Online Fitness Class Audio Equipment Setup For Perfect Sync in Zoom

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[@JustBreatheEverybody]

I am so grateful for this video. It is exactly what I needed to know!

[@stokesmethod1234]

Very informative and provides simple to understand instructions. Really appreciate you taking the time to put this together.

[@kiwimerlini]

Great video. Very clearly explained so everyone can understand. Lots of calmness and demystifying video. Only a woman could have explained it this clearly and calmly. Thank you. 🙏

[@beingfit2]

Thank you. I spent $130 and have the complete setup and it is working. I start my first class Tuesday. Thank You Thank You Thank You.

[@KaitCoats]

Thank you so much! Your explanation is so straightforward and easy to understand for those of us outside the audio industry! Also I love that you just get to the point :) Thank you again!

[@olya.sachenkova]

Finally someone is making it easy and it actually making sense of all of these! amazing, thank you!

[@Herprettygarden]

Finally! No one broke it down like this. Thanks so much 🙏

[@vellidanfit]

This is the second video of yours that I have watched today. I have been researching equipment ALL DAY and getting very confused with all of the options. I wish I had watched this sooner. You cleared it all up for me. I'll be watching the audio interface video next. I am SO happy to have found you! Thank you!

[@MusicRepo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@monicarenee7949]

Even though I’m not using zoom, the option without zoom settings is exactly what I needed to know for my setup, so thank you!

[@mazdoesaerobics]

What a wonderful, precise, informative and clear tutorial. Many thanks. I'm now going to read your blog.

[@MusicRepo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AndrewStallworth]

This was so great I have been teaching for 25 years and have all the equipment to go from studio to home which I have been reluctant to doing. Thank you

[@MusicRepo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@True-Core]

Thanks so much for this! So simply put!

[@disenopop]

This is quite the best guide to achieve best audio quality through zoom workout sessions and meeting. Thank you so much!

[@discolucy45]

Fantastic video and brilliant resource on this subject. Super straight forward and clear explanation. I'm starting out for the first time online and I'm so conscious about getting the audio right firstly. I personally have not done certain online classes because the audio was unfortunately, not good and too tinny. This is exactly what I've been looking for. Thank you so much!

[@pivotalpilates5220]

Thank you very much. Very helpful and you gave several options! Thanks again.

[@aminakhatib8059]

Thank you sooo much. I had no idea about the audio settings and some have commented on the poor sound when I deliver a class online.

[@MusicRepo]

Glad it helped!

[@xyneqanon1134]

This is very helpful. Thank you very much for thinking to do this for us fitness instructors 🙏❤

[@MusicRepo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ceelo3998]

Thank you. I'm so glad I found you. Sound is the most important part of my work as a teacher- I love to create a fabulous audio experience for meditations and having found your offerings, I just leaped in confidence that I will be able to expand my work which comes as a BIG relief during this covid time. Thank you again.

[@MusicRepo]

You are so welcome! 🙏

[@ceelo3998]

@@MusicRepo Since I watched your videos, I had the idea of which mic sounded best but then I talked to a sound engineer and he said for guided meditations, I probably want a headset but then my brother said that's not a good look, I prob want a lapel mic. Ugg. So, still figuring it out... I usually use a headset when I teach live. Do I want to invest in a receiver? And a mixer? And then I'd need an audio interface?

[@jennydemiranda9608]

Very helpful! Thank you SO much for breaking that down for us. Really informative

[@MusicRepo]

Glad it helped

[@christinesteiniger3984]

Thank you so much- this was super helpful to me to understand the inner workings of how to offer a better quality audio experience for our Group Fitness Participants!

[@MusicRepo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@roddunne]

Fabulous video - really comprehensive. One other option for the remote mic _could_ be a Rode Wireless Go, though the one concern would be how it handles sweat of the trainer. Rode-to-mixer would then be more compact and a possible option for when things return to in person classes. It could also be connected with a lavalier which could be replaced if water damaged.

[@lynnelowe8461]

Thank you so much. This is EXACTLY what I'm looking for. 😁🙏

[@ZoneFitnessUK]

This was so helpful! Thank you for taking the time to make this video! We originally gave up on Zoom as the audio quality was so bad so this has helped a lot and we might give it another try! 👍

[@Zuerityp]

Hi Jane, thank you for this great vlog. This helped me to resolve my latency problem during my Zumba® and other Zoom Courses. Yesterday I got a new Scarlett 4i4, I connected the RODE Wireless Go, my iPhone and a Bose S1 Pro directly to it without a mixer. Together with a few studio lights my setup has become quite performant.

