[AG-TECH] mute control.

[Deb Agarwal]

This would be true if moving to the back of the AG room room worked like 
being there but it doesn't.
We place our AG mics so that they will pick up conversations equally 
well no matter where
in the physical room the participants are.  This means that you can't go 
to the back of the room and
have a barely heard conversation like you can when you are there.  I 
have found that an ability to
locally mute a mic and have a side conversation at the physical site is 
invaluable and contributes to
my ability to feel like I have the same capabilities as 'being there'. 
 We use Shure mics that have a mute
unmute button and a light indicating whether they are muted.

Just my 2 cents worth.
Deb

Darin Oman wrote:

> We use Crestron, but it doesn't allow participants to control the 
> mics. I would like to have some sort of light or something to indicate 
> when mics are live, but I don't necessarily think it's a good idea to 
> give participants the ability to mute themselves. It kind of takes 
> away from the "being there" feeling. In a regular, in-person meeting, 
> people would have to leave the room if they don't want others to hear 
> what they have to say. I think the same should apply to AG, even 
> though the room is virtual.
>
> Just my $.02...
>
> Darin
>
>
> Tom Coffin wrote:
>
>> we use an amx control system
>> crestron is another
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 22 May 2003, James Miller wrote:
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>>    > We are looking for a solution to allow the participants in our 
>> room to mute
>>    > and unmute the mics at will.  Our requirements are that the 
>> system must have
>>    > multiple buttons to place around the room, but when one person 
>> unmutes the
>>    > mics, the entire room goes live.  We would also like the system 
>> to have a
>>    > visual cue as to if the room is live or muted.  Can anyone point 
>> me in a
>>    > direction as to what others are doing in their rooms for 
>> microphone control?
>>    >    > Thanks,
>>    > Jim
>>    >
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