Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
On Fri, Dec 17, 2004 at 07:54:19AM +0100, Wilson Pickett wrote: I am searching for a new PBX for the company. My choice is Astrisk. My Boss wants background music via all the telephones. This is done in a conventional PBX that he wants, but I can use the Asterisk PBX if it can do What a waste of resources though, like installing video games on the asterisk server... Ther must be a powerline intercom that would handle this (adding a speaker per music distribution point.) Or get a couple of these -- http://www.slimdevices.com/ or similar :) and have REAL music in your office :) ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
On Fri, Dec 17, 2004 at 07:54:19AM +0100, Wilson Pickett wrote: I am searching for a new PBX for the company. My choice is Astrisk. My Boss wants background music via all the telephones. This is done in a conventional PBX that he wants, but I can use the Asterisk PBX if it can How about a desktop application that plays streamed music from a server but cuts out when the respective user's phone rings? Detecting the ringing state of a specific device from, say, a desktop running Windows or Linux AGI is trivial. Since playing streamed music on Linux or Windows is also trivial there should be no problem meeting your requirements. Bill Seddon ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
On Saturday 18 December 2004 20:19, Bill Seddon wrote: Detecting the ringing state of a specific device from, say, a desktop running Windows or Linux AGI is trivial. Care to share a trivial example with us? Sounds like a useful link for several applications... Antony. -- Software development can be quick, high quality, or low cost. The customer gets to pick any two out of three. Please reply to the list; please don't CC me. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
Care to share a trivial example with us? Sure. Here's a how-to. If you'd like a working example, let me know. Open a TCP connection to * either directly of via, say the sampleproxy.pl example (http://www.popvox.com/simpleproxy.pl). Login using the manager API by sending the text string on the connection: Action: login\n\n After this, that trick is to monitor events from *. Asterisk will send events to all manager connections. Events will arrive as text on the connection in the form: Event: some event type\nsome event text\n\n The event text will contain event type specific information in the format: field: value\n For example: Event: Newstate Channel: SIP\1002-1a23 You can monitor Newstate events to review the state of a call to an extension (channel). For example it might be ringing or dialled. * will send a Event: Link event when a call is answered and an Event: Unlink event when the call is terminated. Eventually * will send Event: Down indicating that the call channel is on-hook. You can download an application that illustrates this functionality and is written in C# from: http://www.yottadot.org/download.php?op=viewsdownloadsid=10 There examples of playing streamed music in C# such as: http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/nbass.asp Bill Seddon ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Wilson Pickett wrote: I am searching for a new PBX for the company. My choice is Astrisk. My Boss wants background music via all the telephones. This is done in a conventional PBX that he wants, but I can use the Asterisk PBX if it can do What a waste of resources though, like installing video games on the asterisk server... Ther must be a powerline intercom that would handle this (adding a speaker per music distribution point.) The requirement of the original poster was to mute the music at the desk when a call is in progress. It would be really nice if there was a hardphone capable of accepting a multicast high-quality stream when no call was in progress. Peter ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
Xml services for cisco 7960, setup a broadcast stream. Check the wiki. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Svensson Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 3:28 AM To: Wilson Pickett; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Wilson Pickett wrote: I am searching for a new PBX for the company. My choice is Astrisk. My Boss wants background music via all the telephones. This is done in a conventional PBX that he wants, but I can use the Asterisk PBX if it can do What a waste of resources though, like installing video games on the asterisk server... Ther must be a powerline intercom that would handle this (adding a speaker per music distribution point.) The requirement of the original poster was to mute the music at the desk when a call is in progress. It would be really nice if there was a hardphone capable of accepting a multicast high-quality stream when no call was in progress. Peter ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
Why not just dial an extention for music when the user wants music from there desk. The requirement of the original poster was to mute the music at the desk when a call is in progress. It would be really nice if there was a hardphone capable of accepting a multicast high-quality stream when no call was in progress. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
On Friday 17 December 2004 14:31, Steven Kalcevich (Lists) wrote: Why not just dial an extention for music when the user wants music from there desk. Because then the phone will be engaged on a call and will not ring when someone else wants to talk to the person at the desk? Antony. The requirement of the original poster was to mute the music at the desk when a call is in progress. It would be really nice if there was a hardphone capable of accepting a multicast high-quality stream when no call was in progress. -- I own three Windows books, published by O'Reilly. They are Windows Annoyances, Office 97 Annoyances and Windows 98 Annoyances. That pretty much sums it up for me. Please reply to the list; please don't CC me. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
