- Sat Nov 01, 2014 6:13 pm #476974 Is there a way in Vpilot to have sound when push to talk is pressed? or is there a way to add custom sounds? I have reviewed the docs and I do not see anything listed.

- Sat Nov 01, 2014 6:30 pm #476975 No, there is no way to have a sound play when you press PTT. Out of curiosity, why would you want that?

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- Sat Nov 01, 2014 6:33 pm #476976 As a former user of fsinn it is usefull to me at least that way I know im transmitting on frequency. I use projectors not monitors and vpilot is on a smaller monitor in my simpit.

- Sat Nov 01, 2014 9:36 pm #476984

As a former user of fsinn it is usefull to me at least that way I know im transmitting on frequency. I use projectors not monitors and vpilot is on a smaller monitor in my simpit.

Don't you already know that you're transmitting? I mean, you are aware that you're pressing the PTT key ...

If you're looking for a way to know that you're pressing PTT *and* vPilot is connected to an active controller's voice channel, then that functionality already exists, in the inverse sense. vPilot sounds a buzzer if you press the PTT when you're not on an active voice channel.

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- Sun Nov 02, 2014 12:49 am #476989 I think what he wants is an aural indicator that his PTT key press is being received by the software. Very useful for troubleshooting comms issues.

- Sun Nov 02, 2014 1:46 am #476990 the other would probably be to do a feedback loop so you hear yourself transmitting. this can already be accomplished without editing the software though (tune com1 and 2 to the same freq, activate both frequencies. youll get the feedback)

- Sun Nov 02, 2014 1:50 am #476991

I think what he wants is an aural indicator that his PTT key press is being received by the software. Very useful for troubleshooting comms issues.

That can be done by observing either the debug window messages, or the TX box lighting up.

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- Mon Nov 03, 2014 7:45 am #477070

I think what he wants is an aural indicator that his PTT key press is being received by the software. Very useful for troubleshooting comms issues.

That can be done by observing either the debug window messages, or the TX box lighting up.

That's more of a visual indicator. An aural indicator is, as Tony specifies, an audible feedback indicator. I'm pretty sure FSInn and Squawkbox both have this feature available.

It's actually beneficial to have two aural indicators - one when transmission starts, and one when transmission terminates. The latter could be used for quick identification of a "stuck mic" situation on the pilot's end in which case the "transmission terminated" chirp would not be observed.

- Mon Nov 03, 2014 4:21 pm #477083

I think what he wants is an aural indicator that his PTT key press is being received by the software. Very useful for troubleshooting comms issues.

That can be done by observing either the debug window messages, or the TX box lighting up.

That's more of a visual indicator. An aural indicator is, as Tony specifies, an audible feedback indicator. I'm pretty sure FSInn and Squawkbox both have this feature available.

I was addressing your comment about troubleshooting ... visual is all you need for that.

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- Mon Nov 03, 2014 6:45 pm #477089

As a former user of fsinn it is usefull to me at least that way I know im transmitting on frequency. I use projectors not monitors and vpilot is on a smaller monitor in my simpit.

Don't you already know that you're transmitting? I mean, you are aware that you're pressing the PTT key ...

If you're looking for a way to know that you're pressing PTT *and* vPilot is connected to an active controller's voice channel, then that functionality already exists, in the inverse sense. vPilot sounds a buzzer if you press the PTT when you're not on an active voice channel.

Maybe I did not make my self clear before. As Scott states, I was looking for an audio noise when the ptt key is pressed as fsinn uses on an active voice channel. The light does me no good as to vpilot is on a small screen in a simpit with surround projectors as I do not use text not the latter ross as you state.

- Mon Nov 03, 2014 6:48 pm #477090 No, I understand ... as you said you want to know when you're transmitting. I'm saying that if you press PTT, and you DON'T hear the buzzer, you know you're transmitting.

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- Mon Nov 03, 2014 6:56 pm #477091 I'm waiting for Ivan Pavlov to chime in at any time now...

The already initiated will note the lame joke within a lame joke above.

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- Mon Nov 03, 2014 7:07 pm #477092

I'm waiting for Ivan Pavlov to chime in an any time now...

Haha ... just wait for the next version ... it'll administer an electric shock instead of the buzzer.

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- Mon Nov 03, 2014 7:11 pm #477093

No, I understand ... as you said you want to know when you're transmitting. I'm saying that if you press PTT, and you DON'T hear the buzzer, you know you're transmitting.

Thank you very much for your time sir. I guess vpilot is not for my setup.

- Mon Nov 10, 2014 11:49 pm #477587

No, I understand ... as you said you want to know when you're transmitting. I'm saying that if you press PTT, and you DON'T hear the buzzer, you know you're transmitting.

But if the PTT press is not received by the software, then no buzzer will sound. The negative feedback scheme is completely useless.