How to Make a Music Channel in Vent With iTunes

Ventrilo is a popular VoIP service for PC gamers.

Epic background music can make your raid or PvP match a whole lot more fun. Setting up Ventrilo to stream music from iTunes is an easy task and takes only a few minutes to configure. However, to create a dedicated streaming source, you'll need to use a separate installation of Ventrilo on a different computer. This allows you to continue using your main Ventrilo account to talk with your friends.

Instructions

1. Turn off your computer's system sounds. As this method utilizes your sound card, you don't want to transmit any errant sounds.

2. Launch iTunes. Get your playlist ready to go.

3. Launch your Ventrilo client. Click the "Setup" button to open the "Setup" window. By default, the "Voice" tab is selected.

4. Disable the "Push To Talk" option by unchecking the associated check box.

5. Expand the "Input Device" drop-down menu. Select your sound card from the menu.

6. Find the "Amplifiers" section in the lower right corner. Drag the "Inbound" slider all the way down to "-10." Click "OK" when finished.

7. Connect to your Ventrilo server and choose a channel. Begin playing your iTunes playlist. All members of the channel will be able to hear the music.

Tips & Warnings

• Ventrilo has an "iTunes integration" feature available within channels, but this option only displays the titles of the songs you are listening to. It does not transmit music.