes I had to mute the speaker to record in silence. It worked reasonably well

Cheers!

[desktopspy]

thanks very useful

[Kan Kaban]

Vsee is another alternative. You can do meetings till 12 people at a time, and every connection is P2P with proper encryption. With Skype there´s no security, every connection happens into a server.

If security is an issue, try it: VSee: Remote Teamwork :: VSee (I´m not related to the product at all) It´s free.

[roke1973]

I used another monitoring software to monitor VO session How to Monitor Skype Usage,Spy on Skype Chat,Voice Call,Record Skype Conversations.

[hawley]

So for the optical loop are you syncing to the 192's optical? My Mac, 10.6.8 needs to be the master, which I never really felt comfortable with.

[Rob King]

Been using Skype for a few years now. I have a dedicated USB sound card for Skype. I just patch the IO into a channel on the 192 and done..set up a send in the session to monitor back in. In PT I just put a send on the record track that goes to the Skype IO. Direct feed off of the mic to Skype. No hassle. Within the same session I have it patched to source connect and source Live so all options are going simultaneously. Done this for at least 5 years with Zero issues. Dedicated sound card for Skype makes things very simple and reliable IMHO.