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February 9, 2026
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Automatic gain control broken in Original Sound for Musicians mode (Windows 11)

  • February 9, 2026
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The automatic input level adjustment does not work when Original Sound for Musicians is enabled with High Fidelity music mode checked.

Environment: Windows 11, latest Zoom desktop client. Reproduced on three different laptops (Lenovo, Dell, etc.) - same behavior on all.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Enable Original Sound for Musicians
2. Check "High fidelity music mode"
3. Open Settings > Audio > Test Speaker & Microphone
4. Speak quietly, then loudly

Expected: Input level adjusts automatically to normalize volume.
Actual: Input level is stuck at a fixed position regardless of voice volume.

Switching back to standard mode (noise removal) - the automatic gain control works correctly, the level indicator moves and adjusts as expected.

This is 100% reproducible across all three machines. I also submitted this through the in-app support form.

Has anyone else experienced this?

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    MGSR
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    MGSR
    Community Manager
    February 19, 2026

    Hello ​@maxrempel2,

    Welcome to the Zoom Community! We’re glad to have you here.

    I’m sorry for the late response. When you enable "Original Sound for Musicians" with "High Fidelity Music Mode" in Zoom, all noise suppression and automatic input level adjustment features are intentionally disabled. This is by design—Zoom removes audio filters and post-processing to preserve the original sound quality for music and instruments. As a result, the input level will remain fixed and will not automatically adjust, regardless of your speaking volume.

    If you need automatic gain control, you'll need to switch back to standard mode (with noise removal enabled). 

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