Ok this was the BEST video I’ve seen on the subject!!! For me the air pod & sharing laptop music seems to be the best option. Will have to give it a try!! Thank you
Your videos are so helpful, that each time I need to figure something out I keep coming back to them and saying to myself "oh, he already said how to do that!" THANK YOU! :)
Spectacular. I myself play in a rock band, but figuring that thing out for my wife to help her set up her dance class gave me some headache. Great explanation and just right to the point. Cheers.
DOPE. Where were you in my search bar 3 months ago!? JK, this is seriously going to help up my sound for online classes. Better late than never. THANK YOU!!
Lol.... you reminded me of when I used to like spinning around so much when I was a little girl as you were testing the stability of your wireless microphone. Fun times. Thanks for your real life experiences with your recommendations on audio set up for teaching online.
Wow... you put so much time into this... showing all the different examples. I'm a tech idiot and even I feel less anxiety after seeing you show all the different scenarios.... If I teach classes in the future on Zoom, I will definitely come back to this video for my setup. Thanks so much.
haha oh man! Actually it's been interesting a lot of people who have been trying to figure out how to make things virtual/live stream have turned to look at the gaming community since they've been doing it for so long
Thanks so much for this suuUUuper helpful video. What is the name of the inexpensive earbuds with microphone that you use please? I can't see them on your kit list
Thanks so much for this! I am going to start teaching Virtual Zumba & hopefully Strong by Zumba here soon. Quality Audio & video is very important to me as I know people will tune out if it doesn't at least sound great. This was all very helpful, especially for live streaming with a tablet or phone. The Webcam camera I am getting also has a mic- of course the mic far from me won't help in my case, but that will help my hubby if I can convince him to do videos (he's a chef). Thanks again, I look forward to viewing more of your videos!!!
@@cultivatelife8645 if you're plugging the mic transmitter directly into your laptop that's why you're not hearing anything, you need to make sure you use the y splitter and plug the transmitter into the microphone jack and connect a separate speaker into the head phone jack. Not sure why your students aren't hearing it when you share your computer sound though that's weird are you just sharing computer sound or also your screen?
@@DanceTechwithJHsu , what is the transmitter ? So I plug the y cord into the mic jack and then plug my iPad into one of the outlets and external speaker to the other ?
@@DanceTechwithJHsu , u said plug transmitter into mic outlet but I think u mean plug it into one of the y outlets . Tranmitter is the kimmafun receiver
you're welcome! I haven't found a way to do that successfully, I tried using a Bluetooth transmitter to connect earbuds to the mixer but there was too much latency
Very helpful video! I do have a question about set up 5. Is the speaker playing out loud or are you listening through earbuds? Is there a way to add something so the music only plays in my ear and not out loud where I am at or will that lead to syncing issues? I will be teaching in a quiet area and can't always have a speaker playing out loud without disturbing people.
thank you! In my last setup I'm playing the music through a speaker. I haven't tested this, but I think this would work: Instead of using the breakout cable for your output connecting to a speaker, you could use something like this amzn.to/3gPuyjf and then plug a bluetooth transmitter like this amzn.to/3gKg0BH into it and then connect bluetooth earbuds to that transmitter. A little roundabout and again I haven't been able to test this myself but I think that would work! If you end up trying this let me know how it goes. I might try it myself now that lots of teachers are needing to teach at home while their kids are in their own classes in the next room.
@@DanceTechwithJHsu I just ordered this combo and will try. I have the same Xenyx 502USB mixer and will try with my AirPods for listening but will be using a Shure headset for the mic. Fingers crossed! Thanks so much...this is like the 10th video I've watched and the most helpful!
@@DanceTechwithJHsu Amazon delivery is Thursday! I can't imagine why it wouldn't work! Smart workaround! My biggest concern is the syncing but since it's all going through the mixer...will report back!
Thank you so much for this video! It is so helpful! I have purchased everything for the last set up with the usb mixer. I am finding that there is a bit of audio delay from the wireless mic (Kimafun 2.4G) which I can hear out of the external speaker. This is so distracting while I am teaching and counting the music. Any suggestions?
I would try turning down the volume of the mic in the mixer and turning up the volume of the output so hopefully you don't hear it as much. That's weird though any chance you could send me a video clip of you using it so I can see what you're talking about? When I use it I don't notice any delay jhsudancetech@gmail.com
This is super helpful, thanks for making this video! I have a question - I don't understand how the mixer helps in audio video sync? I understand it combines the different audio signals but does it also automatically put in delay in audio to match with the video?
Do you have a video on wide angle lens that are good. My on board laptop camera sucks and I need a wide angle lens or webcam because I have a very narrow room to stream from but gotta make it work. If there is another option please let me know
This is so helpful. I’m using everything in your Option 5. However, my classes are very interactive and the students are hearing an echo when they speak. My guess is they are hearing their voice as it comes back through my mic. Any ideas on how to keep them from echoing?
Hey thank you very much!! You’re helping us a ton! Just a question. Do you hear yourself over the speaker? Because we’re trying to only hear the music and not have voice feedback.
