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Author: g4sra
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Subject: Re: [DNG] Remote two-way sound?
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On Saturday, March 27, 2021 6:22 PM, g4sra via Dng <dng@???> wrote:

> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> On Saturday, March 27, 2021 5:32 PM, Antony Stone Antony.Stone@??? wrote:
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> > On Saturday 27 March 2021 at 17:29:56, tito via Dng wrote:
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> > > On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:36:46 +0100 Antony Stone wrote:
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> > > > Does anyone know of a remote access mechanism which supports two-way
> > > > sound?
>


> > > Krdc (Kde remote desltop client) has a setting:
> > > Sound: on this computer / Remote computer /disable sound
> > > and Alsa/Pulseaudio/None.
>


> > I've always interpreted that as sound from the remote machine coming to me,
> > but not including a microphone on my machine getting converyed to the other
> > end.
>


> > > Cannot say if it does what you want as I don't use audio in remote
> > > desktop sessions.
>


> > Nor me, usually, but this is a simple thing for me to try (since I already
> > have KDE at both ends) so I'll see what it does.
>


> > Antony.
>


> Never tried, but I have a project coming up that requires exactly this.
> I suggest you avoid getting bogged down in Desktops and complexity which has little to do with sourcing audio streams.
>


> My first google turned up this...
> http://www.pogo.org.uk/~mark/trx/streaming-desktop-audio.html
>


> if you try it please post how you get on, as I intend to go down this route you could save me some work :).
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TRX seems to work OK, seamlessly integrates with ALSA, minimalist RTS protocol KISS style wins the day.
Took me a moment to twig that a local IP address must be specified on the receiver if the host's IPv6 interfaces have been knobbled (which mine have).
Not yet got the audio quality/rate quite right yet (want it lower) but plenty of scope to play with in the settings.