Radio Phone ins...

Matt Oastler · 25th September 2006, 10:10

Hi everyone

I am just starting to look at the possibility of using Shoutcast to launch an internet radio station. One of the features of our station would be a phone in section of the show where callers would need to talk to each other.

I was just wondering if anyone had any advice on how we could go about doing this and where we could get the necessary equipment from? I am in the UK by the way!

Any help would be much appreciated!
Matt

tuckerm · 25th September 2006, 12:10

I just ordered This 10 minutes ago.

Matt Oastler · 25th September 2006, 12:29

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Originally posted by tuckerm
I just ordered This 10 minutes ago.

That's a neat little device! That might be the answer, althought I think it could prove tricky allowing callers to speak to each other...

What sort of show are running if you don't mind me asking?

hackerdork · 25th September 2006, 16:10

ouch $150 for that

The show I help with we use cell phone with the headset jack connected to one of the channels on our mixer, and also a speaker phone with a mic next to the speaker (not great sounding).

There are other devices that are designed to record phone calls when the hand set is 'off-hook', which you can also connect to a mixer channel. The draw back of those devices is they often hum because of the inpendance differences on the line.

If you sign up with skype (voice over IP), you can for-go external devices and use the PC as the phone and have winamp DSP setup in soundcard mode and that would intercept skypes audio as well, the callers would call your skype phone number (not available with the free accounts).

Have a good one.

~ D

tuckerm · 25th September 2006, 21:01

^ I got it for 134.00, thats just the MSRP

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Originally posted by Matt Oastler
That's a neat little device! That might be the answer, althought I think it could prove tricky allowing callers to speak to each other...

Not neccasrly, what it does is it allows you to have people hear whatevers coming through the mixer to be heard by the caller and yet everyone can hear the caller. It's what talkshows use, so the host doesnt sound like hes having a phone convo, but they can play sound cuts and the caller can hear them

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Originally posted by Matt Oastler
What sort of show are running if you don't mind me asking?

Teen Talkshow with a bit of politics mixed in

Matt Oastler · 26th September 2006, 09:36

OK thats great thank you very much for your help, thats really useful!

25th September 2006, 10:10	#1
Matt Oastler Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7	Radio Phone ins... Hi everyone I am just starting to look at the possibility of using Shoutcast to launch an internet radio station. One of the features of our station would be a phone in section of the show where callers would need to talk to each other. I was just wondering if anyone had any advice on how we could go about doing this and where we could get the necessary equipment from? I am in the UK by the way! Any help would be much appreciated! Matt

25th September 2006, 12:10	#2
tuckerm Forum Emo Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,364	I just ordered This 10 minutes ago. @tuckerm

25th September 2006, 16:10	#4
hackerdork Forum King Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Earth Circa sometime. Posts: 3,297	ouch $150 for that The show I help with we use cell phone with the headset jack connected to one of the channels on our mixer, and also a speaker phone with a mic next to the speaker (not great sounding). There are other devices that are designed to record phone calls when the hand set is 'off-hook', which you can also connect to a mixer channel. The draw back of those devices is they often hum because of the inpendance differences on the line. If you sign up with skype (voice over IP), you can for-go external devices and use the PC as the phone and have winamp DSP setup in soundcard mode and that would intercept skypes audio as well, the callers would call your skype phone number (not available with the free accounts). Have a good one. ~ D ~ According to the ship's log we're down to our last 3000 vomit bags.It'll never be enough. search the forums! don't PM me on how-to, or ask me to setup you system. you do it so you learn.

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26th September 2006, 09:36	#6
Matt Oastler Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7	OK thats great thank you very much for your help, thats really useful!