I figured it out, you need a audio splitter and have one line go into the mixer and another to the speaker. This way you will not hear yourself over the speakers. Also... we have the output set on internal speakers of the laptop/computer so that we can hear our zoom students talk back to us. Thanks again for the comparison!
Thanks for this very informative video, so helpful. I'm thinking of teaching Version 3 (currently teaching with version 1) My question is....why use a speaker if you're sharing computer sound? If you're sharing music on the computer, won't the sound also come out of the computer speakers...meaning you won't need a separate speaker? I have a computer, bluetooth speaker and smartphone. I'm thinking of buying a wireless headset for version 3. Will I still need a speaker, even though my music is on the computer? My speaker doesn't have AUX output.
it depends on your computer. If you're plugging a wireless mic into a laptop often that's the same as your headphone jack so if the mic is plugged in your computer thinks there's a speaker also connected so it doesn't use the external speakers on the computer. That's why you use the y-splitter so you can plug both a speaker and headset into the jack. If your computer has a separate mic and headphone jack already then you wouldn't need a speaker =)
how do you monitor the sound? i got a similar mixer, but it looks like either you can do headphones OR you can listen to the main mix, so you'll never hear really what it sounds like
Hey Jonathan ! Thank you for making this video! We are doing zoom dance classes using a mixer and a wireless mic, but we also use another two mobile phones as two cameras (joining the meeting as participants) for two different angles, in which the host (MacBook pro) only serves as an audio output device (music and voice of the coach). It worked kinda well as the music and the voice synced perfectly, especially when we were doing choreography class. However, we found that the video would somehow out of sync when the coach was teaching fitness dance class, all songs were being played one after one non-stop. Is it related to the cameras or the music source we were using (UA-cam music/ Spotify / mp3 files )?
@@DanceTechwithJHsu yes we are! basically all choreography classes use music from Spotify, while fitness classes use both Spotify music or mp3 music (downloaded songs) depends on the instructors.
@@patpatleo730 got it! it sounds like you're getting that sync issue because you are using the video from the mobile device as your main instead of your computer. If you did it from your computer and audio through mixer it would be in sync, but because you're relying on your phone's connection there will always be instances of delay and it's probably just more noticeable when you play music nonstop vs when you're stopping and starting when teaching choreography. Is there a reason you're not using the computer as your main video?
@@DanceTechwithJHsu @Dance Tech with JHsu We use music from the computer (the host) no matter the music source is from online or downloaded songs, like we use the Spotify app on Macbook Pro because we feel a bit more comfortable to play music from computer instead of a phone haha. Since our host computer is not located at right in front of the instructor, we use two phones as cameras for the instructor (all devices are connected to the same internet). Will it affect the synchronisation since the video and audio were not from the same source? should I use a phone to connect with the host computer and serve as the camera (I saw some people doing this on UA-cam)? As the build in camera of Macbook Pro cannot fit our use, the angle is not what we want.
Hi thanks again for you awesome and helpful videos. I ve recently started teaching my dance classes via zoom. Not sure this is the best place to send my question which is can I use my MacBook Air to watch students BUT use my smartphone (Huawei p20 lite which has better camera- I think) to broadcast OR do I need to get a web camera?
haha I'm literally working on a video for that right now but you can use you camera as a webcam! pal2tech has a great video on that here for Android phones ua-cam.com/video/__YqPT0GHE8/v-deo.html you could also try hosting the meeting from your phone and joining on your computer to see your students
This is helpful for fully virtual classes, but I don’t know what to do because I have hybrid classes in studio. So I want to use my studio’s good speakers with the aux cable, but then it sounds pretty bad on zoom, even when sharing sound. Then there’s also the issue of when I have hybrid outdoor classes because i need to use portable Bluetooth speaker but for some reason every time I try to share my sound with my speaker connected only those on zoom can hear it and it won’t project through the speaker so everyone else can’t hear. Anyone have any advice?
hello! I love your videos, they are awesome. I´m having a technical problem I was wondering if you could help me with? I´m using version 4, have wired everything up like you say, however, I don't hear music and my voice is coming through the mic to the speaker.. any suggestions? Thank you!
hi! to be honest it's a little hard to do that with the virtual mixer version, there are so many things that could be different with your setup or things that could go wrong that's partially why I tried it and went straight to version 5 with a physical mixer. I'm not as familiar with voicemeeter I would recommend checking out the FB group and asking Cliff for help facebook.com/groups/LiveStreamingOnlineDanceandMusicClassTechSupport/
hm I'll need to research that, off the top of my head though you could probably connect the output for the mixer to a dongle to your phone to get the music and microphone, and then make sure you turn off noise cancellation on your phone mic in Zoom
How many students did you usually have in your class? I'm currently only around 5-10, but as I grow, I'm curious if the number of people logged onto zoom makes a different in the quality of the video and sound. I plan to switch to a live stream platform eventually, but cannot do so yet. I'd like to build my class to 80 people before I make the switch.
Hi I have a Bluetooth stereo and have been using my iPhone to play music through it, but music is distorted or goes altogether. I’m thinking of getting a mixer and microphone, can I use my iPad for zoom classes with the mixer and phone for music with my stereo system or does it need to be a portable speaker.
