[[PageOutline]] = Installing Mumble on a desktop computer = These instruction cover installing [wiki:mumble mumble, the audio conference tool] on a desktop computer. You can also install it on your [wiki:mumble android or iphones]. Please set aside about 10 minutes to complete the installation so you can properly run through the audio configuration wizard. For best results use a headset or head phones. === Install === First, visit [https://wiki.mumble.info/wiki/Main_Page the mumble page], scroll to the "Download Mumble" section and choose the right download for your computer. Install the software. ''Windows users'': You almost certainly want to install the Windows x64 Snapshot version, not the regular Windows version ''Mac users'' If you are using a recent version and [https://github.com/mumble-voip/mumble/issues/3471#issuecomment-410490926 this bug is not yet fixed], after installing mumble, you may need to go to `System Preferences->Security & Privacy->Privacy->Accessibility` and enable access for Mumble. === Audio Wizard === When you start Mumble for the first time, it will prompt you to follow the audio setup wizard. **This process has about 4 screens with questions and takes about ten minutes.** If you have a headset or head phones, please use them while doing the wizard (and for all mumble calls). [[Image(mumble-audio-wizard-start.png, 600px)]] == Create certificate == Next, you will be prompted to create a certificate. A certificate is like a key that will grant you access to the server as the username you specify. [[Image(mumble-certificate-creation.png, 600px)]] == Add a server == Next, you must tell mumble what server you want to connect to. Click the add button. [[Image(mumble-add-new-server.png, 600px)]] Please enter: * Mayfirst * mumble.mayfirst.org * [Whatever username you want] Please note: If you are re-installing mumble or starting over, you must pick a new username. You can't use the same username twice. [[Image(mumble-enter-server-details.png, 600px)]] == Connect to server == Now, you can click on the server you just entered and click Connect. [[Image(mumble-connect-to-server.png, 600px)]] == Mute == Once connected, be sure to mute yourself. [[Image(mumble-mute-mic.png, 600px)]] == Join a meeting == You can join a meeting by dragging yourself to a room (aka Meeting). [[Image(mumble-drag-to-meeting.png, 600px)]] == Turn off text to speech == Hearing all text messages is irritating. Turn it off by clicking Settings and ensuring there is no check mark next to the "Text to Speech" menu item. [[Image(mumble-t2s-unchecked.png, 600px)]] == Configure Push to Talk == If using the Transmission setting Transmit: Push To Talk in the '''Audio Input''' pane in Mumble Configuration (Configure » Settings, Audio Input) and you cannot make yourself heard, you may need to configure or look up the push-to-talk shortcut. This is done under Configure » Settings, Shortcuts: [[Image(push-to-talk-shortcuts.png, 800px)]] In the Audio Input pane you can also checkmark "Display push to talk window" to get a floating always-on-top button you can click to talk, or of course switch to a different transmit setting. (If using Continuous instead, be sure to mute yourself when not talking.) == Audio Transmission Problems With Voice Activity == If people report trouble hearing you because parts of your words are cut off, check if you are using the Transmission setting '''Transmit: Voice Activity''' (under Configure » Settings, Audio Input pane). [[Image(mumble-voice-activity.png, 800px)]] The silence below and above sliders can be adjusted, or for certainty of being heard you can change to Continuous or Push To Talk (see above).