Step 4: Optimize your recording environment Under Recording, select Record a separate audio file of each participant.

Select show option to enable Original Sound.

Select Low under Suppress background noise.

Open Zoom and click the gear icon on the top right of the window to open Settings. These audio settings can help make it better. Zoom compresses your audio which reduces the audio quality of the file. You should see your mic listed as an option. Click the Audio tab and select your mic from the pop-up menu.

To select your mic as the input, click the gear icon to open Settings. To get a quality audio recording, we suggest you invest in a USB microphone like the Samson Q2U and a pair of headphones. It also unlocks transcriptions and cloud recording. The Pro Plan gives you up to 24 hours of group calls for up to 100 guests. Zoom's free version is perfect for most podcasters unless you plan on multi-person podcast recordings longer than 40 minutes.

To download the Zoom app, go to, create an account and click Download. Zoom has apps for Macs, PCs, Apple iPhone, and Android.

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