Running into a problem where when share computer sound and have my settings both on "headphones" to use my headphone mic for sound, the people on the other end can hear me and the music, but then I can't hear anything at all. It sounds like everything mutes for me. Any idea what I might be doing wrong?
I ran into that issue before and had to change the source in my computer sound settings. If you go to around 9:40 I show what I had to do to fix the issue, are you able to try that? The frustrating thing is every earbud/headphone seems to have a different configuration. I spent about 2 hours with a friend once trouble shooting this same issue and basically just had to keep trying different combinations of turning things on and off until we found one that worked
Did you subscribe to Zoom Premium program? I just have the basic not the free one. Some of the features you mentioned are not on Zoom basic especially the advanced features.
can you tell me which features specifically? I have the basic plan but was able to do all the settings I showed. The layout has been updated since I made this video though if you look in my description I have updated settings
Hello! I cannot find the "Allow users to select original sound in their client settings" in Zoom anymore , do you know what the updated might be called or where to find this!? Any help is so appreciated!
Hi, thank you for your great video however I am still struggling this this set up. The music seems to be picked up by my mic and is not actually being sent directly to my students over zoom. Have I done something wrong? Thank you
Hi and thanks so much for sharing this setup info! I've followed instructions using a usb mixer, music device and external mic to lead class over zoom but am finding that the music is not streaming through my computer, only through the mic. I there something I'm missing?
@@DanceTechwithJHsu Hello and thanks so much for your response! I figured out that I was using the wrong headphone jack and am replacing it with the hope that this will be the solution. I appreciate your feedback and support lots.
Hi Jonathan! I got the same USB mixer and headset as version 5, but I find that I need to turn up the gain and the volume of the headset so much to hear my voice (even if the music is really low) that there is a loud, undesirable buzz in the background. Any idea what I am doing wrong? Thanks in advance!
Hi! sorry for the delayed response. The buzzing sound might because of feedback since you have to turn your headset up so much. If you back away from the speaker does that do anything? Also if you turn it up too much there will always be buzzing in which case have you tried turning the volume up on the headset or turning up the volume on your speaker instead of the gain/volume for the headset input?
How would one connect a pair of Bluetooth headphones into the mixer set-up (with set-up 4), so that instead of listening to the music oneself on a speaker e.g. if one lived in a block of flats and didn't want to annoy the neighbours at 5am, but still wanted a good volume for oneself to work out with, whilst hosting a Zoom class? Many thanks.
I wouldn't recommend connecting via bluetooth to the mixer, there's enough delay that everything you hear will be off a little bit unfortunately. I think if hearing the music loud enough is the higher priority I would just share computer sound with bluetooth earbuds. Same effect but much cheaper than setup 4. If you really wanted to though you could use a bluetooth transmitter like this one amzn.to/2Lrd9Eh but you're definitely going to experience latency
@@DanceTechwithJHsu - I managed to achieve it with hardly any latency, connecting the 3.5mm jack into this - TROND 2-in-1 Bluetooth V5.0 Transmitter Receiver/Wireless 3.5mm Audio Adapter (AptX Low Latency for Both TX & RX), setting it to TX and pairing with a set of Bluetooth headphones. I connected it to the cable you had coming out to an external speaker. So I have a Rode wireless mike plugged into an XLR adaptor with a 3.5mm TRS female end on it. I have quite loud music on, for a TRX suspension training class via Zoom, albeit it is not choreographed in time to the music, so if there was some latency it would not matter. Thanks for all your help.
Thank you for this. I have a question that I hope you can help with. I am having trouble with the audio not coming through from live music while I teach. I have drummers that are in the room with me. When I talk, the zoom attendees/students hear everything clearly. But when the drummers play, none of the sound comes through and it's quite loud. Now if I sing the rhythm while the drummers play, some of the drummers' music comes through. Any ideas on how to fix this? And will it work if I'm Zooming in from my phone? TIA!
Hey there! I am looking to start hosting in person classes as well as offer a zoom online live stream option. Is it possible for both groups of students to be able to hear the music? Do you have any suggestions for this? Thanks so so much!!
hey! yes I've been doing this at one of the studios I teach at. I use the mixer connected to a speaker so students on Zoom and in the room can hear everything
Hey, i need some serious help not technical at all! ive set up the kima fun mic like you've suggested in the video. and the sound of my voice is great, however when trying it out with someone on zoom, the music is really loud in my room but the person on the other end says the music is really quiet, how can i fix this? I also dont seem to have the advanced audio settings in my zoom app which is really weird, :( PLEASE HELP! @Jhsu
Hi! for the level of music in your room, what I've done in the past is lower the volume on my speaker but raise it on the input on the mixer so it's loud enough for the people in class. For the advanced audio settings, what version of Zoom are you using on your computer?
@@DanceTechwithJHsu I don’t have a mixer yet, I’m just using the speaker with a aux cable that connects to the y splitter in my laptop. Maybe that’s why the sound is low? As for zoom I have the latest one. I do have echo cancellation but it only lets me put it on low I can’t seem to disable it?
