Ventrilo is Voice over IP (VoIP) group communications software. It is the industry standard by which all others measure them selves as they attempt to imitate it's features. It offers surround sound positioning and special sound effects on a per user, per channel, per server or global configuration level. This allows each user the option to fully customize exactly how they wish to hear sounds from other users or events. Ventrilo is best known for it's superior sound quality and minimal use of CPU resources. It has a simple user interface that any first time computer user can very quickly learn.