Musical voice calls

[Amy_Young]

Soundtrack is one of my favorite “hidden” features in Yahoo! Messenger. While you’re on a voice call, you can choose a music file from your hard drive to play during your call. I use it all the time to play music for myself and a friend while we talk.

To use the Soundtrack feature in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 or 9.0, first place a call to a friend. You can either call another Yahoo! Messenger friend for free on a PC-to-PC call, or call a friend’s mobile or other number using PC-to-phone. Once your friend answers and you start talking, click the sound icon, then click the music note icon. This will open a window that lets you select a MP3 file from your hard drive.



Once you’ve loaded the MP3 file into your call, it will play in the background for both you and your friend to hear. If it’s too loud, click the music note icon to adjust the volume. This is handy if you just want your music to play in the background softly during the call (or have some karaoke fun). The menu also allows you to forward or reverse to a specific point in the song.

I’ve used the Soundtrack feature for a few different things – introducing a friend to a new song, singing along to a track to entertain a friend, or even to listen to a MP3 podcast together. Try adding a soundtrack to your next call in Yahoo! Messenger.

Sarah Bacon
Product Manager

Source: Y! Messenger Blog