@@sineadcrompton8584 oh gotcha. You can still try the same principle, turn the music up on your music app so it's louder for the student and turn down the volume on your computer. With the newest version of Zoom you can only go to low now, you can't completely disable it
Hi, I'm thinking about buying a tablet to play Mp3 files for my dance classes, because very often I must carry my heavy radio and CDs to class. Do you think it is a good idea? Thank you very much in advance.
hi! it sounds like you're teaching in person classes? I think putting all of your music into one tablet device is definitely a good idea! It will make everything easier to find and a lot less work for you as far as carrying things. And if you liked having CDs because things were organized by artist you can always make playlists for yourself
@@sandracarli1110 I think using a tablet is definitely a good idea! Or honestly even your smartphone if you already have one that way you don't have to worry about buying a tablet
I’m one step closer to making this setup work but I have run into some issues. 1. The first time I did it, it worked with my default camera app but when I went into Zoom it didn’t pick up the microphone. I even triple checked my settings but nothing. 2. Now when I try the same setup, it doesn’t even read my mic anymore. I think there’s a button that I probably hit (I looked to see if I disabled the microphone but I didn’t). Can you think of anything else it could be?
which setup are you trying to use? Just sharing your computer sound? If you use something like FB messenger to video chat or Google Meet does your mic work there?
@@DanceTechwithJHsu Not sure if updating Zoom and my computer were the key but it works. The students hear well. Thank you for the video. A friend of mine (Robin) she says she has danced with you sent me here :) Thanks again for your help and for responding.
Hello again! HELP! Yesterday during my class on zoom suddenly my students could not hear me or music. I noticed that a green light appeared on the audio icon at bottom left of my zoom screen that wasn't there before (like small arrow between the headphone icon). Any suggestions?
Hello yet again! I think I ve resolved the problem BUT I need help and have a few questions. I tried joining th FB tech support but haven't received reply. Is there somewhere I could get help?
@@anasadance Hi! sorry just seeing this, could you email me your questions? jhsudancetech@gmail.com. And could you include what your current audio settings/setup is?
Hey - I also created a software setup to address syncing live/recorded audio before it gets to zoom. I made this as a cheaper (but definitely not less tech complicated) setup for Mac users. Here's a side-by-side, and linked is instructions. Just sharing as another option for those who don't have the budget for a new hardware setup. Full disclosure, I'd always go hardware first, but I know that is not available to everyone right now. ua-cam.com/video/Em_ClXnqHKE/v-deo.html
i have never understood how to use a mixer. now i know how! thanks
Ok this was the BEST video I’ve seen on the subject!!!
For me the air pod & sharing laptop music seems to be the best option. Will have to give it a try!! Thank you
I'm glad this was helpful!!
This was extremely informative!! Thank you for putting this out there!!! 🙌💙
thank you so much! you're welcome =)
Your videos are so helpful, that each time I need to figure something out I keep coming back to them and saying to myself "oh, he already said how to do that!" THANK YOU! :)
you're welcome!! =)
thank you thank you thank you thank you!!! 3 days pulling my hair out over this and then I found you. so much gratitude xx
you're welcome!!
It has been beautiful to watch and be present. I am so sorry that I was unable to access any audio and missed what was being said. Much love, Julia
Fantastic video! We are professional dancers and we loved your technical help! Option 5 is the best for sure. Keep it up, and keep dancing. 🙌
thank you so much!
Spectacular. I myself play in a rock band, but figuring that thing out for my wife to help her set up her dance class gave me some headache. Great explanation and just right to the point. Cheers.
Excellent. So helpful. Thank you.
DOPE. Where were you in my search bar 3 months ago!? JK, this is seriously going to help up my sound for online classes. Better late than never. THANK YOU!!
Lol.... you reminded me of when I used to like spinning around so much when I was a little girl as you were testing the stability of your wireless microphone. Fun times. Thanks for your real life experiences with your recommendations on audio set up for teaching online.
By the way, your step by step instruction is very helpful especially to a new Zumba instructor like myself. Thank you for doing this.
thank you! I'm glad it's helpful =)
Wow... you put so much time into this... showing all the different examples. I'm a tech idiot and even I feel less anxiety after seeing you show all the different scenarios.... If I teach classes in the future on Zoom, I will definitely come back to this video for my setup. Thanks so much.
thank you so much! seriously this comment made my day =)
Thank you so much! I needed this so bad
This was ABSOLUTELY spectacular !!! Thank you for this. This info is gold and I can see you have a million subs soon!
This is soooo helpful!
Hearing about audio tech brings flashbacks to getting it working for game streaming in 2011, the good days for Starcraft :D
haha oh man! Actually it's been interesting a lot of people who have been trying to figure out how to make things virtual/live stream have turned to look at the gaming community since they've been doing it for so long
great video! thank you!
Thank you! Very Helpful. Will be trying out option 5 this week.
THANK YOU! I am so glad I found you. My students say thanks you for stopping me yelling! :-)
Excellent video.
thank you!
I had a great session with Cliff and Fred as well. I believe the last name is pronounced Bree-Oh-Nez
Awesome tips!!!!!! Helped me a lot to figure out my audio settings for my virtual classes from Panama :)
Thank you so much!!!
You deserve to have more subs. Thanks for the great information. Cool!
thank you so much!
Wow wow wow. Can't thank you enough for putting this together!!!
