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SonoBus

Version: 1.6.2

Web: https://sonobus.net

If you host a podcast or an audio call with multiple participants, you can use SonoBus I to record the audio from everyone, as well as stream audio content to the whole group. The crossplatform app works across devices over the local network as well as over the internet.

The project can be installed via its official repo for Debian-based distros such as Ubuntu, and Linux Mint: $ echo “deb http://pkg.sonobus.net/apt stable main” | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sonobus.list $ sudo wget -O /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/sonobus.gpg https://pkg.sonobus.net/apt/keyring.gpg $ sudo apt update && sudo apt install sonobus

If you use another distro, you can install the app via its official Snap package available on Snapcraft with sudo snap install sonobus .

Regardless of how you install the Snap package, you need to then run the following commands to make sure SonoBus can access the audio:

$ sudo snap connect sonobus:alsa

$ sudo snap connect sonobus:jack1

The app’s interface isn’t convoluted, but it isn’t very intuitive either. To get started, click the Connect button. This brings up a new window that offers the option to connect to either a private or a public group.

A private group is only accessible to those who know the name of the group and the optional password it’s locked with, while public groups are open to anyone on the internet using the app.

To create a private group, you need to choose a unique group name and optionally set a password for added security. Now pass on this information to your friends, and they need to enter the details of the private group after hitting the Connect button in their version of SonoBus. Once other participants join in, you can use the app to share and stream audio as well as record audio from everyone.

To get the most out of the app, it’s best to spend a few minutes