Tech Talk FAQ What Every Musician Needs To Know To 'Up Their Tech Game' < < GO BACK TO THE MAIN FAQ PAGE OR SEE ALL THE TECH TALK FAQS AS A SINGLE DOCUMENT ENABLING ORIGINAL SOUND IN ZOOM FOR BETTER SOUND QUALITY ENABLING ORIGINAL SOUND IN ZOOM Normally, Zoom processes audio to render the what they feel is the best sound for multiple people speaking, but this is not the optimal setup for playing instruments (or actually for almost anything). Fortunately they also have a built in switch that removes much of their built in processing. It's called "Original Sound" and you should make sure it's enabled for any Zoom call while using either an external microphone or an instrument (live, or pre-recorded playback). They also allow you to remove the automatic level adjustment on your microphone. HERE'S A YOUTUBE VIDEO ON HOW TO CHANGE THESE IMPORTANT SETTINGS Here's The Original Zoom Article On Enabling Original Sound And here are a few excerpts from that article: ON THE ZOOM DESKTOP APP Sign in to your Zoom App Under Home> Settings > Audio uncheck “Automatically Adjust Microphone Volume Finally, if you’re using an external mic or other USB audio interface, make sure that it’s selected in the Microphone and Speaker drop down menus. Then under the “Advanced” tab, check “Show In-Meeting Options to “Enable Original Sound” from microphone”. NOTE: Make sure you enable the in-meeting option for original sound. Client version 4.6 or lower: Enable it in the web portal first, then enable it in the desktop client. Client version 4.6 or higher: Enable in the desktop client. Sign in to the Zoom Desktop Client. Start or join a meeting. Click Turn on Original Sound in the top-left corner. YOU CAN ALSO TRANSMIT STEREO AUDIO IN A ZOOM CALL Here's The Original Zoom Article On How To Use Stereo ON A ZOOM ACCOUNT To enable original sound for your own use, sign in to the Zoom web portal. In the navigation panel, click Settings. Click the Meeting tab. Under In Meeting (Advanced), verify that Allow users to select original sound in their client settings is enabled. If the setting is disabled, click the toggle to enable it. If a verification dialog displays, click Turn On to verify the change. Note: If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at either the group or account level. You need to contact your Zoom admin. ON THE ZOOM MOBILE APP Sign out and sign back in to the Zoom mobile app. Tap Settings. Tap Meeting. Tap the toggle to Use Original Sound. |
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