I think that with AGI it should be possible, when a call comes in disconnect the MOH call then connect the incoming call, when the call is done just reconnect the MOH. On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:31:24 -0500, Steven Kalcevich (Lists) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not just dial an extention for music when the user wants music from there desk. The requirement of the original poster was to mute the music at the desk when a call is in progress. It would be really nice if there was a hardphone capable of accepting a multicast high-quality stream when no call was in progress. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
On Thu, 2004-12-16 at 04:48, Satchid wrote: Dear Members, I am searching for a new PBX for the company. My choice is Astrisk. My Boss wants background music via all the telephones. This is done in a conventional PBX that he wants, but I can use the Asterisk PBX if it can do this also. As I said he needs background music on every telephone this is not to be mistaken with music on hold. The bit stream is an MP3 file of 8 Kbs. At the server it might be at the maximum 570Kbs if it has to send it individually to each telephone. The network: 10/100 layer-3 switches with QoS on a 1000Mbs backbone. Most hardware phone systems will do this, and its circuitry is related to station paging and hands free autoanswer intercom. I was wondering about this feature myself, but more interest in station paging and HFAI. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
Satchid wrote: Dear Members, As I said he needs background music on every telephone this is not to be mistaken with music on hold. The bit stream is an MP3 file of 8 Kbs. At the server it might be at the maximum 570Kbs if it has to send it individually to each telephone. The network: 10/100 layer-3 switches with QoS on a 1000Mbs backbone. You can do this with a multiline phone by setting up an extension like this: exten = 201,1,SetMusicOnHold(emp) exten = 201,2,Answer() exten = 201,3,MusicOnHold() exten = 201,4,Hangup Then be sure you have the emp music class setup in musiconhold.conf: emp = quietmp3nb:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3/emp,-z This works fine. Users use one line to dial in to this and let it run on speaker phone. When a call comes in, it is on another line and can be picked up. When they hang up, they resume the music line. -- respectfully, Joseph ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
At 04:48 AM 12/16/04, you wrote: Dear Members, I am searching for a new PBX for the company. My choice is Astrisk. My Boss wants background music via all the telephones. If you don't mind my asking, what application would require this feature? Regards Greg Cirino ___ ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
Polycom IP300 are very in-expensive and have multiple lines. On Thu, 2004-12-16 at 13:49 +0100, Satchid wrote: What ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
At 07:49 AM 12/16/04, you wrote: Thank you, My boss believes that people are more happy when soft music playing in the background. The volume has to be low or even of when the phone rings. If this is coupled to the *, then the volume can automatically switch of or switch low. Therefore the volume can be set as high as the user wants because when the phone rings it switches of. With the existing very rudimentary PA system the volume has to be low all the time because of not being coupled. Thanks for your response, now I have a better understanding. I like the 2 line telephone system idea, but it will probably be much more expensive. I was planning the Grandstream 102 phones. What phones would you propose me to use? Willy The Grandstream phones are priced well. we currently use the bt100's. Greg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg - Cirelle Enterprises Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:01 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music At 04:48 AM 12/16/04, you wrote: Dear Members, I am searching for a new PBX for the company. My choice is Astrisk. My Boss wants background music via all the telephones. If you don't mind my asking, what application would require this feature? Regards Greg Cirino ___ ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users Regards Greg Cirino ___ Cirelle Enterprises Inc. 603-425-2221 www.cirelle.com Web Application Development Design www.cirelle.net ProSpeed High Speed Dial-up - 6 Times Faster www.cedata.com Web, FTP, Email Hosting Services www.mlsbot.com NNEREN MLS IDX Services When You Want It Done Well, Just Call Cirelle It's not just a Rhyme... There's a Reason! ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
Satchid wrote: Dear Members, I am searching for a new PBX for the company. My choice is Astrisk. My Boss wants background music via all the telephones. This is done in a conventional PBX that he wants, but I can use the Asterisk PBX if it can do this also. As I said he needs background music on every telephone this is not to be mistaken with music on hold. How about modifying the chan_agent stuff? Right now, if an agent logs into a queue, he hears music until a call comes into him. So you have the option of making a queue for every phone (which wouldn't be all that great) or creating a new application that copies some of the agentlogin functionality, perhaps hanging up when a new call comes in? The bit stream is an MP3 file of 8 Kbs. At the server it might be at the maximum 570Kbs if it has to send it individually to each telephone. The network: 10/100 layer-3 switches with QoS on a 1000Mbs backbone. But the music isn't sent as an MP3 to the phone, it's sent using whatever codec you're using. Nick ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
