<s>
TeamSpeak	B-Language
(	O
TS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
voice-over-Internet	O
Protocol	O
(	O
VoIP	B-Application
)	O
application	O
for	O
audio	O
communication	O
between	O
users	O
on	O
a	O
chat	O
channel	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
telephone	O
conference	O
call	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
typically	O
use	O
headphones	B-Device
with	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
client	O
software	O
connects	O
to	O
a	O
TeamSpeak	B-Language
server	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
choice	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
the	O
user	O
may	O
join	O
chat	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
target	O
audience	O
for	O
TeamSpeak	B-Language
is	O
gamers	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
software	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
of	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TeamSpeak	B-Language
server	O
runs	O
as	O
a	O
dedicated	O
server	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
and	O
uses	O
a	O
client	O
based	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
or	O
a	O
command-line	B-Application
interface	I-Application
to	O
control	O
server	O
administration	O
and	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TeamSpeak	B-Language
clients	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
—	O
both	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TeamSpeak	B-Language
3	I-Language
server	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
32	O
slots	O
(	O
simultaneous	O
users	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Monday	O
14th	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
TeamSpeak	B-Language
announced	O
a	O
fully	O
rebuilt	O
version	O
of	O
their	O
client	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
dubbed	O
TeamSpeak	B-Language
5	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
TeamSpeak	B-Language
4	O
rumoured	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
avoided	O
due	O
to	O
Tetraphobia	O
)	O
,	O
their	O
new	O
client	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
without	O
a	O
version	O
number	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
just	O
called	O
"	O
TeamSpeak	B-Language
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
client	O
introduces	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
brand	O
new	O
additions	O
to	O
their	O
services	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
modern	O
global	O
chat	O
feature	O
,	O
a	O
fully	O
responsive	B-General_Concept
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
free	O
voice	O
servers	O
and	O
many	O
upgraded	O
audio	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TeamSpeak	B-Language
3	I-Language
has	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
public	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
TeamSpeak	B-Language
3	I-Language
SDK	O
was	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
integrated	O
solution	O
in	O
the	O
MMO	O
game	O
Vendetta	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	O
beta	O
of	O
TeamSpeak	B-Language
3	I-Language
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	O
beta	O
was	O
closed	O
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
TeamSpeak	O
3.0.0	O
Final	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
stable	O
release	O
of	O
TeamSpeak	B-Language
3	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
TeamSpeak	B-Language
3	I-Language
introduced	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
unique	O
IDs	O
,	O
maintained	O
in	O
the	O
program	O
as	O
identities	O
,	O
that	O
are	O
randomly	O
generated	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
a	O
client	O
's	O
initial	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
TeamSpeak	B-Language
3	I-Language
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Open	O
Beta	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
server	O
administrators	O
were	O
confronted	O
with	O
a	O
major	O
change	O
in	O
granting	O
administrative	O
powers	O
to	O
users	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
permissions	O
system	O
based	O
on	O
boolean	O
and	O
integer	O
,	O
which	O
permitted	O
better	O
user	B-Application
control	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
TeamSpeak	B-Language
3	I-Language
also	O
has	O
a	O
5-tier	O
hierarchy	O
within	O
its	O
permissions	O
system	O
:	O
Server	O
Group	O
,	O
Client	O
Permissions	O
,	O
Channel	O
Permissions	O
,	O
Channel	O
Groups	O
and	O
Channel	O
Client	O
Permissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
for	O
highly	O
complex	O
permissions	O
for	O
users	O
,	O
giving	O
users	O
more	O
powers	O
and	O
uses	O
in	O
TeamSpeak	B-Language
without	O
giving	O
away	O
complete	O
control	O
to	O
the	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
later	O
versions	O
the	O
TeamSpeak	B-Language
developers	O
created	O
easier	O
ways	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
permissions	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
Standard	O
Permissions	O
Display	O
"	O
by	O
default	O
in	O
the	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
beginners	O
more	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
when	O
setting	O
up	O
a	O
TeamSpeak	B-Language
3	I-Language
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TeamSpeak	B-Language
3	I-Language
uses	O
an	O
incremental	O
update	O
system	O
that	O
only	O
downloads	O
the	O
files	O
that	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
updated	O
between	O
releases	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
less	O
bandwidth	O
usage	O
and	O
faster	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
boost	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
volume	O
by	O
applying	O
software-based	O
gain	O
albeit	O
at	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
audio	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Low	O
THD	O
hardware	O
and	O
dual-microphone	O
noise	O
suppression	O
help	O
clean	O
up	O
the	O
noisefloor	O
to	O
allow	O
software-base	O
gain	O
with	O
less	O
of	O
an	O
impact	O
to	O
audio	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TeamSpeak	B-Language
was	O
mentioned	O
numerous	O
times	O
within	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
's	O
episode	O
titled	O
"	O
Make	B-Protocol
Love	I-Protocol
,	I-Protocol
Not	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
"	O
which	O
aired	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2006	O
on	O
Comedy	O
Central	O
.	O
</s>
