‘Push to talk’ has been most requested feature by Skype for Windows users. Latest Skype update adds ‘Push to talk’ feature allowing quick toggle for microphone muting while on a Skype call. This feature is very important during multi-tasking routines like while playing multi-player games. Here is quick procedure to setup keyboard shortcut key to ‘mute microphone’ courtesy new ‘Push to talk’ feature for Skype users on Windows PC.
Push To Talk is a great and latest feature which will turn your Mac or Windows pc or Your Smart Phone Into walkie-talkie. If you want to make the push to talk Skype you just need to go in an active group and press voice call or video call button. Detail explanation of how to use skype push to talk in latest version when you call on skype just search the contact from contact list and will display you your friends.
Enable ‘Mute Microphone’ hotkey on Skype for Windows
First, make sure you are using latest version of Skype for Windows. To update Skype software, open Skype and then goto Help > Check for Updates option. Once you download and install latest update, following is easy routine to set hotkey for toggling mute on microphone during Skype call.
1. Goto Tools > Option – this will open Skype options box. Here click on Advanced section at bottom left side and then click on Hotkeys option.
2. Click to check ‘enable keyboard shortcuts’ option. Now click to highlight ‘Mute Microphone’ option at the bottom and then click ‘change selected shortcut’ button.
A new pop-up box will open from where you can set hotkey to mute microphone. Select either combination of: shift, Ctrl, Alt key and additional key as hotkeys to mute microphone.
3. Click OK to close the pop-up box and then click Save button on Skype options box. This will enable new keyboard shortcut to mute microphone using keyboard shortcut.
How To Turn On Push To Talk On Skype Mac
For Mac users of Skype: ‘Push to talk’ feature is already available to them. Press CMD + SHIFT + M to mute any conversation. If you are on mute and want to talk, hold CTRL + OPTION + CMD + UpArrow on keyboard. This works even if you have minimised Skype and are using the call control bar.
Well, there were some discussions in blogs regarding Push-to-Talk feature in Skype. Though it is possible to configure a key shortcut to mute-unmute in Skype, it is not actually a PTT as such.How To Enable Push To Talk On Skype For Mac
The solution is again to use MorphVOX Jr. This time however it is plain and straight forward, you just disable Morph and Listen in it's main window (click on small green buttons) and set 'Screaming Bee Audio Driver' in Skype as Sound Source (see pics in previous post).Of course you should configure Push-to-Talk button in MorphVOX Jr options (I use Left Control).
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