Here’s how to set a communications device: Go to Start, and then select Settings > System >Sound > Sound control panel. If you are using a communications app, like Skype, you may want to set your communications device separately when using speakers or a headset. Listen to someone in voice chat, observe it doesnt come through your. When you select this device, you’re also setting it as the default. Use the dropdown box and volume slider in the “Microphone” section of the “Audio” settings to configure your audio input settings. Set the speakers as default device, set the headset as default communications device. If enabled, EarTrumpet will change the comms device as well when changing the default output device. To check your microphone’s volume level, click “Test Mic,” speak at a normal volume for a few seconds, then click the button again to hear what you just said. There is a new setting to 'change the default communication' device.

If you change your system default audio input device, Zoom will continue to match it. Tip: The “Same as System” audio device configures your computer to use the system default audio input device. Use the “Volume” slider underneath the dropdown box to configure the output volume. In the “Microphone” section, use the dropdown box to select the audio input device you want to use. Once in the settings, switch to the “Audio” tab. Go to settings, click on your user icon in the top-right corner, and then click on “Settings.” To access Zoom’s settings, click on your user icon, then on “Settings” in the dropdown menu. To configure your Zoom audio input settings, you need to open Zoom’s settings. By changing the audio input device used by Zoom, you can avoid changing your system default input device every time you switch activities. However, when making Zoom calls, you may prefer to just use your speakers and use the microphone built into your webcam. For example, if you play online games with friends, you may well use a headset with a microphone to chat with your friends as you play. If your default microphone selection isn’t the one you want to use, then you could change your system default audio input device, or you could change the setting inside Zoom itself.Ĭhanging the Zoom setting is especially ideal if you want to use one microphone for most things and a separate microphone for Zoom. Sometimes, applications like Skype and Google Chrome will play through my default device (internal speakers) and it is really annoying. It is stuck as a Default Communication Device.

Depending on your system configuration, this could be the microphone you want it to use, or it might not. For some reason, I cannot set my headset ( SteelSeries Siberia V2 (non-USB) ) as a Default Device (playback).

By default, Zoom uses your default system audio input device.

Set default communication device