Question / Help Push to Talk/2nd PC

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jesyjames

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So... I don't see any easy way of doing this.

I like the idea of using my 2nd computer to stream. I don't like the idea of losing my push to talk key(or of losing my main pc mic).

I can't really come up with any reasonable way around it. All I can think of is to make a TS server on the playing pc, and log into that server on the streaming pc and get the mic audio that way. It seems a bit cumbersome and I'm sure getting the sync with the webcam would be the suck.

Anyone have any brilliant ideas?
 
dodgepong

dodgepong

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I have a couple ideas, but it depends on your current setup.

Is your mic a USB or analog mic? Is it independent or attached to headphones? Do you use speakers or a headset?
 
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WayZHC

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For push-to-talk you could buy a cheap usb numpad next to your gaming keyboard and map one of the keys for Push-to-talk (numpad connects to the stream pc and it doesn't take much space on your desk). For the voip problem you could run all voip through your stream pc if possible.
 
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jesyjames

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dodgepong said:
I have a couple ideas, but it depends on your current setup.

Is your mic a USB or analog mic? Is it independent or attached to headphones? Do you use speakers or a headset?
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My mic is an independent usb mic. And, I use headphones.
 
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jesyjames

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WayZHC said:
For push-to-talk you could buy a cheap usb numpad next to your gaming keyboard and map one of the keys for Push-to-talk (numpad connects to the stream pc and it doesn't take much space on your desk). For the voip problem you could run all voip through your stream pc if possible.
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That's not a bad idea, the only issue though is mostly what I play are FPS games and taking my hands off the main keyboard and mouse might prove fatal. Certainly doing the VOIP on the streaming PC would work great(I hadn't thought of that) except I would be unable to do in-game voice.

Just thinking out loud, but the mic (blue yeti) has a headphone out.. I could "split" the signal using that into one machine and plugged in usb in the other. But it seems like I did that once and there was a really loud hissing sound and that obviously wouldn't be "push to talk" on the streaming pc.
 
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WayZHC

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Maybe you could place it right next to your keyboard so you could reach it with your pinkie finger.

Diy story: My friend modded one cheap numpad pcb in to a small steel box and he put one footswitch (this kind of http://www.yeint.fi/productPics/large/8646A_5X933.jpg ) on top of the box and connected it to one of the keys connectors on the pcb. It works as a footswitch for push-to-talk. connects to pc with the numpads own usb cable. So its basically a numpad with only one button visible. It looks like Guitar effect pedal but works great :p

Did you try does the Noise Gate fix the noise?
 
Boildown

Boildown

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I use a second PC for streaming (although until my internet connection and second computer are both upgraded, I'm only using it for recording to disk, the concept is the same), and I just have two USB microphones on my desk. One is connected to my game computer, which I use push to talk to communicate with my squad/platoon (Planetside 2). The other, sitting right next to the first, is connected to my streaming computer running OBS, and it records everything.

It hears (faintly) my key and mouse clicks, hears me talking under my breath when command gives really dumb orders, hears me yell when PS2 crashes to desktop, etc. I also "color commentary" (to myself, as practice for when I'm going to actually stream). None of the latter gets sent to the in-game voice comms, but I think it is nice in a stream. I think its a good solution if you don't mind streaming all audio to the stream while keeping only the correct audio on the voice coms. There's an on/off button on the mic itself, in case I need privacy, but its a reach.

Not a precise solution to your case but I think it could be a good alternative.
 
dodgepong

dodgepong

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jesyjames said:
WayZHC said:
dodgepong said:
My suggestion was going to be a USB footswitch: http://www.amazon.com/HDE%C2%AE-Video-G ... pd_cp_pc_0

I have one of these myself, and it gets the job done.
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Nice :D I didn't even know they exist :D
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That's cool! Thanks for the tip. It obviously doesn't get around using one mic but that's the best way I've seen to get push to talk on the streaming pic.
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Is your voice system only TeamSpeak? Or do you play games where the voice comms are built into the game? (Planetside 2, TF2, CS, etc.)

If it's a third party program like TS or Mumble, you can run it on the streaming computer and have the mic plugged into the streaming computer and communicate with the footswitch PTT. Then, in order to hear what people are saying while only using one pair of headphones, get a cable that goes from the Speakers port on the streaming computer to the Line In port on the gaming computer, and set it so that you can "Listen" to your Line in. Then, you can hear all sounds from your streaming computer on your gaming computer through your headphones connected to your gaming computer.
 
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grufftech

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Another option would be to use Synergy-Foss, providing your game doesn't completely suck with it (some do.)

I use Synergy-Foss (http://synergy-foss.org/) to be able to control both my Gaming PC & my Streaming PC from the same mouse & keyboard.

Using the "Hotkey" functionality built into Synergy, I'm able to re-bind keys from my main machine to automatically send that key to ONLY my stream machine.

On my Main Computer (Synergy Server) I setup a Hotkey on Mousebutton 4 (the key I use for PTT in mumble).

I it to press & release a hotkey (~) on ONLY my stream PC when i'm holding the key on my desktop.

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Then in mumble, i set ~ as my PTT key.

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I'm able to game as I usually would, use Push to talk as I normally would. The downside being for some games which you directly control the camera with your mouse (IE MMORPG's) this often doesn't work, so your milage may vary.
 
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