[Peter Larsen[_3_]]

Poster wrote:

I have been asked to facilitate a Skype connection at an event
featuring a PA system and a large screen with projector in a venue
for 250 people.

[snippage grande]

make a test setup and test it.

Poster

Kind regards

Peter Larsen

[Phil W[_3_]]

Peter Larsen:
Poster wrote:

I have been asked to facilitate a Skype connection at an event
featuring a PA system and a large screen with projector in a venue
for 250 people.

[snippage grande]

make a test setup and test it.

Yep, best way to check it out.

Skype does accept all (line) inputs and outputs available to the OS - at
least the Windows version, though the Mac version should be able to do the
same...
I use it only for text chat and do not have a webcam or microphone connected
to my PC, so I don´t really have experiences how good the echo cancellation
works.

By principle. the setup you describe, should work. Now go and try, how good
it works on the big system... there´s no other way to get in the ballpark of
being a little more sure, if it works. ;-)


Good luck,

Phil

[Richard Webb[_3_]]

On Mon 2011-Sep-19 12:29, Peter Larsen writes:

Poster wrote:

I have been asked to facilitate a Skype connection at an event
featuring a PA system and a large screen with projector in a venue
for 250 people.

make a test setup and test it.

I'd suggest that even if you think you've got all the ducks
in a row. HOw will the famous dignitary attending via
remote by listening? YOu will need to create a mix minus
for him too. Mr. Dorsey steered you right on this one,
along with good transformer isolation between computer and
console. YOu can maybe use an aux send for a mix minus, if
you have one. You'll also want to be able to monitor it.


Regards,
Richard
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[Poster]

make a test setup and test it.

I was planning to do that - it's the best advice. Thanks.

[Poster]

Skype does accept all (line) inputs and outputs available to the OS

Ok, thanks. Computer i used for a quick test appears not to have a line in
(the actual gig will be done on another computer, running windows)

[Poster]

HOw will the famous dignitary attending via
remote by listening? YOu will need to create a mix minus

That's what the idea of line in connected to aux is all about

YOu can maybe use an aux send for a mix minus, if
you have one. You'll also want to be able to monitor it.

I suddenly remembered that i have a portable mixer lying around so i'll
bring that and Y the mic cables for presenter and q&a mics to that.
I can connect a headphone to it for monitoring mr. famous' feed. I guess it
will make my life a lot simpler - the house tech told me all auxes on the
foh console will probably be used for monitors on stage.

[Arny Krueger[_4_]]

"Poster" wrote in
message ...
Skype does accept all (line) inputs and outputs available to the OS

Ok, thanks. Computer i used for a quick test appears not to have a line in
(the actual gig will be done on another computer, running windows)

Many laptops lack a line in. Sometimes the jack marked "mic" will change
into a line in if you plug a line level source into it.

Other times, you get a USB audio interface like the $29.95 Behringer UCA
202, and it gives you two good usable line ins, two good usable line outs,
and a headphone jack.