Lisa, The matchmaker converts the impedance from the XAP or other echo cancellation device to the sound card and vice-versa. The result is that you have more head room to make adjustments in level. Without it, you wind up having to set the volume on the audio machine very very low, and you can't bring it up without causing a lot of distortion and blowing out ears across the AG.
hope this helps Michael Miller NCSA Lisa Metz wrote: > Hello, > > I'm in the process of FINALLY setting up a node and am wondering what > the purpose of the Matchmaker is and whether it is a requirement. > > Thank you all for your help so far and continued assistance in the > future as I'm sure I'll have more questions. > > Lisa > -- Thanx, Michael Miller System Engineer Video Technology Services Persistent Infrastructure Directorate National Center for Supercomputing Applications University of Illinois - UC 217-649-0747 "If you're clear in your vision and trust the people in your team with clear objectives, they will invariably do their best to achieve everything desired, and usually deliver everything you could have hoped for and even more." -Paul Debevec
