How do I prevent Zoom from resetting my input volume to 1/4 on launch?

[RainWinter]

Zoom always resets my microphone input volume to about 1/4 of the maximum volume when I launch it. This means people in meetings can't hear me properly until I remember this silliness has happened and go to settings to increase my microphone input volume. I'm getting tired of this behaviour. Is there a way to make Zoom remember the last input volume (or a preselected input volume)?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[ZoomWithTiffany]

Is it possibly the Zoom mic setting?

Zoom app settings > Audio > Microphone

[RainWinter]

Yes, that's precisely my point. That slider is always reset to 1/4 of the maximum value. I always have to manually set it to the maximum value for people to hear me properly. Is there a way to set it to the maximum by default?

[ZoomWithTiffany]

I am not sure I can try and look though settings. Are you on Apple or Windows?

Would turning off the "Automatically adjust the microphone volume" fix the issue?

[RainWinter]

Hm. This thing seems to have eaten my reply, so here it goes again:

I'm on Mac, and macOS's input-volume settings are separate from Zoom's, so that isn't it (incidentally, my Mac's input volume is set to maximum). But thanks a lot!

[ZoomWithTiffany]

My apologies for not waiting for your response but I got a little excited. I am on Windows 11 and found the microphone controls here (See photo.) I would be curious if the default for your microphone is set to the 1/4. Theoretically if you changed this input volume on your mic settings it should change in zoom as well. As the settings in Zoom are getting their information from what the system is set too. But I am doubting this information as you said you keep going into your settings and raising the volume for your mic.

[RainWinter]

Thank you for your help! I'm on Mac, and the Mac audio settings are separate from the Zoom audio settings, so that isn't it (incidentally, my Mac's microphone input is set to maximum volume). But thanks anyway! 🙂

[RainWinter]

Hm. This thing seems to have eaten my reply, so here it goes again:

I'm on Mac, and macOS's input-volume settings are separate from Zoom's, so that isn't it (incidentally, my Mac's input volume is set to maximum). But thanks a lot! 🙂

[ZoomWithTiffany]

Huh ok. I probably won't be of much more help, sorry. Hope you figure it out!

[RainWinter]

No worries, and thanks for trying to help!