How to improve the audio in your Zoom calls

/ /
Zoom

GUEST POST BY TIM RUDDELL

We grabbed this info from Tim’s Google Doc that he generously shared.

Here’s the original link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YFH7_Hjzh89VlF16MeX_FJAWOdYpbCbrKr5TFD0OX2k/edit

Or read on:

• Download the Zoom app.
• Use a desktop/laptop computer, not a cellphone.
• Connecting to your router with an ethernet cable vs. wifi is great, if you have that option.
• An external mic connected to your computer will provide much better sound quality than internal laptop mics.
• Ideally you will have at least 3.0Mbps up & downstream internet connectivity. You can check at speedtest.net.

• Adjust the settings below, one of which needs to be re-set each time you open the app and at the start of the event.

  1. Select your external microphone (if you’re using one) as your audio source,
  2. Set the “Automatically adjust microphone” setting in Zoom
  3. In settings, go to Advanced.
  4. Then check “Show in-meeting option” to “Enable Original Sound” from microphone.
  5. Make sure Suppress Persistent Background Noise is disabled.
  6. Make sure Suppress Intermittent Background Noise is disabled.
  7. During the actual video conference, be sure to “Turn on Original Sound.”
    NOTE: CHECK THIS EVERY TIME YOU START THE APP, BECAUSE IT DEFAULTS TO OFF

These tips may save the day when a friend asks you to Zoom their wedding!