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Joniv Contributor IV
Joined: 18 Jun 2006 Posts: 128 Location: Windsor, CT
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:50 am Post subject: Phone Patch |
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I think I may be over-simplifying this and was hoping you all could set me straight.
I've read several past posts about the use of a phone patch. Maybe I'm missing something obvious, but why can't you just use a head set with a regular or cell phone and for play back put it by the speaker? One of you had also suggested using a regular speaker phone. Won't these suggestions do the same thing as a phone patch unit?
Constantly Confused in CT,
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dhouston67 VO-BB Intarwebz Glossary Administrator
Joined: 01 Aug 2005 Posts: 1166 Location: Right next door to Sandra Bullock. No, really.
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:12 am Post subject: |
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Joni,
All those solutions and more have been suggested, and even used in some cases, by members here. The idea behind using a dedicated phone patch is that you have more control over the level and quality of the audio being sent back through your phone line. If the lower-tech (and lower-cost) solutions work for both you and the client, then by all means go with it. _________________ Great Voice. Great Choice. For Voice Talking and stuff.
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Dan-O The Gates of Troy
Joined: 17 Jan 2005 Posts: 1636
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:08 am Post subject: |
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Headset vs Phone patch? Try playing something back over a headset and sounding professional while you do it. (Did that come out really sarcastic? It wasn't meant to be that harsh. ) |
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verbcrunch Contributor III
Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 94 Location: Boston, MA
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Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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I like the client to hear the mic, not the phone's mouthpiece. Cheapest hardware solution I know of comes from JK Audio products - i have this little box, it works fine if you have a mixing board:
http://www.jkaudio.com/that-1.htm
They also make a unit that'll let you do a phone patch - plugging directly into your cell phone.
Or you could always rip apart and modify an old answering machine ! _________________ Jeff Berlin
Humble Voice Guy
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