Thank you very much for sharing this with us. So helpful, you are a hero! :-)
Very helpful. I will buy exactly what you have on Version 4. I am teaching first Zumba first time on Zoom. I am also a very new instructor.
good luck!
Thank you! Very enlightening and easy to follow!
so glad to hear this was helpful! =)
Amazing - thank you so much for your detailed explanations.. I'm all set up and ready to go! THANK YOU!
you're welcome!
Thanks so much for this suuUUuper helpful video. What is the name of the inexpensive earbuds with microphone that you use please? I can't see them on your kit list
oh oops! I'll have to go add that. It's by a company called Otium! amzn.to/3lvu7Oo
@@DanceTechwithJHsu Thank you so much
Thank you so much for this. This helps alot
awesome!
Thanks so much for this! I am going to start teaching Virtual Zumba & hopefully Strong by Zumba here soon. Quality Audio & video is very important to me as I know people will tune out if it doesn't at least sound great. This was all very helpful, especially for live streaming with a tablet or phone. The Webcam camera I am getting also has a mic- of course the mic far from me won't help in my case, but that will help my hubby if I can convince him to do videos (he's a chef). Thanks again, I look forward to viewing more of your videos!!!
Thank you so much! I hope it goes well!!
Thank you.
you're welcome!
thank u
Thank you for this gem, Jonathan!
you're welcome! I'm glad you find this helpful =)
Sounds like version 3 has best sound. So I just need to figure out how to make my kimafun wireless mic to work while sharing music
Oops seeing this after I realised to your other comment haha are you using a y-splitter with the kimafun?
@@DanceTechwithJHsu I didnt use the y splitter . I should use that ?
@@cultivatelife8645 if you're plugging the mic transmitter directly into your laptop that's why you're not hearing anything, you need to make sure you use the y splitter and plug the transmitter into the microphone jack and connect a separate speaker into the head phone jack. Not sure why your students aren't hearing it when you share your computer sound though that's weird are you just sharing computer sound or also your screen?
@@DanceTechwithJHsu , what is the transmitter ? So I plug the y cord into the mic jack and then plug my iPad into one of the outlets and external speaker to the other ?
@@DanceTechwithJHsu , u said plug transmitter into mic outlet but I think u mean plug it into one of the y outlets . Tranmitter is the kimmafun receiver
thank you so much for this information! is it possible to use the mixer option with airpods as mic and speaker?
you're welcome! I haven't found a way to do that successfully, I tried using a Bluetooth transmitter to connect earbuds to the mixer but there was too much latency
Very helpful video! I do have a question about set up 5. Is the speaker playing out loud or are you listening through earbuds? Is there a way to add something so the music only plays in my ear and not out loud where I am at or will that lead to syncing issues? I will be teaching in a quiet area and can't always have a speaker playing out loud without disturbing people.
thank you! In my last setup I'm playing the music through a speaker.
I haven't tested this, but I think this would work:
Instead of using the breakout cable for your output connecting to a speaker, you could use something like this amzn.to/3gPuyjf and then plug a bluetooth transmitter like this amzn.to/3gKg0BH into it and then connect bluetooth earbuds to that transmitter.
A little roundabout and again I haven't been able to test this myself but I think that would work! If you end up trying this let me know how it goes. I might try it myself now that lots of teachers are needing to teach at home while their kids are in their own classes in the next room.
@@DanceTechwithJHsu I just ordered this combo and will try. I have the same Xenyx 502USB mixer and will try with my AirPods for listening but will be using a Shure headset for the mic. Fingers crossed! Thanks so much...this is like the 10th video I've watched and the most helpful!
@@MichaShinesPodcast I'm so glad this was helpful! let me know how it goes I'm really curious to see if the bluetooth transmitter will work
@@DanceTechwithJHsu Amazon delivery is Thursday! I can't imagine why it wouldn't work! Smart workaround! My biggest concern is the syncing but since it's all going through the mixer...will report back!
@@MichaShinesPodcast oooh I can't wait!
Thanks so much for this in depth video!! For option 5 are you still sharing your audio ? Thank you!
nope I'm not sharing computer sound when using the USB mixer
Thank you so much for this video! It is so helpful! I have purchased everything for the last set up with the usb mixer. I am finding that there is a bit of audio delay from the wireless mic (Kimafun 2.4G) which I can hear out of the external speaker. This is so distracting while I am teaching and counting the music. Any suggestions?
I would try turning down the volume of the mic in the mixer and turning up the volume of the output so hopefully you don't hear it as much. That's weird though any chance you could send me a video clip of you using it so I can see what you're talking about? When I use it I don't notice any delay jhsudancetech@gmail.com
@@DanceTechwithJHsu Did you get this figured out? I'm having the same problem. My voice is delayed out of my speaker and very distracting.
This is super helpful, thanks for making this video! I have a question - I don't understand how the mixer helps in audio video sync? I understand it combines the different audio signals but does it also automatically put in delay in audio to match with the video?
Do you have a video on wide angle lens that are good. My on board laptop camera sucks and I need a wide angle lens or webcam because I have a very narrow room to stream from but gotta make it work. If there is another option please let me know
I do! ua-cam.com/video/17UI1hQD15E/v-deo.html
This is so helpful. I’m using everything in your Option 5. However, my classes are very interactive and the students are hearing an echo when they speak. My guess is they are hearing their voice as it comes back through my mic. Any ideas on how to keep them from echoing?
