[asterisk-users] Using Asterisc for Taking Calls for Radio

[dave cantera]

shane, et. al.
shouldn't the console/dsp work?  I have a handset, let me get it....  no 
markings on it, has jacks to plug into your sound card for audio in and 
audio out.. it worked on my laptop with asterisk or maybe a softphone... 
  if your sound board has an audio in/out that might work directly... 
I'm not an electronics guy, you may need a pre-amp or something similar 
to step up/down the signal...  even if you had the softphone running on 
the * box, you could have it auto answer and feed the board directly.  
well, maybe auto answer wouldn't be such a great idea... 
I also talked with a radio talk show host who handled 100s of calls per 
night in a 3 hr segment.  they had 4 people screening and staging calls 
to prep the host..  perhaps more than where you are now but, hey, 
someday! :).... three people took calls and entered subject/notes into 
ACT of call things to use, then the producer selected and sequenced the 
calls, (read retyped the subj/notes) for display on the host console...  
also other notes were sent in the same way.. quite an interesting layout...
email off list if you want more information...
daveC



Shane D wrote:
> I had thought of that. And sorry for the misspelling of asterisk. For
> some reason, I thought C.
>
> Anyway, I would prefer not to use a softphone, but I could if need be.
>
> I just want a phone number, located who cares where, that will ring my
> asterisk box. My friend has done this successfully for free. Does
> anyone know of a service for this?
>
> On 1/4/08, Don Fanning <don at 00100100.net> wrote:
>   
>> Umm... create your dial plan then use a softphone?  You'll have to work
>> out the audio connections in and out of your computer that feeds a audio
>> channel and outputs the monitor back to the computer but it can be done
>> pretty easily.
>>
>> Shane D wrote:
>>     
>>> Hello Asterisc-Users List,
>>>
>>> I am new to the list. I joined with a question in mind: How would you
>>> set up an asterisc box so that:
>>> (A) Someone dials a number
>>> (B) They are presented with a menu
>>> (C) Entering a number, like 1, connects a call to me.
>>> (D) I am on a mixing board, running an internet radio show. I want to
>>> run asterisc into the board, and run an output from the board to
>>> asterisc. Is that possible using a soundcard? I don't really want to
>>> spend money.
>>> (E) I want the board to start wringing when I get a call, and I want
>>> the call audio to the board as well.
>>>
>>> I also would like it if I could not use my local phone line. I would
>>> prefer something like a free internet based number. The box will not
>>> need to be able to call out, so that's not a problem. A friend of mine
>>> uses asterisc, and has a free internet based number for asterisc. I
>>> would like to do the same.
>>>
>>> I hope this is possible, and thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Shane
>>>       
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