[@MusicRepo]

Good to hear!

[@Zuerityp]

@@MusicRepo Got a question to you, Jane. Is it possible to run dance classes with good music quality and without latency on Microsoft Teams like on Zoom? One of my clients wants me to use this platform, but I did not find the way yet.

[@cassismoussu5335]

Thank you so much, very clear and simple explanation of best setup!

[@MusicRepo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@berkshireyogadancefitness6860]

This video is SO GOOD!!! Thank you

[@ballettstudio8474]

Thanks so much for the video! My question is the following: If I don't want to do zoom classes but videotape my dance/fitness class in order to post it later on a cloud for my students, would you also recommend making the video through a laptop and with the same equipment as mentioned in the video? Or can I connect that equipment also to a mobile phone? Would I then do the audio set up in the settings of my phone or where? Hope you understood my problem.. Thanks so much for your help!

[@MichelleBriehler]

What type of cable cord do you need for hooking up iphone to mixer?

[@MusicRepo]

iPhone ... will depend if you have a headphone port. In this video I showed all the cables and connectors you might need for this setup, but I had a phone with headphone port at the time. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4HXnYp9rrephLc I am going to re-examine this whole thing hopefully soon, and look at some of these issues. Meanwhile, I guess you'd need one of these? www.johnlewis.com/apple-lightning-to-3-5mm-headphone-jack-converter-white/p3025437?sku=236556716&s_ppc=2dx92700055386115642&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gclid=CjwKCAiAouD_BRBIEiwALhJH6NO-EVe7ZM62WZpDaCyKb7DV8S9x8xevA3X90NnEIMlsduGyZkMrDRoC_HQQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[@soulfullco9525]

You are my hero! Thank you for this amazing video! I'll send you an invite to my classes!

[@shelleyalspaugh4173]

This is Great!! Quick question: What cord do I need to go from my Pyle PADI5MXU powered USB audio mixer to my portable speaker?

[@VickiRebecca]

Great explanation - thank you! I am a hypnotherapist so it is more voice and music I need to mix, I would like a really great headset with a mic so I can here too. I have it set up currently on a basic mixer I used for travelling and a headset that was part of a 'Hypnoke' machine - that I never quite got full value from. I don't know why but I cannot get my mixer to work as a mixer - I mean it is doing its thing as an interface but I have to change the volume on the device itself (& I have fat fingers) - I would like something much better - can you help?

[@QLessSpain]

Thanks for the Tips, great work! I have a question for you. How I can avoid the recording of the music from the speaker on the headset mic?

[@AndrewJohnson51]

Thank you. I learned a lot from watching your video.

[@atilimkolukisa]

Excellent video, thanks a lot...!

[@zumbainlacrossewi1026]

Super helpful video. This is actually an edit to the comment that I originally posted. The first time I set up my mixer I seemed to have a very slight sync problem with my video and audio, with the video slightly ahead of my video. I watched some additional videos on KZbin and went into my Windows setting to make some adjustments. Now my participants tell me that my video and audio are very well synced. What I’m still currently working out is getting the right balance with my music and my mic. Thank you so much for your video!

[@MusicRepo]

That's a shame, I attend a Zoom Zumba where the music is well synced. The instructor uses an analog mixer with an iRig audio interface. She does use an ethernet connection for internet, and is streaming through a macbook.

[@zumbainlacrossewi1026]

Music Repo, I changed my comment because I got it to work! Thank you for your video.

[@fawkes8819]

Love to see some comparisons about “plug and play” type lavalier microphones that are becoming available. Would be more for content creators I suppose. Thanks for all the information you put out!

[@tychandler1280]

ty chandler Hi dear Music Repo, firstly, thank you so much! Your clarity and succinct instructions are amazing (do you do Iyengar Yoga by chance?) Could you help me? I am preparing a Solstice workshop via Zoom. I use a Bose hands free as my speaker and for mic I have Sure ULXP4 with Scarlett Solo interface. My students can hear the music from my computer as well as my instructions. Problem is, I cannot hear the music - so I am unsure about the levels and when songs are starting/ending. Is there a 'trick' so that I can hear the music as well? Thank you so much for your time and expertis

[@ivorgoodge9161]

great video. the music keeps going in & out in my wife's zoom hiit class & looking for a solution. my wife currently uses an usb snowball mic, phone for music & bose wireless spreaker. i can't seem to find the usb mixer you shared with master output for connecting speaker. any recommendations. thanks. Ivor

[@michaelgovers8036]

Thank you for this tutorial, it's just what I've been looking for :) do you happen to know what music bundle you purchased?