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Hey thank you very much!! You’re helping us a ton! Just a question. Do you hear yourself over the speaker? Because we’re trying to only hear the music and not have voice feedback.
I figured it out, you need a audio splitter and have one line go into the mixer and another to the speaker. This way you will not hear yourself over the speakers. Also... we have the output set on internal speakers of the laptop/computer so that we can hear our zoom students talk back to us. Thanks again for the comparison!
@@dansstudiox-dance9455 sorry for not getting back to you sooner but glad you figured it out!
Thanks for this very informative video, so helpful. I'm thinking of teaching Version 3 (currently teaching with version 1) My question is....why use a speaker if you're sharing computer sound? If you're sharing music on the computer, won't the sound also come out of the computer speakers...meaning you won't need a separate speaker? I have a computer, bluetooth speaker and smartphone. I'm thinking of buying a wireless headset for version 3. Will I still need a speaker, even though my music is on the computer? My speaker doesn't have AUX output.
it depends on your computer. If you're plugging a wireless mic into a laptop often that's the same as your headphone jack so if the mic is plugged in your computer thinks there's a speaker also connected so it doesn't use the external speakers on the computer. That's why you use the y-splitter so you can plug both a speaker and headset into the jack. If your computer has a separate mic and headphone jack already then you wouldn't need a speaker =)
how do you monitor the sound? i got a similar mixer, but it looks like either you can do headphones OR you can listen to the main mix, so you'll never hear really what it sounds like
Hey Jonathan ! Thank you for making this video! We are doing zoom dance classes using a mixer and a wireless mic, but we also use another two mobile phones as two cameras (joining the meeting as participants) for two different angles, in which the host (MacBook pro) only serves as an audio output device (music and voice of the coach). It worked kinda well as the music and the voice synced perfectly, especially when we were doing choreography class. However, we found that the video would somehow out of sync when the coach was teaching fitness dance class, all songs were being played one after one non-stop. Is it related to the cameras or the music source we were using (UA-cam music/ Spotify / mp3 files )?
hi! are you playing music from the same device through the mixer for both the choreography and fitness classes?
@@DanceTechwithJHsu yes we are! basically all choreography classes use music from Spotify, while fitness classes use both Spotify music or mp3 music (downloaded songs) depends on the instructors.
@@patpatleo730 got it! it sounds like you're getting that sync issue because you are using the video from the mobile device as your main instead of your computer. If you did it from your computer and audio through mixer it would be in sync, but because you're relying on your phone's connection there will always be instances of delay and it's probably just more noticeable when you play music nonstop vs when you're stopping and starting when teaching choreography. Is there a reason you're not using the computer as your main video?
@@DanceTechwithJHsu @Dance Tech with JHsu We use music from the computer (the host) no matter the music source is from online or downloaded songs, like we use the Spotify app on Macbook Pro because we feel a bit more comfortable to play music from computer instead of a phone haha. Since our host computer is not located at right in front of the instructor, we use two phones as cameras for the instructor (all devices are connected to the same internet). Will it affect the synchronisation since the video and audio were not from the same source? should I use a phone to connect with the host computer and serve as the camera (I saw some people doing this on UA-cam)? As the build in camera of Macbook Pro cannot fit our use, the angle is not what we want.
Hi thanks again for you awesome and helpful videos. I ve recently started teaching my dance classes via zoom. Not sure this is the best place to send my question which is can I use my MacBook Air to watch students BUT use my smartphone (Huawei p20 lite which has better camera- I think) to broadcast OR do I need to get a web camera?
haha I'm literally working on a video for that right now but you can use you camera as a webcam! pal2tech has a great video on that here for Android phones ua-cam.com/video/__YqPT0GHE8/v-deo.html
you could also try hosting the meeting from your phone and joining on your computer to see your students
@@DanceTechwithJHsu Thank you so much! I ll look into it
Hi! I found the Behringer Xenyx 302 mixer. Would it work as well?
This is helpful for fully virtual classes, but I don’t know what to do because I have hybrid classes in studio. So I want to use my studio’s good speakers with the aux cable, but then it sounds pretty bad on zoom, even when sharing sound. Then there’s also the issue of when I have hybrid outdoor classes because i need to use portable Bluetooth speaker but for some reason every time I try to share my sound with my speaker connected only those on zoom can hear it and it won’t project through the speaker so everyone else can’t hear. Anyone have any advice?
what is your setup? are you sharing sound and using the computer mic?
hello! I love your videos, they are awesome. I´m having a technical problem I was wondering if you could help me with? I´m using version 4, have wired everything up like you say, however, I don't hear music and my voice is coming through the mic to the speaker.. any suggestions? Thank you!
hi! to be honest it's a little hard to do that with the virtual mixer version, there are so many things that could be different with your setup or things that could go wrong that's partially why I tried it and went straight to version 5 with a physical mixer. I'm not as familiar with voicemeeter I would recommend checking out the FB group and asking Cliff for help facebook.com/groups/LiveStreamingOnlineDanceandMusicClassTechSupport/
Hi! In the setup for the phone, the last one, is there a way to use Bluetooth earpods instead of the microphone? Thank you!
