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rharv,

Thanks for that info....based on what you've said, I will definitely be trying something besides my laptop mic. I already have a few other mics.

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On the latest version of Skype, you can share your screen with the other party. I use this to show people how to use certain aspects of a program, or to trouble shoot their application or computer. Not as convenient, as taking control of their 'puter, perhaps, but a cool feature on skype.


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I'm obviously easy to fascinate I guess.....I jammed with a colleague via the use of Skype last night. I live on Lake Livingston (Texas) and he's in Hobbs, N.M. Skype is essentially real-time with my connection to him (the little tiny bit of lag was totally unnoticeable and did not degrade our jamming fun at all). I connected the headphone jack on my computer into my amp and he did the same at his end plus we each also had our guitar plugged into our individual amps. We zoomed out just a little where we could easily see one another along with the fretboards as well. We plan to do this each Tuesday evening just to exchange ideas and try some new things together (and it's almost just as if we're in the same room together).

Skype will also allow the sharing of screens, so he can easily see my BIAB as the sound is playing through his amp at his end. With good computer speakers, you won't need to connect the headphone jack into an amp.

Just for grins, I thought I'd share this; the potential to jam is there with Skype......and it could easily be multiple people at either end.
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Very cool. Good to hear.
The more you people you add, the more load is on the computer of the guy 'hosting' the call. So make your best connection host the call. Computer will likely keep up, connection would be the key. I know when certin people I skype with host a conference call, degradation occurs predictably. System specs don't seem to matter as much as location. Like I said, I use it a lot; probably 30 hours a week. I often am asked to host conference calls, not because I have a real fast connection, but because my area is pretty unpopulated, so bottlenecks are less likely to occur..


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