| In the World of Warcraft, many associations have an | | | | more clear and the required bitrates will be lessened. |
| access to a certain servers to help make | | | | One of the most popular third party VoIP clients is the |
| communication easier during raids. This server is called | | | | TeamSpeak or also known as TS. It is flexible, |
| Voice over Internet Protocol or commonly known as | | | | controlling, scalable software that allows users to |
| VoIP. VoIP is a form of communication that allows | | | | speak on a chat channel with other users, much like a |
| making phone calls using over broadband internet | | | | telephone conference call. TeamSpeak consists of |
| instead of typical analogue telephone lines. There are | | | | both client and server software. The server acts as a |
| two most popular third party VoIP clients, the | | | | host to multiple client connections, capable of handling |
| TeamSpeak and the Ventrillo. | | | | literally thousands of simultaneous users. This results in |
| Mumble is at no cost, open source, high-quality voice | | | | an Internet based conferencing solution that works in a |
| over chat software. It is primarily proposed for use | | | | variety of applications such as team mates speaking |
| while gaming, but still can be used for any kind of | | | | with one another while playing their favorite online |
| activity. It uses a client-server architecture where users | | | | game, facilitating inter-office communication among |
| who want to talk connect to the same server. Mumble | | | | co-workers, or simply for personal communication with |
| is optimized for low latency, resulting in faster | | | | friends and family. A TeamSpeak user will often wear |
| communication. It uses Speex not only as a voice | | | | a headset with an integrated microphone. Users use |
| codec but also as noise reduction and automatic gain | | | | the TeamSpeak client software to connect to a |
| control. Mumble is freely available to different sources | | | | TeamSpeak server of their choice; from there they |
| which does not require servers a license, and people | | | | can join chat channels. |
| who are knowledgeable enough can alter and | | | | The other most popular third party VoIP client is |
| contribute to the project. | | | | Ventrilo, or "Vent". It is a software client for personal |
| Denoising, which is a standard part of Speex 1.1 and | | | | computer users. It is often used in online multiplayer |
| above, enables the mumble to sound much clearer | | | | game play. A microphone and speakers, or a headset, |
| than any other voice application could have. Mumble | | | | must be connected to each person's computer to use |
| incorporates echo cancellation, which allows the use of | | | | the program.Some people believe Ventrilo has better |
| speakers as well as headphones. Reduction and | | | | sound quality than other VoIP solutions. |
| removing the noise from the input will make the audio | | | | |