I
would think any kind of multiple non-fixed microphone setup (maybe even fixed
microphones) would need to be tested pretty thoroughly before use, as feedback
problems can ruin a discussion. That would include laptop
microphones. One way to alleviate this would be to require the use of
near-field microphones, mics that only pick up sounds generated close to the
mic. They are pretty cheap.
Of
course, this wouldn't apply to remote participants :)
-----Original Message-----Could be an app that put you in the queue and used your laptop/tablet/smartphone microphone to get the audio.
From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brian Rosen
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 8:30 AM
To: Michael Richardson
Cc: iaoc-rps@xxxxxxxx; ietf@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: RPS Accessibility
On Tuesday, August 6, 2013, Michael Richardson wrote:
Dave Crocker <dhc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> An entirely different approach would be to have all speakers make a
> 'reservation' into a single meetecho (or whatever) online queue, and then get
> called in order, whether local or remote and independent of what microphone
> they are at. This gets accurate identification into the online system, with
> the entry task distributed.
+1.
And move the microphones to the people, rather than the other way around.
We can easily have three or four microphones that can play leap-frog around
the room.
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Michael Richardson <mcr+IETF@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Sandelman Software Works