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Refresher Course on Zoom Settings

I was helping a member out with finessing their Zoom settings, and thought I would post some info here for those who still have questions:


**** If you don't see the option to turn on original sound, look below to the last screenshot for the "master setting" that allows you this option......*********


First off, here's 2 good videos to watch for a detailed explanation. I think the 2nd one is from earlier this year, and uses an earlier version of zoom, so some windows may look different.


Activate 'Original Sound' on ZOOM | Playing music in video call

Zoom Settings for Music Performance - Update 2021


For those of us, like me, who are toggle challenged, here's a couple of screenshots that show the toggle options:


This means Original Sound is turned ON - just click on this bar to turn it off


This means Original Sound is turned OFF - just click on this bar to turn it on



In an earlier version of Zoom, it looked like this - and you can understand the confusion:


This is set to OFF - hit the toggle to turn it ON


For those using an eternal mic (and perhaps this applies even while playing music), here are the advised settings:

Echo cancellation turned off is recommended when you are : wearing headphones; using an external mic; playing music.



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