Interesting requirement. Depending on your site, you may consider alternative solutions. If you have individual offices, I suppose the PBX route would be the best way to go; however, if you have a shared space (cube-farm, call-room, whatever), maybe you can share the music source? In that case, I'd look into slimp3s with a slimserver, and an inexpensive shelf-system as the amplifier. www.slimdevices.com would have some more pointers. If you have dropped ceilings (as must businesses do), you could even run ceiling speakers and hook them up to a slimp3 or other music source via an inexpensive car-amplifier. Oh yeah, multiple slimp3s can be synchronized. -Original Message- From: Satchid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 3:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music Dear Members, I am searching for a new PBX for the company. My choice is Astrisk. My Boss wants background music via all the telephones. This is done in a conventional PBX that he wants, but I can use the Asterisk PBX if it can do this also. As I said he needs background music on every telephone this is not to be mistaken with music on hold. The bit stream is an MP3 file of 8 Kbs. At the server it might be at the maximum 570Kbs if it has to send it individually to each telephone. The network: 10/100 layer-3 switches with QoS on a 1000Mbs backbone. Please, is there a way to get this done, otherwise I have to say goodbye to Asterisk (unless my boss gives in). Thank you all Willy ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
I am searching for a new PBX for the company. My choice is Astrisk. My Boss wants background music via all the telephones. This is done in a conventional PBX that he wants, but I can use the Asterisk PBX if it can do What a waste of resources though, like installing video games on the asterisk server... Ther must be a powerline intercom that would handle this (adding a speaker per music distribution point.) ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
Thank you, My boss believes that people are more happy when soft music playing in the background. The volume has to be low or even of when the phone rings. If this is coupled to the *, then the volume can automatically switch of or switch low. Therefore the volume can be set as high as the user wants because when the phone rings it switches of. With the existing very rudimentary PA system the volume has to be low all the time because of not being coupled. I like the 2 line telephone system idea, but it will probably be much more expensive. I was planning the Grandstream 102 phones. What phones would you propose me to use? Willy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg - Cirelle Enterprises Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:01 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music At 04:48 AM 12/16/04, you wrote: Dear Members, I am searching for a new PBX for the company. My choice is Astrisk. My Boss wants background music via all the telephones. If you don't mind my asking, what application would require this feature? Regards Greg Cirino ___ ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
I have a proposition to you both. The users want background music, right? The background music doesn't have to come from the phone. You can set up a streaming media server (even using winamp on one of the desktops) and the users can connect to it from a browser. Want to take it a bit further? Make the website check your call status on asterisk via the manager interface and you can lower the volume automatically. The first part is easy. The second part needs work, but I assume that it can be done rather easily. What do you think? -Original Message- From: Andrew Kohlsmith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 2:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music On December 16, 2004 07:01 am, Greg - Cirelle Enterprises wrote: I am searching for a new PBX for the company. My choice is Astrisk. My Boss wants background music via all the telephones. If you don't mind my asking, what application would require this feature? Some people like the inane blather in their office. I personally dislike background music but many people around me enjoy it. They keep the volume on their phones down and it doesn't bother me too much. But yes, it's popular and yes, it's doable with a multiline phone or a phone that supports paging. -A. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
On December 16, 2004 07:01 am, Greg - Cirelle Enterprises wrote: I am searching for a new PBX for the company. My choice is Astrisk. My Boss wants background music via all the telephones. If you don't mind my asking, what application would require this feature? Some people like the inane blather in their office. I personally dislike background music but many people around me enjoy it. They keep the volume on their phones down and it doesn't bother me too much. But yes, it's popular and yes, it's doable with a multiline phone or a phone that supports paging. -A. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!
We are looking at the Polycom IP300 or the Sipura SPA-841 for low end type client needs at this point. We didn't feel comfortable with the GS to our type of customers but if it fits your needs that's an option as well. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
