How To Set Up A Phone Patch On $0 Budget

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How To Set Up A Phone Patch On $0 Budget

* Main point: Setting up a phone patch for direction in your vocal booth is easier than ever. There are 5 different ways I recommend setting this up without spending any money.

- What is phone-patch - Simply put, a phone-patch allows two-way communication with the
client.
- Paid method - An electric box that allows you to connect your mixer or digital audio
interface to standard phone lines. When you talk into your microphone the mic signal is r .
routed to the telephone as if you are speaking into a telephone receiver.

** The important thing to remember is that you do not have to pay for this. There are free
methods.

Free Method #1: Use your phone

* This is a very viable way and if you put your phone on speaker or have Bluetooth earbuds, it
works great.
* Upside: Everyone has a phone and it is easy to call a number.
* Downside: Depending on your phone plan, the long-distance might cost money.

Free Method #2: Zoom

* Zoom is an online platform and app that lets you connect with anyone on the internet for
free. Zoom has lots of other features that come with the paid versions, but it is free and
usable for phone-patches.
* Upside - Totally free.
* Downside - Only get 40 minutes per “meeting” before you have to disconnect.

Free Method #3: WhatsApp

* I personally love this App. You can connect to anyone around the world for free, send files,
talk to them, and pretty much conduct all sorts of business with a stable platform … and its
free. All a person needs to do is sign up for the app. You can have this on your computer as
well.
* Upside - Amazing for talking and file sharing
* Downside - Person must have the App to work

Free Method #4: Skype

* I end up using Skype a lot, not because it is the best option, but because most of my clients
seem to use it. It is nice because you can also see the person you are talking to and some
clients really like that.
* Upside - It is probably one of the most well known and highly used ways to connect online in
real-time so everyone has it and it is free. Also, multiple people can connect at once easily.
* Downside - Skype does not always have the best connection.

Free Method #5: Google Voice

* Google voice has become a staple in people's businesses around the world because you can
now have a free phone number, connect with anyone, even route the number through your
real phone. And the person you are calling can simply use their phone and not be charged.
* Upside - It’s free and more and more people are using it
* Downside - I do not believe that you can connect with video

These methods are being used more and more for phone-patching. There are other ways that cost money, but with these 5 tools, you shouldn’t have too. Just remember, if you want to know what to choose, in the end, it’s whatever your client wants to use.

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