Martin JørgensenDownload the communication app Mumble safely and for free.
Mumble is a VoIP app for talking with people online, designed primarily for gamers. It’s somewhat comparable to Skype, yet different in important ways.
Mumble uses channels that you can join by entering an IP address, a port, and choosing a name. That way, you can easily join the same channel as your friends. There are both private and publicly accessible channels. Inside channels, you can create separate rooms so you only talk to the people you want. You can, of course, set passwords on rooms so you’re not disturbed. As mentioned, Mumble is typically used by gamers because it offers a number of advantages for them. Some of the benefits include:
- Mumble delivers very low audio latency, which is crucial in shooters and other fast-paced games where split seconds can mean the difference between victory and defeat.
- Despite the low latency, audio quality remains excellent. In fact, you can fine-tune it yourself in the settings.
- You control when you speak. In the settings, you can, for example, set “K” as your push-to-talk key. You can also choose continuous voice activation, similar to Skype.
- When you’re in a game, you can enable an in-game overlay in the settings: a small box in a screen corner showing the names of everyone in your room. When someone talks, their name lights up, so you always know who’s speaking.
- A standout feature is positional audio (available in certain games). It uses the in-game position of the speaker to adjust how you hear them in your headset. If your friend is behind you in the game and starts talking, the voice will sound like it’s coming from behind.
Thanks to Christoffer Lindegaard for this review.
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