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Explorer
Nov 17, 2022 12:29 PM UTC
Question

Default Original Sound ON

Why have Zoom removed the option to start up with OS turned on? 

 

Must be a reason why they would do something so stupid.  Total pain in the backside the way it resets all Prefs when its updated too. 

 

The money they have made out of musicians using Zoom over Lockdown must be ridiculous. 

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    Newcomer
    Nov 17, 2022 12:40 PM UTC

    Completely agree. Need to turn it on for each new zoom meeting. Such a stupid decision to remove it.

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    Newcomer
    Nov 21, 2022 9:03 PM UTC

    Can someone tell me how to turn it on?

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    RaycoAuthor
    Explorer
    Nov 21, 2022 10:15 PM UTC

    It depends on what device you are using. 

    On a computer it has to be enabled in Settings then switched on in the Zoom meeting. 

     

     

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    Newcomer
    Jan 10, 2023 11:57 PM UTC

    Missing this feature as well.  Or at least I'd like the Zoom smarts detect when audio from a music and or video source is coming through and not filter it.

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    Newcomer
    Nov 16, 2024 9:03 AM UTC

    For Android Phones, it will not work, even if you have external microphone it would not detect it. For Iphones, it has an option before you enter the zoom class, enable original Audio. For laptop it has options on the Audio Settings where you can turn Live musician On settings. OR the Live Beta. My concern now is for HP laptops, no matter how much i turn on the setting, it still doesnt absorb the soundboard of the piano

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    RaycoAuthor
    Explorer
    Feb 5, 2023 8:05 PM UTC

    Sorry, not what the post is about. We all know how to switch it on, even though Zoom have made it more difficult.  

     

     The default setting is what we need fixing. 

     

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    Newcomer
    Feb 9, 2023 6:29 PM UTC

    I agree, I use breakout rooms for my group music lessons and every time a student goes from one breakout room to the other, it resets their audio. So now they have to click "original sound" multiple times in the same meeting...it is ridiculous!

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    RaycoAuthor
    Explorer
    Mar 8, 2023 10:16 AM UTC

    And still no one from Zoom giving a valid reason for removing this essential feature. 

     

    My subscription is coming up for renewal, or is it time to cancel it? 

     

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    RaycoAuthor
    Explorer
    Mar 18, 2023 12:45 PM UTC

    Let's have a chorus of 'Why Are We Waiting'. 

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    Newcomer
    May 7, 2023 3:33 PM UTC

    Zoom, we've been waiting for 5 months. Please allow us to have Original Sound for Musicians default to "on".

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    RaycoAuthor
    Explorer
    May 8, 2023 1:02 PM UTC

    Disgusted at the service from Zoom, still no response and no valid reason why this feature was changed.  

     

    It did not make any difference to any other uses the way it was before, but since the change it has disrupted almost every single session we have had. 

     

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    RaycoAuthor
    Explorer
    Nov 19, 2023 7:51 PM UTC

    Last week we had over 120 people take part in a Livestreamed music concert to raise money for Charity. 

     

    What a bad advertisement it was for Zoom software that on thsi Multi-Natuional event so many people had problems with sound. 

     

    Many who have been using Zoom for a long time still had problems with Origianl Sound and those who don't use it very often struggled and took ages to get Original Sound on, while live on Youtube to thousands of people.   Some failed to get it working at all. 

     

    It is time NOW for Zoom to put this back the way it was in Version 5.11 and get it working properly. 

     

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