Connect a microphone or mixer to your Windows PC or Mac, then let SalamAI translate the speech. These diagrams show one-to-one, audience and station setups. Check the console and phone requirements before your event.
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SalamAI translates whatever audio the console computer’s browser receives, so the job is getting a clean signal into that computer, whether it runs Windows, macOS, Linux or ChromeOS. For one speaker, a headset or microphone can plug in directly. For a stage with a mixer, use USB audio from the mixer, or a USB audio interface with a suitable line input; a 3.5 mm headphone adapter cannot capture audio. Then open the console in current desktop Chrome or Edge, choose the input and check the level. Audience phones never connect by cable: they join over the internet through a link for each language. The console and every phone need stable internet throughout the session.
For the console, use any computer that runs current desktop Chrome or Edge, such as a Windows PC, Mac, Linux or ChromeOS laptop, with a working audio input and stable internet. SalamAI has not published certified minimum CPU, RAM or bandwidth figures, so test on the machine you will use. Audience phones need a current browser, internet access throughout the session and earphones for audio in a shared hall; captions can be read without earphones when enabled. Guests never connect to the console computer by cable. Before the event, test the venue network with the number of listeners and language outputs you expect, because every phone streams over the internet.
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Choose your setup
These are example connections. Check your equipment’s ports, audio levels and settings.
Physical audio or display connection Online delivery or coordination
For conferences, community talks and presentations with an audio mixer.
Send clear microphone audio from the mixer.
One to Many. Choose the input and output languages.
Guests open their language link on a phone and use headphones.
Choose One to Many and select the mixer or audio interface as the input. Turn on a Companion link for each translation language. Share or display its QR code. You can run up to ten languages within your team’s limits. Each language is billed separately.
The mixer can also send the original speaker to the venue sound system. Keep translated audio out of the input sent to SalamAI. Otherwise, SalamAI may pick up and translate its own output.
For reception desks, interviews and conversations between two languages.
Speaks English. Hears Person B translated into English.
One to One. Choose a microphone and headphones for each person.
Speaks Malay. Hears Person A translated into Malay.
Choose both languages and a separate input and output for each person. Test each headset to check who hears the translation. Start with current desktop Chrome or Edge when you need separate audio outputs.
A mixed audio feed does not separate two speakers. Use the shared-microphone option with Hold to speak when enabled, or pair a Participant Companion phone. Each phone needs internet, microphone permission and a tap to enable audio.
Hands-free works best with separate close microphones and headphones. For shared audio, take turns and let the translated phrase finish before the next person speaks.
Explore two-way conversationsA campaign groups stations for an event. A grant gives one station a private link and password. It is not an audience listening link.
Creates station access, sets rules and checks usage and help requests.
Online access and rules · no shared audio
Its own browser, input devices and headphones.
Independent conversationIts own browser, input devices and headphones.
Independent conversationIts own browser, input devices and headphones.
Independent conversationCreate the campaign and station access. Set allowed languages and speaking modes. Share each link and password privately with its operator. Every active station needs a compatible device and internet.
Open the station link, then connect and test its microphones and headsets. Start the session when ready. Campaign rules may also allow participant phones, a shared phone or a shared microphone.
Show translated subtitles or captions in the speaker’s original language.
Use the same clear audio input as a voice translation session.
Select Subtitles only or Same-language captions.
Open the caption window on the connected screen.
Open large subtitles or a separate caption window on the venue display. Check that people can read it from the back of the room. A text-only Companion link can also let guests read on their phones when enabled.
The same input can be used with Transcribe only where enabled. That standalone mode does not create audience streams or summaries. Choose a supported summary-enabled session when you need both a transcript and follow-up notes.
Get the source right
A USB audio mixer can send sound directly to the computer. Other mixer outputs need an audio interface with the right input.
Before you connect
Check these requirements for the setups above. Available features depend on the browser and your team’s enabled options.
For an event: connect power, prefer wired Ethernet where available, and test the exact audio devices and language outputs in advance.
On iPhone/iPad: set the audio route and media volume on the device. Mic and speaker use together can cause popping or interrupted sound; headphones are the preferred setup.
The console computer and every Companion device need internet. Phones do not receive translation through a USB cable from the computer. Check that venue Wi-Fi and internet can handle your audience and languages. Test with realistic use.
SalamAI has no published certified minimum processor, memory, operating-system versions, or bandwidth per listener. Use a system that supports a current browser. Test your devices, language count and venue network with the SalamAI team.
Before your event
AI translations can make mistakes. Validate important language pairs and terminology with people who understand them, and test the physical setup before relying on it.
The wiring plans are illustrative and are not an endorsement of a particular mixer or interface. Product workflows follow SalamAI’s Console and Companion controls. For physical connections, check your hardware manual and these manufacturer guides.
Common questions
Usually you need a USB audio interface with a suitable line input. A headphone-output adapter cannot capture audio. Check your computer’s ports and the mixer’s signal level. See the USB and analogue connection diagrams.
No. Audience Companion uses an online link for each language. Guests need internet access and headphones for audio in a shared hall. Captions can be used without headphones when enabled.
No. The console and Companion devices need internet access during the session. Test the venue network with the number of listeners and language outputs you expect.
Any Windows PC, Mac, Linux or ChromeOS computer works with a current desktop Chrome or Edge browser, a working audio input and stable internet. SalamAI has not published certified minimum CPU, RAM or bandwidth figures. Read the full console and phone requirements.
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