AIM Talk

If you and your buddy have a working microphone set up, you can connect to them through AIM talk and use your microphones to speak with each other.  Right click on the screen name of the buddy you want to talk with and then select the "Connect to Talk" option.

A box will pop up making sure you want to allow your buddy to use his microphone to talk to you, click "Connect" to continue.  The AIM Talk box will try to establish a connection with your buddy after he has accepted the offer.

Once a connection is established, all the buttons will be active.  Pick up your microphone and push and hold the "Push to Talk" button until you are done speaking then release it.  You can adjust the volume of your microphone or the volume of your buddies microphone by sliding the "Volume" bar under the appropriate screen name.  If you want to disable the AIM talk feature temporarily, click the "Pause" button, push it again to reactive AIM Talk.

The AIM Talk tool bar allows you to send an instant message to the buddy you are talking with, open your windows volume control, or change the visual style of the voice meters.

To disconnect from AIM Talk, click the "Disconnect" button or close out the window by clicking the "X" in the upper right hand corner.

For more information on using the AIM client, check out the rest of our AIM Tutorials.