Snacko Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Like the title says. How do you use Radios+SRS+VAICOM+Teamspeak/Discord together in Real Comms mode? :cry: I have been flying for a while, but never got very deep into using the radios because I had enough to learn, and found it a bit confusing. I kept it on Easy Comms for many years. Now I am looking to improve my Comms experience and maybe fly more online. So, needless to say I am a noob at the Comms and may have some(or much) of this wrong.. I've been wondering how users have their Comms mapped to their HOTAS for a while now. Which bindings are most important? The way I see it you need a ton of buttons just for comms. Let's take a worst case for example. The A10c: 3 Radio PTT buttons 3+ SRS PTT buttons?? Channel Up, Down, PTT? 3+ VAICOM PTT buttons?? TX1, TX2, TX3? 1 Teamspeak/Discord PTT button? ---- 10 buttons? :doh: That can't be right! What a I missing? Can someone explain how these all work together? And what would be the bare minimum button assignments? Thanks, and Cheers! Snacko Intel I9-10850K (OC @ 5.0ghz) │ Asus Maximus XII Hero │ G.Skill Ripjaws 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 3200 │ Thermaltake Water 360mm Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24gb │ 2TB M.2 EVO Pro; 1T M.2 EVO; Sandisk SSD Drives │ 49" Samsung Curved Widescreen │ 28" Touchscreen - ҉ - Blackshark Cockpit Trainer - ҉ - ♣ Thread | ♥ Download Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent_wolf Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) My setup is: (by memory, I might have missed something) VAICOM: TX1 PTT - Mic switch forward TX2 PTT - Mic switch down TX3 PTT - Mic switch aft SRS: Select radio 1 - Mic switch forward Select radio 2 - Mic switch aft Select radio 3 - Mic switch down PTT - Mic switch push DISCORD: Set on voice activated. Mic switch forward - Push to mute Mic switch down - Push to mute Mic switch aft - Push to mute Mic switch push - Push to mute I dont need the ingame PTT as this is handled by VAICOM (sometimes by using the "option" and "take 1/2/3" voice commands) I have to remember that when I talk to VAICOM I also switch active SRS radio. When I talk in SRS I have to remember to select correct radio first - then PTT. Edited December 1, 2018 by Agent_wolf misspelling [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] ANON6-1 | Wolfie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdee Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 (edited) I use one to all option in Vaicom and one PTT in SRS, which is the same button as discord PTT. I don't need discord and SRS at the same time. Radio switching is handled in plane. I never had a need to use more than two radios, if I do an obscure keypress for radios 3, 4 etc. does the job.. So a 4 way hat handles it all. Up is SRS/Discord, Down Vaicom, Fwd/Aft radio select. I don't care about "realism". Edited December 2, 2018 by mdee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 (edited) My setup is: (by memory, I might have missed something) VAICOM: TX1 PTT - Mic switch forward TX2 PTT - Mic switch down TX3 PTT - Mic switch aft SRS: Select radio 1 - Mic switch forward Select radio 2 - Mic switch aft Select radio 3 - Mic switch down PTT - Mic switch push DISCORD: Set on voice activated. Mic switch forward - Push to mute Mic switch down - Push to mute Mic switch aft - Push to mute Mic switch push - Push to mute I dont need the ingame PTT as this is handled by VAICOM (sometimes by using the "option" and "take 1/2/3" voice commands) I have to remember that when I talk to VAICOM I also switch active SRS radio. When I talk in SRS I have to remember to select correct radio first - then PTT. Thanks for the Reply Wolf! It's very helpful to see how you set this up. So you can have VoiceAttack/VIACOM and SRS running at the same time? And when you press (for example) Mic switch forward, all these things happen at the same time? VIACOM presses it's TX1 PTT SRS Selects Radio 1 Discord mutes while pushed? I use one to all option in Vaicom and one PTT in SRS, which is the same button as discord PTT. I don't need discord and SRS at the same time. Radio switching is handled in plane. I never had a need to use more than two radios, if I do an obscure keypress for radios 3, 4 etc. does the job.. So a 4 way hat handles it all. Up is SRS/Discord, Down Vaicom, Fwd/Aft radio select. I don't care about "realism".Are you using Easy Comms? Edited December 2, 2018 by Snacko Intel I9-10850K (OC @ 5.0ghz) │ Asus Maximus XII Hero │ G.Skill Ripjaws 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 3200 │ Thermaltake Water 360mm Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24gb │ 2TB M.2 EVO Pro; 1T M.2 EVO; Sandisk SSD Drives │ 49" Samsung Curved Widescreen │ 28" Touchscreen - ҉ - Blackshark Cockpit Trainer - ҉ - ♣ Thread | ♥ Download Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoomer Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Purchased Vaicom the other day, I had voiceAttack from it`s use with Elite Dangerous. I have`t started to dig into it yet and set it up. I`ll have to consult some youtube guides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent_wolf Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 "And when you press (for example) Mic switch forward, all these things happen at the same time? VIACOM presses it's TX1 PTT SRS Selects Radio 1 Discord mutes while pushed?" Yes :thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] ANON6-1 | Wolfie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 12/2/2018 at 9:19 PM, Agent_wolf said: "And when you press (for example) Mic switch forward, all these things happen at the same time? VIACOM presses it's TX1 PTT SRS Selects Radio 1 Discord mutes while pushed?" Yes But then when you press the Mic.Fwd in order to talk on SRS Radio 1, the DCS comms menu also opens up, right? How to get this done without the DCS menu opening up? I fly an A-10C II in VR and post my DCS journey on | Subscribe to my DCS A-10C channel Come check out the 132nd Virtual Wing | My 4090 VR Performance Optimization SYSTEM SPECS: Ryzen 7 5800X3D, RTX4090, Varjo Aero, VKB Gunfigher MKIII MCG Ultimate with 10cm extension,VPC MongoosT-50CM3 Throttle, VPC Control Panel #2, TM TPR Rudders. 64GB RAM, W10, Gametrix Jetseat, PointCTRL (currently broken), OpenKneeboard, Wacom Intuos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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