Do you enjoy playing online games and would like to be able to keep in touch with your friends? Mumble is then one of the applications you should have installed on your computer sooner rather than later. Indeed, this platform has been developed to improve your gaming experience, enjoying some of the main functions related to communication in video games.

If you want to know how this platform works, you have to consider that it is a communication client that takes advantage of the voice, therefore the microphone installed in our PC, to start a conversation with our game partners. Although many will use it almost amateur, the truth is that a tool of this type is also essential for planning all kinds of attack or defense strategies.

At the initial moment, we find an interface that has been well designed, more functional than from the aesthetic to tell the truth, and that shows the main section with the list of all the chat rooms of the server to which we have connected. Then, you will see a good amount of configuration options through all kinds of tools that appear above the main line of the menu in question.

From the Configuration, Options section, which you can activate by right-clicking on it, you can establish some modifications that you consider indispensable to make the most of this platform. Among them, we can mention some, such as those related to the Audio Input, or the User Interface, without losing sight of the Network ones.

To start communicating with all your friends in the middle of the games, you must first establish a connection to one of the program's servers, considering your specific geographic location. Mumble installs a small complementary software called Murmur, which allows us to create a public server in case we don't trust the existing ones.

A feature that we found very interesting about this program, and entering into the user experience, has to do with being able to cancel the echo that often occurs when we want to communicate in the middle of a game. The truth is that you should activate this echo cancellation option whenever you repeatedly hear other players' voices.

On the other hand, this software has position audio support. What does this mean? It means that you will hear the voice of your fellow players directly from where they are at the very moment they are speaking. This is a differential factor concerning other similar programs, considering that it makes the experience of using any video game voice communicator much more realistic.

Likewise, you have to consider that this function we mentioned before is not available for all games, so you will have to look for it case by case through the many plugins that the application in question allows you to download. These small Mumble add-ons are perfect for making the most of the service's customization possibilities.

Another exciting aspect of this platform is the possibility it offers video game moderators to control in detail who can talk to whom during the entertainment. If, for some reason, you usually play with different chat rooms; it will undoubtedly be of great help. Once you have created your servers, you can even invite friends or colleagues directly from them.

With Mumble, you can also record your audio sessions in case you want to listen to them later, once you have finished the games, to check your defense and attack strategies. During the plays, you can block your microphone and the arrival of your colleagues' voices to remain silent if you prefer.

According to our tests and the developers' statistics, the average consumption of this software is between 10 and 40 KB. However, you have to consider that these measurements are per user. So, if you share a game with ten other users, you should know that the consumption will be between 100 and 400 KB.

How has our experience of using Mumble been? This a positive one, considering that we have not experienced freezes, major audio problems, or any other type of problem that would tarnish the use of the platform. Otherwise, its developers explain that this program has lower latency than competitors and superior sound quality. We can't say for sure in all cases, but Mumble is very good.

Finally, and if you liked this application for Windows, you should know that there is also a specially developed version for Android mobile devices, which works similarly, allowing you to communicate with all your friends and gaming colleagues, although, in this case, through the phone, of course. This alternative is not as complete as the one for computers, but if you like it, you could try it on your Android.