[@equinox747]

Excellent video well done, very informative and well presented 👌😁

[@talithadeetlefs9921]

So grateful for your video! I'm keen on taking my classes online. Any tips on dealing with background noise? Thank you and take care.

[@amberdennebos]

Thank you so much for this video!! I do have a question: I am planning on teaching, using music through computer sharing. I want to use the headset, but I see that it doesn't have earplugs. As I am talking, how will I still be hearing the music and my students?

[@beatboxxdannyschwarzboxing9768]

Hi, love your videos. Would you happen to know how I could live stream fitness classes but then record my audio separately for editing later? So I need the music on one channel and the Mic(s) on a separate channel?

[@brandygainor118]

Thank you so much for the work you put into this. This video/demo was so helpful for getting me what I need for leading classes. I am thankful for your work, professionalism, and great video! God bless!

[@MusicRepo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@garudasomanna]

Thanks for this video. I have just now subscribed to your channel and hope to learn many things I need to know about audio. I am on the starting curve of setting up a home studio and am doing my recording in GarageBand. Can you please direct me to any posts you have regarding precautions to be taken for doing multitrack recordings?

[@MusicRepo]

Thanks for the sub! I have a few videos on very basic multitrack. This one records two separate tracks at the same time from an audio interface kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3yuhH5_br11bas. Alternatively you can record one track and then overlay another. The main thing is to monitor with headphones if you are doing overlays - preferable closed back to minimise bleed.

[@isalondres]

Thank you ....great explanation 👍

[@rheajensen]

Great video thank you! I am trying to Film Videos to post online (so not live) but still need to sync audio with movement. Do you have a video explaining how to do this? I would be using a camera to film instead of a laptop for example

[@vanemc73]

This is great! Thank you so much

[@jonathanjackson8416]

Great explanation great job helping us beginners, thank you!

[@MusicRepo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@FredericSixTV]

Great Vidéo. Do you also recommand to use OSB to record the zoom class in better quality ? And if yes would you have by any chance a vidéo or article thats shows how to use OBS for recording fitness class and at the same time playing it on Zoom ?

[@biggyzee8773]

Hello great video. My wife is currently trying to setup a dance class with a laptop and zoom. We have decided to purchase a PC that has a relatively good graphic card, logitech speakers, Logitech webcam that would connect to a TV that has HDMI connections. She has a USB wireless microphone that transmits to a USB key that plugs into the PC. My question is what audio mixer should we buy ? We live in the UK

[@emmayusof3967]

Hi, I use Behringer XENYX Q502B as my mixer and connect it to my laptop. I connect my Shure microphone using XLR and play my music from my laptop. I use earbuds and connect it via Bluetooth from my laptop for me to listen to the music. They worked great for my virtual class. Recently we start to conduct hybrid classes where virtual and physical run concurrently. I use the same setting as above except for the earbuds. This time a cable is use from the Main Out (mixer) to the speaker in the studio for physical participants to be able to enjoy their music. Virtual hiccups - they can hear the music loud as usual but my voice was not clear enough. Physical hiccups - we get mic feedback * both setting virtual only and hybrid classes music are from my laptop. I did not use my handphone as the main source for my music to connect them via Line In through the mixer because music from the laptop sound clearer and louder. Would appreciate if you could advice. Thank you.

[@laylam7641]

Great video - thanks so much - but what if I use music from my iTunes on the laptop I am using to teach my zoom class (rather than a mobile phone) - would I just connect the laptop directly to the mixing desk?

[@yogadarla]

GREAT post...could I use the Blue yeti and the mixer to sync my voice and the music? wireless headsets are either too much $$ or too bulky.

[@mdkinfrance]

Thanks for these clear explanations. I'm wondering if you might be able to address another kind of situation. I'm doing individual and group Zoom sessions where I'm sitting close to my macbook pro when we're chatting and then I'm standing up further away from my computer to show certain fullbody exercises. I already have a USB mic, which is great for close up, but am considering getting a wireless lavelier mic (such as the Rode WIreless Go) which plugs into the headphone jack and covers me with steady sound, no matter where I'm standing. My question is around being able to hear the people on the call, if my mic is in the headphone jack. I don't particularly want to be wearing headphones, either. Do you have any solutions for me?

[@claudiarodas3706]

thank you so much, your explanation is fantastic , I been looking for a long time ,and finally i found you , thank you

[@theactivebeing1705]

Thankyou. I've been searching for 8 hours and I think I'm finally clear.. can you tell me if this would worth with the rode go 2 as my wireless headset? I've just purchased this so I don't want to buy another headset ...

