JD writes: > Hi All audio experts, > > I use skype quiet a bit. > What I was interested in doing is this: > While talking to someone on skype, I would > like to be able to stream an audio track to > the same destination that I am speaking with > via skype. > I understand that I would have to know the > destination ip address and port. > Perhaps I can use netstat to find that?? > > So, which media streaming software can > I use to play a track and send it out that > ip address/port ? > > Would it even be possible? Of course not. If it were possible, then anyone who happens to know your IP address could, at any time, stream some audio to your speakers. That's what's generally known as a "security hole". > I do not know if skype would allow (i.e. accept) the > connection from the media streamer. Nope. Skype is a proprietary, locked up, closed software. This functionality, sending audio to your Skype peer, would have to be explicitly supported in the Skype software. If it's not, there's nothing that you can do.

On Saturday, November 27, 2010 10:49:13 pm JD wrote: > I use skype quiet a bit. > What I was interested in doing is this: > While talking to someone on skype, I would > like to be able to stream an audio track to > the same destination that I am speaking with > via skype. Set up things to use JACK; you then can patch, reroute, plug in synths, effects, or whatnot. See http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=25820 for how some folks are using skype with JACK. JACK frees your audio routing in ways like nothing else. It does have its quirks, though, and it might be overkill for something this simple; it was originally built to be the backend for professional-grade multitrack DAW work (in conjunction with Ardour, in other words).