looking for a push-to-talk emulator

  • Thread starter Thread starter Michel Firholz
  • Start date Start date
M

Michel Firholz

l dreamt of it, and Sony did not make it!

I dreamt of a plain stupid small programm, that would release my microphone
on the computer, as long as I depress a given key (e.g. Alt GR) and disable
it again when i release the key.

Unfortunately I am not a programmer. Does any one know if it already exists,
or take the challenge for a top position in my hall of fame?

Just for info: this would be a good help in any voice recognition software,
when your environment is not quiet or you get often disturbed.
Stupidly the manufacturer did not think to implement the feature and is not
willing to do it. ;-(

OK I can solder a hardware solution, but I can also imagine that this small
piece of software could help mankind, for the next generations. ;-)
 
OK I can solder a hardware solution, but I can also imagine that this small
piece of software could help mankind, for the next generations. ;-)

You could always keep the Windows volume control open on the desktop
and turn the mic mute on and off. :)
 
Al Klein said:
You could always keep the Windows volume control open on the desktop
and turn the mic mute on and off. :)
If you know a way to do that with one key, (turning the mic on as long the
key, or better a footswitch, is depressed) you win my eternal gratitude.
 
If you know a way to do that with one key, (turning the mic on as long the
key, or better a footswitch, is depressed) you win my eternal gratitude.

I've never programmed the sound card, but I'm sure muting can be done
in software (it's done now). And I know that a hardware switch can be
read in software. Read the switch, mute the mic. I've just never
looked at it. (I'm having enough trouble at the moment trying to get
a program that reads one scanner receiver to read another one that's
supposed to be using the same protocol.)
 
Let me apologize, i have not been precise enough:

There is no need to go down to the hardware.
I just thought of a stupid simple programm that scans a given key from the
keyboard ( e.g. right CTRL or Alt GR) and :
- when depressed, resets the Mic Mute flag of the Volume control,
- when not depressed sets the Mic Mute flag.
But you probably cannot imagine someone is stupid enough to be unable to
write that simple programm alone?

Regarding the footswitch it's "nice to have", there are usb footswitches
that can emulate any keyboard switch.
 
Let me apologize, i have not been precise enough:

There is no need to go down to the hardware.
I just thought of a stupid simple programm that scans a given key from the
keyboard ( e.g. right CTRL or Alt GR) and :
- when depressed, resets the Mic Mute flag of the Volume control,
- when not depressed sets the Mic Mute flag.
But you probably cannot imagine someone is stupid enough to be unable to
write that simple programm alone?

As I said, I've never looked at it. I'm sure many high school kids
could write it in 5 minutes. Scanning the keyboard is simple, but I
have no idea which API to use to toggle the mute flag.
 
Back
Top