Hey! I haven't found a way to do that. I tried using a Bluetooth transmitter to connect to the mixer but there was too much latency
How would you use the final setup using a PHONE ?
hm I'll need to research that, off the top of my head though you could probably connect the output for the mixer to a dongle to your phone to get the music and microphone, and then make sure you turn off noise cancellation on your phone mic in Zoom
How many students did you usually have in your class? I'm currently only around 5-10, but as I grow, I'm curious if the number of people logged onto zoom makes a different in the quality of the video and sound. I plan to switch to a live stream platform eventually, but cannot do so yet. I'd like to build my class to 80 people before I make the switch.
Hi I have a Bluetooth stereo and have been using my iPhone to play music through it, but music is distorted or goes altogether. I’m thinking of getting a mixer and microphone, can I use my iPad for zoom classes with the mixer and phone for music with my stereo system or does it need to be a portable speaker.
hi! sorry for the late reply, but any speaker that has an aux port should be able to connect to the mixer
Running into a problem where when share computer sound and have my settings both on "headphones" to use my headphone mic for sound, the people on the other end can hear me and the music, but then I can't hear anything at all. It sounds like everything mutes for me. Any idea what I might be doing wrong?
I ran into that issue before and had to change the source in my computer sound settings. If you go to around 9:40 I show what I had to do to fix the issue, are you able to try that? The frustrating thing is every earbud/headphone seems to have a different configuration. I spent about 2 hours with a friend once trouble shooting this same issue and basically just had to keep trying different combinations of turning things on and off until we found one that worked
Did you subscribe to Zoom Premium program? I just have the basic not the free one. Some of the features you mentioned are not on Zoom basic especially the advanced features.
can you tell me which features specifically? I have the basic plan but was able to do all the settings I showed. The layout has been updated since I made this video though if you look in my description I have updated settings
Hello! I cannot find the "Allow users to select original sound in their client settings" in Zoom anymore , do you know what the updated might be called or where to find this!? Any help is so appreciated!
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Hi, thank you for your great video however I am still struggling this this set up. The music seems to be picked up by my mic and is not actually being sent directly to my students over zoom. Have I done something wrong? Thank you
Hi Natalia! Can you send me a picture of your setup? jhsudancetech@gmail.com
For some reason I only have "enable original sound" and I cannot disable the audio processing. Can someone help me?
are you using the most recent version of Zoom?
@@DanceTechwithJHsu I’m not sure. How do I find what version of zoom I am using?
@@emmasturm9610 support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362393-Viewing-the-Zoom-version-number
Hi and thanks so much for sharing this setup info! I've followed
instructions using a usb mixer, music device and external mic to lead
class over zoom but am finding that the music is not streaming through
my computer, only through the mic. I there something I'm missing?
hi! could you email me a picture of your setup as well as your Zoom audio settings? jhsudancetech@gmail.com
@@DanceTechwithJHsu Hello and thanks so much for your response! I figured out that I was using the wrong headphone jack and am replacing it with the hope that this will be the solution. I appreciate your feedback and support lots.
@@claudinekim-murphy6957 awesome! keep me posted =)
Hi Jonathan! I got the same USB mixer and headset as version 5, but I find that I need to turn up the gain and the volume of the headset so much to hear my voice (even if the music is really low) that there is a loud, undesirable buzz in the background. Any idea what I am doing wrong? Thanks in advance!
Hi! sorry for the delayed response. The buzzing sound might because of feedback since you have to turn your headset up so much. If you back away from the speaker does that do anything? Also if you turn it up too much there will always be buzzing in which case have you tried turning the volume up on the headset or turning up the volume on your speaker instead of the gain/volume for the headset input?
How would one connect a pair of Bluetooth headphones into the mixer set-up (with set-up 4), so that instead of listening to the music oneself on a speaker e.g. if one lived in a block of flats and didn't want to annoy the neighbours at 5am, but still wanted a good volume for oneself to work out with, whilst hosting a Zoom class? Many thanks.
I wouldn't recommend connecting via bluetooth to the mixer, there's enough delay that everything you hear will be off a little bit unfortunately. I think if hearing the music loud enough is the higher priority I would just share computer sound with bluetooth earbuds. Same effect but much cheaper than setup 4. If you really wanted to though you could use a bluetooth transmitter like this one amzn.to/2Lrd9Eh but you're definitely going to experience latency
Many thanks for your help. Bi will stick to set-up 4. Great video by the way. I bought the mixer.
@@DanceTechwithJHsu - I managed to achieve it with hardly any latency, connecting the 3.5mm jack into this - TROND 2-in-1 Bluetooth V5.0 Transmitter Receiver/Wireless 3.5mm Audio Adapter (AptX Low Latency for Both TX & RX), setting it to TX and pairing with a set of Bluetooth headphones. I connected it to the cable you had coming out to an external speaker. So I have a Rode wireless mike plugged into an XLR adaptor with a 3.5mm TRS female end on it. I have quite loud music on, for a TRX suspension training class via Zoom, albeit it is not choreographed in time to the music, so if there was some latency it would not matter. Thanks for all your help.
