What method is used to link audio from one PC to audio on another?
What method is used to link audio from one PC to audio on another?
OK, thanks everyone. I’ll attempt a direct TRRS male to male connection and check if it functions.
If successful, that’s great for me.
To be cautious, I’m placing an order for
a TRRS Splitter,
a 3.5 male male to loose wire,
and a 3.5mm 4 pole stereo TRRS male jack to AV 4 screw terminal block balun connector.
The TRRS splitter lets me connect my headset with boom mic for web calls.
The male to loose wire and the 4 screw terminal let me route the first computer’s audio output into the second computer’s mic input, which is handling the Otter transcription.
If the straight cable doesn’t work, this makes it easier to plug in any compatible devices.
I’m hoping I won’t damage the Akron.
There might not be a solution to this. If you've understood correctly, you have two laptops with only headphone and mic level connections. Because mic levels are less sensitive than headphone outputs, the playback laptop's output could overwhelm the recording laptop's mic input. Maybe adjusting the playback laptop's output to its minimum and the recording laptop's mic input to its minimum would help, but it's possible this won't work. Mic input levels aren't built for higher line output levels.
This approach isn't likely to succeed.
Cables should connect from the line out to the line in.
Laptops lack this capability.
Directly connecting headphones to the mic could harm the mic input.
A USB audio card might work for line in.
You're correct, the Otter website and support pages don't clearly explain how to capture a live conversation. It seems anyone would need to install the software themselves to understand its capabilities and make adjustments. Without that hands-on experience, I think using free recording tools like Audacity could help capture meetings, which then can be processed with Otter. But only someone who downloads, installs, and uses Otter can confirm if this approach works.