When the network has appreciable loss, G.711 is a better choice. This is a sample of NetMeeting's 16Kbps codec from Lernout and Hauspie. This is a sample of NetMeeting's 8Kbps codec from Lernout and Hauspie. Audio quality is poor, with noticeable distortion. This is a sample of NetMeeting's 12Kbps codec from Lernout and Hauspie.
Audio quality is poor, with a quavering, watery tone.
Too bad that it is mediocre on all counts. Audio quality is fair, with noticeable background noise. NetMeeting's default settings make the CELP algorithm the codec of last resort, and we understand why. G7231QN.wav Quicknet Technologies Internet LineJACK provides excellent quality when used with Quicknet's own H.323 application. It does this by offloading audio processing from the PC's CPU and performing digitization, echo cancellation, compression, and packetization in parallel.