Do I bring my own interpreter, or does Pikka Speech provide one?

You bring your own interpreter. A human channel on Pikka Speech provides the platform: a private interpreter link, booth-grade audio, and the audience delivery. The interpreter's professional fee is arranged separately — the channel itself costs $49 per target language, per event.

Can interpreters work from home?

Yes. Remote simultaneous interpretation (RSI) works entirely in a browser: the organizer sends a private interpreter invite link, the interpreter joins, checks audio, and goes live from anywhere with an internet connection.

Can onsite interpreters use their booth or console?

Yes. For onsite simultaneous interpretation, the interpreter console or mixer connects to a laptop through the Line / Console input profile, which applies a high-pass filter and soft limiter so professional feeds stay clean.

What happens when the interpreter pauses or disconnects?

On an AI + human channel, AI takes over the moment the human falls silent and hands back the instant they resume. The audience hears one continuous interpretation stream.

Can human interpreters and AI work on different languages in the same event?

Yes. Coverage is set per target language: Japanese on a human channel, Bahasa Melayu as AI + human, and other languages fully on AI — all in the same room, at the same time.

Human-first channels

Human interpreters, remote or onsite.

Pikka Speech seats professional interpreters exactly where they need to be: in the venue with a console feed, or anywhere in the world as RSI. Either way, the audience listens in a browser, and AI covers every human pause.

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How hybrid channels work

Definition

RSI and onsite simultaneous interpretation, explained

What is RSI?

Remote simultaneous interpretation lets a professional interpreter work an event from anywhere. On Pikka Speech, RSI is a private invite link: the organizer sends it, the interpreter opens it in a browser, checks audio, and goes live. Listeners hear the interpretation on their phones like any other channel.

Pikka Speech delivers RSI from a private interpreter link.
Interpreters work from any location with a browser and headset.
RSI channels route to every listener without receivers.

What is onsite simultaneous interpretation?

Onsite interpreters work from the venue, usually a booth. The interpreter console or audio mixer connects to a laptop running Pikka Speech, and the Line / Console input profile applies a high-pass filter and soft limiter so the professional feed reaches the platform clean. The audience still listens in a browser — the booth stays, the receiver rentals go.

Onsite simultaneous interpretation connects via console or mixer feed.
The Line / Console profile keeps professional signals clean.
Booths remain optional; receivers are never needed.

Comparison

RSI vs onsite, on one platform

The same channel, the same audience flow — only the interpreter's location changes.

Comparison of RSI and onsite simultaneous interpretation on Pikka Speech
	RSI on Pikka Speech	Onsite on Pikka Speech
Where the interpreter works	Anywhere with a browser	In the venue, at a booth or desk
Hardware	Computer and headset	Interpreter console or mixer feed
Audio path	Encrypted browser audio	Line / Console input profile
Joining	Private interpreter invite link	Laptop connected to the console feed
Travel and AV logistics	None	Standard booth setup
AI fallback during breaks
Onsite presence

How it works

A human channel, step by step

Send the private invite

The organizer creates an interpreter invitation for the target language. The link is private to that channel — no public access, no room-code guessing.

The interpreter checks audio

RSI interpreters select their headset; onsite interpreters select the Line / Console profile for the booth feed. A 5-second audio check confirms a clean signal.

Go live — with AI behind you

The interpreter broadcasts to every listener in that language. On hybrid channels, AI covers breaks and handovers the moment the human resumes.

Connecting booth equipment? Read the input hardware guide for console, mixer, and microphone profiles.

Trust

Built for professional interpreters

Private links only

Interpreter channels are invite-only. Audience members cannot enter an interpreter booth link.

Booth-grade audio

The Line / Console profile preserves consonant detail that console feeds need for clean interpretation.

AI as backup, not rival

AI assists on hybrid channels and steps aside whenever the human interpreter is speaking.

Questions

Human channels, answered

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Hybrid SIS

Human interpreters and AI, interchangeable on one platform.

Offline & online events

Venue rooms and virtual audiences on the same platform.

LED & projector displays

Native full-screen captions for LED walls and projectors.

Language coverage

99 speaker languages and 142 listener languages and dialects.

Last updated: 2026-08-15

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