Look & Sound Your Best On Zoom - Simple Settings Walkthrough

Loved your video. I have a simple question, please; if I am using an external mic, how can I listen to the other people in the room and still monitor my voice? Thank yo so much. Cheers!

Are these features with a subscription? I can't find majority of these with basic plan

Do all the participants need to have they’re setting optimal too?

Tom, these are amazing tutorials, thanks. I encountered one issue with the settings (I think) in this video. I made the audio setting adjustments that eliminated the Zoom audio filters, and my business customer on the other end said that he was hearing his own echo. Is this because the Zoom audio setting that I turned off is the same feature that filters out HIS voice that is being amplified on my side through my internal iMac speakers? I switched back to the regular audio automatic filtering settings mid-meeting and it fixed the echo on his end. I am using a Shure SM7B that is pointed away from my computer speakers. Please share your wisdom on what you think is actually happening.

Hi - I've set to record Gallery view, Speaker view, and Screen share, but when I test record, I only get the gallery view recording. Is it because I'm recording Locally and not on the Cloud?

Fantastic video! This was super well done. With all the awesome info you included here, it should be well over 1-million views. Just sayin.

great info on setting, right to the point

the support center is not there any longer opportunity for another video I suppose

Do you recommend recording via local or cloud?

Great info, Tom. Help me understand why you use the Rodecaster for Zoom calls instead of something like the SM7B.

Question: Is your Zoom audio input straight from your audio interface, or, are you using obs/ecam output?
Myself, when I run audio from OBS to Zoom ( using NDI) it’s a buggier/laggier experience.
With NDI, the video seems to work well—the audio has been buggy. Perhaps, NDI wasn’t meant to handle audio.
Thank you for a great video!

Should you send video to zoom (from obs) at 720 or 1080? I don’t have the 1080 option.

Hey wondering How does your voice quality sound so good even though we dont see any single microphone close to you ? It feels like you are speaking directly into it

Question - Our church have decided they want to keep going with Zoom for online Services bud when they play the organ you can’t hear it. Original sound is on also. I am running my audio through Rode Wireless Go II

Any help would be appreciated

When using Zoom I struggle with how to use a decent camera while looking at the PC screen. The camera has to be beside or above the screen (which is quite wide), so while I'm looking at the camera, I can't see the other people in the meeting. Vice versa if I'm looking at the screen I can't look into the camera. I've seen people who have a camera at their side, pointing at them watching the screen. It's really weird talking to someone's left ear. How do you work around that problem?

Tech suppprt won’t talk to you unless your a buissness account

Still have a 40 min time limit even tho I’m in the meeting but don’t host it. Garbage

Hey good information thanks! Hope you can help me. I can't hear my guest on my headset I only could hear them from my laptop speakers (using zoom). So I don't know how to get my headset to hear people.

FYI: If you record to your computer, rather than the cloud, it records at 1280x720

Thank you for the tips, esp on the HD Video section.
U have a M1 Mac Mini with latest Ventura OS, thus can you make a video on using the Continuity Camera feature as a camera for streaming/Zoom, coupled with a boom mic or mic attached to iPhone ? Rgds.

Love this video, supper helpful for my own podcast development! Would you know if it is it possible to capture Zoom meetings onto the Zoom H6? Thank you 🙏🏽

Thanks for this, Tom! I’ve noticed an input lag when using my camera through the camlink 4K, causing syncing issues with the audio. How have you resolved this when using Zoom or Teams?

how do i make sure the mic audio and other inputs in my rodecaster pro 2 like sounds from the smart pads are in separate audio files

Some advice on camera placement for Zoom would be good. Specifically how to place camera to get good eye contact and simultaneously be able to see participants.😀 Thanks so much for your informative videos.

@TomBuck, have you noticed when routing audio through the RCP II that parties on the other end of the Zoom call hear audio feedback/echo when Original Sound is turned on (even with mix-minus applied)? I've had this issue under RCP II firmware v1.0.7 but never experienced it with the RCP or earlier versions of the FW IIRC. The weird thing is there's no echo on the RCP II recording but it's there on the Zoom recording (which seems to indicate that Zoom's Original Sound is bypassing mix-minus on the Rode mixer). Interested in your thoughts.

I really wish you did a webex deep dive like this one… I’ve been guilty of using “internal” mics or even… headsets (gasps) which was free/sent to me from office (🙈)

Love your channel.. that is all. 😊

Great video! Thanks a million!

Update: If you work with a school zoom account, zoom is now asking for a written request from your admin to turn on group HD. I tried this in the first week of the new semester when my IT admin is swamped with a million more pressing tickets, and so I may be waiting until the heat death of the universe for zoom to turn on group HD for me.

Sorry for stalking your comments, but I swear you have a video for every single question I have. Currently preparing zoom workshops where I need a good resolution as I'll be doing a lot of code-along exercises where screen readability is key. You rock!

This is brilliant. So much great information for those who want to stand out and get the great quality! Thanks for the video, Tom!

Hey Tom, when you're recording your MacBook screen for this, are you recording from an external display so that it's 16:9?

Amazing tutorial

How about Microsoft Teams. We use it at work as there could be several hundred people on line and IT said Teams is the way to go.

Would it ve possible to get a tutorial on settings you used to sound so Crispy/Clear?

Hi Tom,

What a great share! I use Zoom a lot, and I think these settings will definitely make a difference in the quality of call. I really appreciate you sharing this. Since most of us are working from home, and using Zoom to stay connected. These settings will greatly help a lot of people. I will be sharing this video within my network, and I hope every remote worker finds value in it.

This was such a helpful video! I've been pretty disappointed by some of the Zoom call audio I've done lately, and now I can't wait to try it with these new settings. Will internet speed affect audio too?

Thank you for providing a detailed instruction on how to ask Zoom Support for HD Upgrade! Awesome!

Tom, I've been using Zoom for my podcast interviews and some of the settings you mentioned were helpful, beyond what I've learned already. Knowing how to minimize processing during a recording should help improve my recordings. Only using the audio for now, but might venture into video one day....

Very useful and comprehensive. Thanks so much!

Thanks!

May I know which boom mic u are using in this video also how are u recording it directly in the camera?

Tha is much for this great video. Any chance for one of these for Microsoft Teams, too?

Tom just one thing... the Sony ZV-E10 was discontinued in February this year

Hey Tom, I’ve been following for quite some time and got a RCP because of your video’s. I’m having an issue where the beginning of some of my words are being cut off when I begin to speak or take a pause and begin talking again. Any setting I should check? Thanks in advance!

Wow. Zoom master class right here.

Q: Tom, for how do you use zoom with RodeCaster Pro 2?
Thank you Tom for all you do.