[@clairebaker8720]

Thank you so much! I've been searching for a video with everything you've mentioned and it took me so long.

[@MusicRepo]

You're very welcome! Glad it has helped

[@pmpilates]

Hi Great video so thank you. The USB mic sounds the best option for my Pilates online zoom classes. However, I don't want to hide my face with the mic. Can the Blue Yetti omni mic sit at the side of my screen? Many thanks

[@ericastover5948]

This video is incredibly helpful and thorough! I was curious if you have to have a pro plan of zoom in order to adjust the audio settings as shown in the video?

[@karenjones8106]

Hi great video . Do you have a video about buying best audio equipment that works for Zoom as well as in a studio / hall when we return to face to face ? I was thinking of buying a wireless headset and mixer . Would this also work in hall ? I’m a recently qualified Pilates instructor only taught a few times in a hall but lots on zoom . Thanks

[@lancemcgee6939]

Thank you very much...So helpful!

[@emilyallen-vieira4962]

Hi there..thanks for all your videos! I hope you can help me. I am trying to stream live dance workouts via zoom. I purchased a "2 CH Mini Mixer USB Audio Interface" and have watched this video and others many times and cannot seem to get the sound to work. It's like the computer is recognizing the mixer but that's it. For example, when I switch my computer speakers from internal speakers to the mixer, I just hear nothing. Also, I've tried it using Windows and a Mac. I'd love your help with this!! Thanks 🙏

[@grown-ups4370]

Totally awesome! Clear and precise.

[@dianewilcox6645]

Thank you so much. This is very helpful. I got it all set up and it worked great today. My only question is why can't I hear my clients? I was only able to communicate with them via the chat.

[@MusicRepo]

make sure you are using the same device for recording and for playback. You can test the speaker settings in Zoom to get iot setup right

[@carlosuribe9005]

Great info. I was wondering if you could do the analog setup but input to computer trough the headphone/mic 3.5mm jack instead of investing in an audio interface?

[@katievachon8601]

Thank you so much! This video was exactly what I needed to get my Zumba class working properly!

[@InvestwithJase]

Hello Katie did u but the Logitech camera for 209 pounds ? Did this work? I’m looking at doing the same ! Will appreciate u getting back to me ! Thank you x

[@annecooke9177]

Thank you so much I have sound equipment from various live class sizes just do not know how to use these pieces for zoom... whew I will watch this again and read more in your blog as well huge help.....

[@ctrl_fit2304]

Such an amazing video, this will help me big time! Only, I also record videos and I use my phone for it because of the wide angle. Is that also possible then for this setup?

[@freddiesorensen7448]

Thanks for this. It's great! We're using a USB mixer set up like you've outlined on Zoom. One thing I'm not sure about is that sometimes we want to talk to the people in the meeting, But not sure the best way to make the sound of their voices come out of a speaker. The only way we could hear them was via the built in speakers of the laptop but it's quite quiet. Can that be done via the USB mixer or would we have to plug another speaker in the headphone jack of the Macbook and use that as our Zoom speaker to amplify the voices of other participants?

[@emmacolseynicholls1]

This was so helpful, thank you so much. Have just ordered my mic and looking forward to leveling up my zoom classes a little more.

[@morganbrown753]

Yes so fantastic, I am a dance teacher and i am doing everything ( all my classes) . This is so helpful... I mean really I am about to go read your blog. Thank you

[@MusicRepo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gloriawilkinson2286]

Hi great help so thank you I just have a question ?? so I have invested in new mic and usb mixer for my classes The participants said the sound was good for both me and the music which is brilliant but I couldn’t hear the participants when I needed to ?? Confused

[@walterarmandogomezdiaz7121]

Could you help me out? I have a pro sound system at my studio. It is a Onkyo. How should I connect the audio as the studio has its own speaker system and, I guess, there could be interference. Looking forward to your comments.

[@thefitnessedit8419]

This was brilliant - simple - concise and easy to digest and all in one video! Thank you so much! If I manage to get myself set up I'd love to invite you along to a zoom class as a big thank you!

[@MatthewHarvey]

What's your best advice for when I'm on the move and will use an ipad, phone or macbook. I've not found a good solution for talk over function and other associated probs with being fully mobile. I've got a great set up at home with an audio Interface hooked up to an XDJ-XZ with a nice radio mic with talk over, but want to run classes from anywhere and I cannot recreate that experience.

