There is already a functionality "exclusive audio" that does what you describe: Make one person the "speaker" and mute everybody else Additionally there is a button to mute single participants.
Sebastian 2012/5/4 George Kirkham <gkirk...@co2crc.com.au> > Hi,**** > > ** ** > > Using quality echo cancelling equipment (headsets/speakerphones) greatly > reduces issues with echo, however most people don’t have quality echo > cancelling equipment.**** > > ** ** > > Is there any way to reduce echo (other than echo cancelling > headsets/speakerphones) ?**** > > ** ** > > I have seen systems which use software echo cancelling methods, some are > more simple than others, like auto muting the microphones of everyone but > the person currently speaking, until that person pauses speaking. The mute > lasts long enough for the audio stream finish, then allows the next person > who starts speaking to be the primary speaker. Would it be possible to > implement a system like this?**** > > ** ** > > Usually the echo is a delayed echo which I believes makes it much more > difficult to detect.**** > > ** ** > > Does anyone in the OpenMeetings development team have experience in > software echo cancelling or plan to introduce it?**** > > ** ** > > Thanks,**** > > ** ** > > George Kirkham**** > > ** ** > > IT Manager**** > > Cooperative Research Centre For Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC) **** > > NFF House, 14 - 16 Brisbane Avenue, Barton, ACT, 2600, Australia**** > > T: (02) 6120 1600**** > > F: (02) 6273 7181**** > > E: gkirk...@co2crc.com.au, **** > > W: www.co2crc.com.au**** > -- Sebastian Wagner https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock http://www.openmeetings.de http://www.webbase-design.de http://www.wagner-sebastian.com seba.wag...@gmail.com