How to play sound to my mic using a USB voice mixer ?

[kaiji]

Hi
I am a telemarketer and I am tired of repeating my same intro 100 times a day on the phone, i wish i just could press a button and have a recording voice message playing on my mic and on the speaker of my headset without having to install any software because my company uses a chromebook and i cant install anything inside, I heard a usb voice mixer could do that for me, but I am a newbie to sound,

So what I basically wanted to know

1. Is it possible to achieve my goal only with a mixer and no software install ?

2. If yes, which type of mixer do I need to buy ?

And to be more clear once again, on my input I would like to record and output on my mic

1. My own voice (without hearing myself on the speaker when i talk)

2. My voice recorded messages that I would play from a soundboard from example or a phone (and hear those into my headset to be able to know what the person am I talking to on the phone is hearing)

The type of headset I am using currently is a USB headset. And my chrome book has 1 USB and one jack port (not 2 that separate mic and speaker)

Thank you
Kaiji

[zenguitar]

Then don't use the same intro for every call. It's not the specific words you use that matter, it's how you speak. Just relax and say it different every time.

As you have discovered, working to a script gets boring. The people you are calling very quickly recognise you are using a script, when I am cold called I spot it pretty much immediately because the scripted call completely ignores what I say, and how I speak, when I answer the phone.

This is not a technical problem and it doesn't require a technical solution.

Andy

[ef37a]

Just FYI? When you have a 'works' computer which won't allow you to install a DAW you can load Reaper onto a USB stick and run it on such a machine. At least that worked for me on a works Vista laptop.

Dave.

[Wonks]

Just FYI? When you have a 'works' computer which won't allow you to install a DAW you can load Reaper onto a USB stick and run it on such a machine. At least that worked for me on a works Vista laptop.

Dave.

You won't get a foreign USB stick near any company computer these days. Probably a sackable offence in most companies. Too much risk of data and security breeches.

Also computer management policies will probably block loading of non-authorised USB device drivers, so even an external USB mixer that didn't use standard pre-installed Windows drivers is probably not going to work (I doubt they are using Macs).

[James Perrett]

Hi
I am a telemarketer and I am tired of repeating my same intro 100 times a day on the phone,

If your company wanted a pre-recorded intro to be used then they would have done that already. There's a reason why they want you to do a live intro. If you don't like it then maybe you are in the wrong job.

[adrian_k]

Just FYI? When you have a 'works' computer which won't allow you to install a DAW you can load Reaper onto a USB stick and run it on such a machine. At least that worked for me on a works Vista laptop.

Dave.

You won't get a foreign USB stick near any company computer these days. Probably a sackable offence in most companies. Too much risk of data and security breeches.

Also computer management policies will probably block loading of non-authorised USB device drivers, so even an external USB mixer that didn't use standard pre-installed Windows drivers is probably not going to work (I doubt they are using Macs).

His company uses Chromebooks, so ….

[ef37a]

Just FYI? When you have a 'works' computer which won't allow you to install a DAW you can load Reaper onto a USB stick and run it on such a machine. At least that worked for me on a works Vista laptop.

Dave.

You won't get a foreign USB stick near any company computer these days. Probably a sackable offence in most companies. Too much risk of data and security breeches.

Also computer management policies will probably block loading of non-authorised USB device drivers, so even an external USB mixer that didn't use standard pre-installed Windows drivers is probably not going to work (I doubt they are using Macs).

Note I said "Vista" Wonks so it was a bit ago. I was quite surprised how well it worked!

Dave.