The Wild West of Ventrilo
August 4th, 2007Alright, I figured out a way I can get into a little trouble during a raid. For most of you this is old news, but for some of you, this might be good for a laugh. Ventrilo supports keybinds for Text-To-Speech, which basically takes whatever you type in and converts it to speech, playing it back whenever you press your hotkey. I’ve loaded up my num-pad with lyrics to 80s hits and comments like “Lauren always slows down the raid.”
To set up text to speech, select the right arrow next to “bindings.” Click on “New” and type in any name you want. This name is for your group of bindings, so if you use one set for CS and another for WOW, this is where you’ll put that identifying text. Select a bind key by typing it in the “Bind key” box, and select “Text-To-Speech” as the function. Type your text in the Text-To-Speech box, and refine it using the play button. Make sure you hit “add” to save the bind, and then press ok at the bottom of the dialogue box.
In the main Ventrilo window, select your binding set from the third dropdown box called “Bindings.” You can now use your keybinds for some hot text to speech. These even work in-game. Enjoy!