@@bcatrxsuspensiontrainingfi5810 oh amazing! I'll have to try it out
Thank you for this. I have a question that I hope you can help with. I am having trouble with the audio not coming through from live music while I teach.
I have drummers that are in the room with me. When I talk, the zoom attendees/students hear everything clearly. But when the drummers play, none of the sound comes through and it's quite loud. Now if I sing the rhythm while the drummers play, some of the drummers' music comes through. Any ideas on how to fix this? And will it work if I'm Zooming in from my phone? TIA!
Hi! what are your current audio settings? It sounds like the noise cancellation isn't turned off
@@DanceTechwithJHsu I think that was the problem. I turned on original sound and it seems to work now. Thanks for responding!
@@dancint awesome!
Hey there!
I am looking to start hosting in person classes as well as offer a zoom online live stream option. Is it possible for both groups of students to be able to hear the music? Do you have any suggestions for this?
Thanks so so much!!
hey! yes I've been doing this at one of the studios I teach at. I use the mixer connected to a speaker so students on Zoom and in the room can hear everything
Dance Tech with JHsu THANK YOU!!!!!!! Appreciate your super quick reply and awesome info!
@@MeganHumphreyYoga you're welcome!
Hey, i need some serious help not technical at all! ive set up the kima fun mic like you've suggested in the video. and the sound of my voice is great, however when trying it out with someone on zoom, the music is really loud in my room but the person on the other end says the music is really quiet, how can i fix this?
I also dont seem to have the advanced audio settings in my zoom app which is really weird, :(
PLEASE HELP! @Jhsu
Hi! for the level of music in your room, what I've done in the past is lower the volume on my speaker but raise it on the input on the mixer so it's loud enough for the people in class. For the advanced audio settings, what version of Zoom are you using on your computer?
@@DanceTechwithJHsu I don’t have a mixer yet, I’m just using the speaker with a aux cable that connects to the y splitter in my laptop. Maybe that’s why the sound is low? As for zoom I have the latest one. I do have echo cancellation but it only lets me put it on low I can’t seem to disable it?
@@sineadcrompton8584 oh gotcha. You can still try the same principle, turn the music up on your music app so it's louder for the student and turn down the volume on your computer. With the newest version of Zoom you can only go to low now, you can't completely disable it
@@DanceTechwithJHsu ahh I see! Ok thanks will try that :)
Hi, I'm thinking about buying a tablet to play Mp3 files for my dance classes, because very often I must carry my heavy radio and CDs to class. Do you think it is a good idea? Thank you very much in advance.
hi! it sounds like you're teaching in person classes? I think putting all of your music into one tablet device is definitely a good idea! It will make everything easier to find and a lot less work for you as far as carrying things. And if you liked having CDs because things were organized by artist you can always make playlists for yourself
@@DanceTechwithJHsu Yes, I'm thinking about the time after Covid. I hope I can teach in person soon again.
@@sandracarli1110 I think using a tablet is definitely a good idea! Or honestly even your smartphone if you already have one that way you don't have to worry about buying a tablet
I’m one step closer to making this setup work but I have run into some issues.
1. The first time I did it, it worked with my default camera app but when I went into Zoom it didn’t pick up the microphone. I even triple checked my settings but nothing.
2. Now when I try the same setup, it doesn’t even read my mic anymore. I think there’s a button that I probably hit (I looked to see if I disabled the microphone but I didn’t). Can you think of anything else it could be?
which setup are you trying to use? Just sharing your computer sound? If you use something like FB messenger to video chat or Google Meet does your mic work there?
@@DanceTechwithJHsu Not sure if updating Zoom and my computer were the key but it works. The students hear well. Thank you for the video. A friend of mine (Robin) she says she has danced with you sent me here :) Thanks again for your help and for responding.
@@BodiesInFlight11 awesome! oh yeah I love Robin! I'm actually in a show with her right now in MD
@@DanceTechwithJHsu Yes she told me. Best of luck to the both of you with your show and to your channel. I will make sure to spread the word. 😊
Hello again! HELP! Yesterday during my class on zoom suddenly my students could not hear me or music. I noticed that a green light appeared on the audio icon at bottom left of my zoom screen that wasn't there before (like small arrow between the headphone icon). Any suggestions?
Hello yet again! I think I ve resolved the problem BUT I need help and have a few questions. I tried joining th FB tech support but haven't received reply. Is there somewhere I could get help?
@@anasadance Hi! sorry just seeing this, could you email me your questions? jhsudancetech@gmail.com. And could you include what your current audio settings/setup is?
@@DanceTechwithJHsu will do! Thanks for quick reply!
Hey - I also created a software setup to address syncing live/recorded audio before it gets to zoom. I made this as a cheaper (but definitely not less tech complicated) setup for Mac users. Here's a side-by-side, and linked is instructions. Just sharing as another option for those who don't have the budget for a new hardware setup. Full disclosure, I'd always go hardware first, but I know that is not available to everyone right now. ua-cam.com/video/Em_ClXnqHKE/v-deo.html
oh cool thanks for sharing! I'll definitely check it out I hadn't heard of Soundflower or Blackhole before
Super helpful thank you! And you dance so well!
thank you!!