Zoom's new HIgh Fidelity Audio

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Oct 6, 2020, 1:46:42 PM10/6/20

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FYI, Zoom's September 1 upgrade included a High Fidelity Audio option and it took me a while to figure out how to even turn it on! I finally figured it out and made this little video to show you because it's not obvious at all. I'd say it's not for the falling of heart:

They recommend a wired connection, not WiFi because it requires so much bandwidth.
It will monopolize your computer's CPU. Don't expect to use your PC for much else while you're in the session.
It's all-or-nothing which is to say that once you turn it on, it's in effect for all Zoom meetings you have until you remember to turn it off.

To which I will add two things:

This is for a single computer, not for different people at their own homes trying to play together (though there are other products that do that, I'm told).
If the people watching have poor bandwidth I am sure it will look and sound bad no matter what you do.
Test, test and test again.

We have not used it as of yet and are trying to decide if it's worth the effort given the technical demands and the generally non-technical nature of the people who would like to do music.

David Bland

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