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for the computer illiterate how does someone connect the win amp service to the talkshoe service so that music can be broadcast and heard by more than one person???

I'm trying to find a free one for Skype ... unsuccessfully.

It took me awhile to get the OSD Talk Show to the point to where it is now, sound quality wise, but it was well worth the journey. The key is trying different set-ups and I spoke to a number of friends that are music producers and DJs and picked their brains for suggestions. From the beginning, I really wanted to use the FREE technology that is on the Internet for the OSD talk show and I'm almost there.

I use X-Lite to "call into" TalkShoe with VoIP. I use X-Lite (http://www.counterpath.com/x-lite.html&active=4) that's FREE to call TalkShoe's VoIP address 66.212.134.192.

Randulo, has a great instructional video for setting up X-Lite. This set-up works for the both PCs and the Mac. Here's the link to the video:
http://talkshoe.ning.com/video/video/...

When you set-up the "telephone number" for TalkShoe you have to list it as "sip:123@66.212.134.192".

To add music and sound effects to your show, I'd recommend using Dropsicle which is another FREE program that you can download from http://www.stakesdontstop.com/2007/10...

Simply follow the directions for loading the Dropsicle sampler and you'll be good to go.

If you have any problems, feel free to post questions here or email me at ObsessiveSneakerDisorder@gmail.com.

Peace!

Dave Nelson has made this available, some have seen it, some have not, so here it is again. Hope this helps to answer some of your questions:

There are two approaches to playing pre-recorded audio and/or music (please respect copyrights) during your live shows (Talkcasts). In either case, you'll play the audio from your computer using an application such as VoiceEmotion (free without the recording option at http://www.voiceemotion.com/), iTunes, Ubercaster (Mac only - pricey but excellent), etc. To connect your computer to your live call:

1) [Zero budget option] First, install a "SIP-compliant" voice-over-IP (VoIP) client on your computer. Many people use SJPhone (free here: http://www.sjlabs.com/sjp.html). This TalkShoe guide will help you with any configuration problems (http://www.talkshoe.com/se/hrc/resour....

Then create a second account on TalkShoe with a username such as "MyAudioFeed" and, IMPORTANTLY, its own 10-digit PIN.

At show time, sign into your primary TalkShoe account to "Start" and manage your call, and phone in with your primary PIN (this is your voice channel). Connect your computer into your live show using SJPhone and your second PIN (this is your recorded audio channel).

The main downside of this approach is that audio across VoIP can be somewhat unpredictable. Occasional audio "artifacts", echo issues, and random disconnections are not uncommon (and not due to anything either you or TalkShoe can control). Do avoid WiFi connections if you're going this way -- it's just one more variable that can cause trouble.

By the way, I have NOT suggested that you connect a headset/mic to your computer to enable you to talk across this same connection because most computers cannot merge multiple audio streams. It is possible with Virtual Audio Cable software (buy it here -- http://www.screenvirtuoso.com/vac.html) but it's fairly complicated and NOT recommended.

or...

2) [$300 to $500 option] Buy a USB-capable mixer and connect it to a telephone interface device from JKAudio (www.jkaudio.com - we use the "Inline Patch" model ourselves). This allows you to plug in multiple mics, headphones, various sound sources, and a computer and connect everything across a single landline phone to TalkShoe. The quality is impressive and can be further enhanced by running a local recording. For recommended equipment and a configuration guide, send email to daven@talkshoe.com requesting the "TalkShoe studio set-up recommendation" and I'll reply with a PDF.

Have fun Talkcasting!