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Original Sound for Musicians Toggle Gone

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September 29, 2025
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Hi All,

In a recent update, I noticed that I can no longer toggle the original sound for musicians option on the top of the main screen. I can change it completely in audio settings, but that's a pain if I want to go back and forth during a meeting. For instance, I teach piano over Zoom. When I want to play something for a student, I turn original sound on. But if I'm typing a student's notes, I don't want the clacking of the keyboard to be heard. So before, it was really easy to toggle on the main screen. Now it seems you can only change it in audio settings.

Anyone else having an issue with this or has found a solution like a shortcut?

Thanks.

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Best answer by Ray_Harwood

Welcome to the Zoom Community, @Pianonmanross.

Big change! Original Sound for Musicians no longer needs to be activated each meeting. Go down to the caret ^ by the Audio button and see the ability to change sound settings there. Whatever you set should be persistent between sessions.

UPDATE:

Please also read the reply from @CarlaA down below (click this link to go directly).

Thanks to everyone for chiming in here. Make your voice known by submitting feedback as she suggests.

Ray_HarwoodAnswer

Community Super Champion | Customer

Welcome to the Zoom Community, @Pianonmanross.

Big change! Original Sound for Musicians no longer needs to be activated each meeting. Go down to the caret ^ by the Audio button and see the ability to change sound settings there. Whatever you set should be persistent between sessions.

UPDATE:

Please also read the reply from @CarlaA down below (click this link to go directly).

Thanks to everyone for chiming in here. Make your voice known by submitting feedback as she suggests.

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sendaba

Newcomer

I need to switch between "Original Sound for Musicians" and audio filter several times during a meeting (I lead meditation classes and need the "Original Sound for Musicians" function when ringing the bell before and after sittings, but prefer to have the filter on during the meditation and during the discussion after the meditation). Switching "Original Sound for Musicians" on and off used to be very easy. How can it be done now? Having it either on or off for the whole session is not an option for me, and changing the whole audio setting each time also does not sound like a practical solution.

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WillCaminada

Newcomer

I guide meditations too! I just found that you can change through the upward arrow where it says AUDIO ^ (and a microphone) - then you can select Noise Removal (default) or Original Sound for Musicians. The toggle at the top was much better, but this process is better than having to go to settings all the time. Hope this helps!

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PianonmanrossAuthor

Newcomer

Yeah - just wish they hadn't gotten rid of the ability to more quickly toggle it on and off. Now it's several clicks instead of one quick click right at the top.

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ajcrouch

Newcomer

Yes wouldn't it be great if there were a keyboard shortcut to toggle "original sound for musicians" on and off. I must turn it on and off repeatedly while teaching online piano lessons and the extra fiddling and clicking in the menus is cumbersome and slow.

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chrisacton

Newcomer

this was a tragic update. During my meetings, I would toggle between Original Sound for Musicians during a musical number, and toggle it off for spoken word portions of the event. Now I need to leave another window open so I can switch back and forth - really clutters the desktop and adds a layer of unnecessary confusion that can lead to poor performance. It would be very helpful if Zoom gave the users the opportunity to restore the toggle at the top left corner.

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vajrap

Newcomer

I agree with everyone that the loss of the toggle button on the main Zoom screen is a huge disappointment. I need to turn original sound ON briefly when I ring a bell to start and end a meditation (so that the full bell sound is heard, including the sound tailing off), but except for that I want original sound OFF because I don't want the sound of my HVAC system kicking on to be heard when I'm unmuted to talk. Can the convenient toggle at the top corner please be restored? It's too cumbersome to have to open and close the audio settings pane and navigate that.

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vajrap

Newcomer

Yes, I too need to be able to toggle it on and off during a meeting depending on whether I'm giving a talk or playing a meditation bell sound. The new format is a serious encumbrance compared to the simple toggle on the main screen. Please restore that functionality.

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NickA

Newcomer

Apparently I'm not the only one who sees this as an "update" that makes things more difficult. They really should check with people who use it and switch often between the two before they make this kind of change.

I do mentoring for audio students and we constantly need to switch it on and off, so this is VERY inconvenient.

Bad move Zoom!!

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cosylaurel

Newcomer

I agree it is a complete pain that original sound for musicians can no longer be toggled on and off with a click. I've recently paid for a Zoom account and this feels like such a retrograde step - please restore it to it's original, helpful functionality, Zoom!

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sendaba

Newcomer

I have the same issue here. It is nice to have "original sound for musicians" as a default option, but there should still be an easy way to switch it on and off during sessions. I lead meditation classes too and only need the original sound when ringing the bell, but I want to filter to be on all other times. Nobody has the time to change the whole audio settings each time the want to turn original sound on or off. This really sucks.

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lsnyder1421

Newcomer

Zoom, please return the ability for users to toggle the original sound for musicians on and off as they were able to before. Please fix this immediately. Thank you!

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