TeamSpeak Systems GmbH - (Non-Commercial Freeware)
Communication in a gaming network team is important and for that many softwares were developed but TeamSpeak is a must since it is very flexible offering may configuration options.
TeamSpeak is a program that allows communication between multiple users connected to the same server. The application is designed to run in the background and is particularly useful in network games. The quality of the transmission and bandwidth can be configured according to the available connection.
The program is optimized for conversations in large numbers ( up to 16 by default). To prevent the arrival of unwanted pranksters, user will be able to protect his "channel" with a password. If user has permission, he can also "kick" troublemakers.
A minimum latency is received in the transmission of voice but there are codecs used to reduce the latency for communication and improve the voice quality. It is perfect for online players to send instructions or information to others.
3D effects are integrated to enhance or change the sound of the voice. The sound may be moved in a three dimensional space. For an online conference, this option helps to further establish the position of all players on a virtual table.
* Increased plugin API version to 13
* Multiple improvements to Voice Latency (= the time it takes before what you say is heard by others). Among these also a tweak to the Voice Activity Detection which makes VAD slightly less accurate but removes 20ms of latency. The old VAD behavior is still available as "Legacy Voice Activation Detection" in capture settings.
* Added "connectbookmark=<bookmarkUuid>" commandline parameter.
* Changed the custom nickname character limit (no whitespaces), minimum 1 and maximum 30 characters.
* Added getServerVersion, isWhispering and isReceivingWhisper to plugin API.
* Added getAvatar and onAvatarUpdated to plugin API. See test plugin for usage.
* Added that Push-To-Talk delay also affects Push-To-Whisper and whisper reply.
* Showing a notice if a bookmark has "unresolved" properties to remind about who is using the defaults temporarily.
* The keyboard-search in servertree has been improved. Holding down SHIFT while typing a character to search backwards. Custom nickname has priority.
* Many new commands added to clientquery interface
* If a timeout occurs while enumerating direct input devices, a dialog shows which devices have been found so far. It might will help find the problem.
* SPECIAL_3D_TEST and SPECIAL_SOUND_TEST are always attempted to play from default soundpack, even when "no sounds" is configured.
* Fixed bug that could lead to corrupted sound being played back when the latency factor slider was set to values > 1.
* Fixed when switching to playback profile with a slash in its name a new profile was created.
* Fixed whisper list hotkeys, individual use of "on key down/release".
* Fixed that servernames in subscriptions dialog will be updated.
* Fixed downloads when target dir is not writable (e.g. CD, DVD etc).
* Fixed HotKey Run Plugin commands with length above 1024 will be truncated.