On Mon, 17 Apr 2023, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
Zoom deliberately degrades audio quality to save bandwidth.
Ted, That's interesting. Reminds me of issues I've had in the past in cell phone conversations with iPhone users because Apple focused (perhaps still does) on the cameras than voice quality.
There is discussion on this here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360046244692-Configuring-professional-audio-settings-for-Zoom-Meetings
I'll read thet.
Note that the Linux zoom client DOES NOT ALLOW the "enable original sound and high fidelity mode" Only the windows client does.
Well, that's not nice. Is there a work-around since I defenestrated from Microsoft 26 years ago.
I realize you are just concerned with intelligible voice. But I suspect the various voice filters that Zoom puts in automatically are screwing you over.
Looks like it. What do other linux uses do who need to participate in Zoom meetings? Does the Zoom browser work better?
There are numerous audio test MP3's out there on the Internet that are VOICE ONLY and NOT music that you can Google for. Download some of those and play them on a typical music player or car stereo to know what they sound like. Then use them on your Linux box. If they play well from the desktop then it's not your audio hardware or drivers. It's Zoom.
If I can build and use the pulseaudio-equalizer to enhance the higher frequencies and lower the lower the low frequencies that might help. Thanks, Rich
