Setting up professional audio for Zoom Meetings

Configure noise removal and background noise suppression

By default, Zoom’s standard optimized audio is used for processing your mic audio. This includes some background noise suppression and is best for most situations, but the level of background noise suppression can be adjusted to suit your situation. Working in a loud office environment may require higher noise suppression, while working from a quiet studio may require less noise suppression.

1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
2. Click your profile picture, then click Settings.
3. Click the Audio tab .
4. Under the Microphone modes section, select Noise removal (default).
   Different levels of Background noise suppression will be displayed below.
5. Click the Background noise suppression dropdown and select the level of noise suppression you want to use:
   • Auto: This is the default setting. This applies to moderate background noise reduction when needed. It will automatically adjust for blocking background noise based on what it detects in the background. This option is recommended for most users and situations.
   • Low: Noise reduction will be minimal. It will block low levels of persistent background noise.
     Note: This setting is best for casually playing music, as it will preserve as much of the original sound as possible. For the highest fidelity when playing music, consider using the Enable Original Audio setting in your advanced audio settings or share device audio (with or without sharing your screen).
   • Medium: Best for reducing and eliminating background noise in standard environments, including fans, pen tapping, and so on.
   • High: Noise reduction will be at its most aggressive, and will eliminate noise such as background speech from others.
     Note: Enabling this option may increase CPU utilization.

Configure personalized audio isolation

Personalized audio isolation is recommended for crowded environments. This uses your voiceprint to optimize audio for voice clarity and suppress background noises in your meetings.

Learn more about using personalized audio isolation.

Configure original sound for musicians

While Zoom’s standard noise suppression is great for most situations, removing the audio filters and increasing the audio codec quality may sometimes be necessary and more useful. This could be due to you using a higher-quality microphone with built-in audio filters, or just wanting to capture the full range of sound produced by your instrument.

1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
2. Click your profile picture, then click Settings.
3. Click the Audio tab .
4. Under the Microphone modes section, select Original sound for musicians.
   Additional audio options will be displayed.
5. Select the audio options you wish to use:
   • High-fidelity music mode: This disables echo cancellation and post-processing, while raising audio codec quality to 48KHz, 96Kbps mono/192kbps stereo. Professional audio interface, microphone, and headphones required.
   • Echo cancellation: Prevents the creation of echoes between the mic and speakers. It is recommended to disable this option only when using headphones to isolate audio or when playing instruments.
   • Stereo audio: Encodes mic audio in stereo. Requires a stereo-capable microphone or audio interface.

Once enabled in Settings, this can be toggled on and off during live meetings as needed.

Enable noise removal

1. Sign in to the Zoom mobile app.
2. Tap your profile picture, then tap Settings .
3. Tap the Audio tab .
4. Under Microphone modes, tap Noise removal (default).
   This setting will automatically adjust noise suppression.

Enable original sound for musicians

While Zoom’s standard noise suppression is great for most situations, removing the audio filters and increasing the audio codec quality may sometimes be necessary and more useful. Before turning it on in a Zoom meeting, you must enable it from within the settings on the Zoom mobile app.

1. Sign in to the Zoom mobile app.
2. Tap your profile picture, then tap Settings .
3. Tap the Audio tab .
4. Under Microphone modes, tap Original sound for musicians.

Once enabled in settings, this can be toggled on and off during live meetings as needed.

Configure personalized audio isolation

Personalized audio isolation is recommended for crowded environments. This uses your voiceprint to optimize audio for voice clarity and suppress background noises in your meetings.

Learn more about using personalized audio isolation.

Adjust background noise suppression for Zoom meetings

By default, Zoom’s standard optimized audio is used for processing your mic audio. This includes background noise suppression, which is suitable for most situations.

1. Join a meeting or webinar with the Zoom Web App.
2. In the controls toolbar, next to the Mute/Unmute icon , click the up arrow icon .
3. Click Audio settings.
4. Click the Audio tab .
5. Under the Audio Profile section, select Background noise suppression.
6. Choose if you want to use Zoom background noise removal, which automatically adjusts noise suppression and may increase CPU usage, or Browser built-in noise suppression.

Enable and configure live performance audio

When performing live music in coordination with others in a meeting, it's important to have an accurate sense of timing and harmony with your fellow musicians. To support this, the live performance music mode aims to reduce the audio latency between all participants to ~30-50 ms.

Notes:

• Use of this audio setting has higher requirements than other audio settings.
• Microphone modes settings will be disabled when Live performance audio is enabled. To use Microphone modes settings, you must disable Live performance audio.

1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
2. Click your profile picture, then click Settings.
3. Click the Audio tab .
4. Under the Audio Profile section, select Live performance audio.
   This audio profile will be available in live meetings.

Once enabled in Settings, this can be toggled on and off during live meetings as needed.