Connect SylphSpeak to Zoom

Goal

Connect SylphSpeak to Zoom so Zoom receives SylphSpeak text-to-speech audio through your virtual mic. Use this guide when you want Zoom participants to hear messages you type in SylphSpeak.

Before you start

Make sure you have:

• SylphSpeak open
• Zoom installed and open
• Your SylphSpeak virtual mic installed
• A paid SylphSpeak account linked to your active device

Need the exact mic name?

If you are not sure which microphone to choose in Zoom, check Config mode > Devices in SylphSpeak and use the device name shown under Your app listens on.

Open Zoom audio settings

1. Open Zoom.
2. Select the settings cog in the bottom-left corner.

Open Zoom settings from the cog button.

1. In the left navigation, select Audio.

Select Audio to open microphone settings.

Select your SylphSpeak virtual mic

1. Under Microphone, open the microphone dropdown.
2. Select the device name that matches your SylphSpeak virtual mic.

Choose your SylphSpeak virtual mic from the Microphone dropdown.

Do not choose your speaker, headphones, or real mic.

Set microphone volume

Make sure the Input Volume slider is not muted or too low.

Keep input volume high enough for Zoom to hear SylphSpeak.

Turn off automatic microphone volume

Turn Automatically adjust microphone volume off.

Turn off automatic microphone volume so Zoom does not change SylphSpeak levels.

Choose a microphone mode

Under Microphone modes, choose the setting that sounds best for your virtual mic. The SylphSpeak team usually finds these settings sufficient:

• Noise removal
• Background noise suppression set to Auto If the audio sounds distorted, clipped, or heavily processed, try Original sound for musicians.

Try different microphone modes if Zoom changes the audio too much.

Reduce post-processing when needed

Virtual mics often work best with the least post-processing that still sounds clear. If Zoom changes the audio too much, try a mode that stays closer to the original audio.

Test the microphone in Zoom

1. Under Microphone, select Test microphone.
2. In SylphSpeak, send a short test message.
3. Wait for Zoom to play back the recording. Zoom records what it receives, then plays it back. The playback is not real-time.

Use Test microphone to hear what Zoom receives from SylphSpeak.

Check that it worked

Zoom is connected when the microphone test records and plays back your SylphSpeak test message clearly. You can also ask a friend in a Zoom call whether they can hear you clearly, or ask them to record what they hear from you.

If it does not work

If Zoom does not hear SylphSpeak:

1. Confirm Zoom Microphone is set to the device name shown under Your app listens on in SylphSpeak.
2. Confirm you are using the correct route
3. Confirm Zoom Input Volume is not muted or too low.
4. Confirm Automatically adjust microphone volume is off.
5. Send another short SylphSpeak test message while Zoom’s microphone test is recording.
6. If the audio sounds scratchy, distorted, or cuts out, check your virtual mic format.

Turn off SylphSpeak listening while testing Zoom

If you use a SylphSpeak listening device, turn it off while using Zoom’s microphone test so you do not hear the same audio twice.

Next step

Join a Zoom meeting and send one short SylphSpeak test message before the conversation starts.