[@rebeccaasprey490]

This video was fantastic - thank you so much!

[@mau48310]

Question, how do you connect in the first set up multiple speakers?

[@Jorisvanderlinden1]

Great feedback! Very helpfull! Thanks a lot!

[@declangarner4093]

Fantastic video - covered everything I needed to know. Keep it up! Thanks!

[@ethelsian7126]

Thank you. When using the audio mixer and mic (according to your setup), do I still press the "share audio" button in zoom?

[@evakornet5899]

Thank you for your wonderful tutorial! Very teachable. I invested in an interface but the combination of mic and music is best when mic is used through interface and music played via computer. If I play music from my phone through the second port, the music doesn’t come out clear. I wonder if you have any tips or if that is the best way?

[@mariyoga5943]

Hi ! Thanks for your video. However, when I share my music through the zoom app and play my music on my computer, my voice is shutt down when the music is playing... Do you know why ? I setup the audio parameters but it's doesn't work... th music always take all the place when playing, not like you ?!

[@MrElliotCoates]

For the 1st option with the witless mic and media player/phone. Would I not be able to play the music from my laptop not from the media player/phone?

[@CAHUHE1]

Thank you for sharing all this helpful information, I am teaching zumba classes on zoom so I need to get the music and the movements coordinated, using the mixer interface set up how do I share the music with my participants over zoom. Thank you in advance

[@kennethgray545]

I have an old analog mixer with xlr inputs. Is there a way to use it with usb to xlr adapters?

[@newgrif]

Thanks for this great info! We have been doing virtual classes from home since last April and have a great solution using big screen TV's, laptop, zoom, and logitech webcam and wireless headphone. Now looking at updating the studio so we can do hybrid classes. Any tips on what we need to change for this enviroment? Looks like the USB mixer is the key to ad in and then the proper positioning of the TV monitor.

[@isrielyoung4826]

Thank you! Most effective video so far!

[@w00dtube]

Thank you so much - am helping both my daughter and wife setting up teaching on line ballet classes....so much great info - much apprciated

[@MusicRepo]

You are so welcome!

[@thepog18]

Thank you very much for this extremely informative and clear video! I have the mixer set up but still have a lot of questions. Hoping you can help shed light on them: 1. Since I don't want to hear my voice in the speaker connected to the mixer, I put the mic volume in the mixer to zero. If the mic volume in zoom is high, will my students still get to hear me? 2. What should I select as the speaker in the zoom app? The mixer or the laptop's internal speaker? I'd sometimes unmute my students and would want to hear their concerns or questions. Where will their voice come out? 3. Finally, how do I know what volume to put my music on? Do I use my mixer knobs to control the volume or the mp3 player controls? The music seems to be too loud in zoom even though in my external speaker it is on a low volume. Hoping you can further share your knowledge on these matters! Thanks a bunch!!

[@frowniebrown86]

Ok so we have the wireless headset and receiver. We have a tablet, webcam, and Bluetooth large speaker called a block rocker. However the audio that is reiceved on the stream is picked up by the tablet’s mic I believe, and it sounds terrible. So am I understanding that we need an external mic that is better or would better sound quality come from somehow connecting the speaker output to the tablet?

[@NargisCoors]

Thank you so much for sorting this all out for us. I do have one more Q: I have connected my DSLR to my laptop with a Magewell USB capture plus device to offer my student clear visual which works perfect. But how would all this work in such a case. I teach danceclasses so the music and moves need to be synced :-)

[@RebeccaBellyDance]

Once you have this all set up, how do you connect external camera?

[@evieb2031]

Hello! Thank you so much for you videos! I'm a fitness instructor ready to start my online business. I got your set up that uses the USB Mixer (Xenyx Q502USB -Behringer) the only difference is that I am recording my videos through OBS Studios to later upload in my website through Vimeo. While teaching/recording the classes the sound is perfect and loud. But when I unplug the USB mixer from my laptop to hear the recording video I barely hear anything. What am I missing? Could you help me? My volume set up on the "sound" of my Windows 10 pc is set to the maximum and the only sound that I have turned on in OBS Studio is the "mixer". I would really appreciate if you could give me some pointers of where should I check that could improve the recorded sound quality/volume.

[@ef3472]

Gracis por las instrucciones

[@zumbawithsabby7106]

So helpful, thank you!

[@jadynanda]

Thank you from Brazil, for this vídeo! could you make a video on how to set up the ipad for classes that use music and the teacher's voice ?! I can't find anywhere! thank you Very much

[@katkosmeticsinc.106]

Thanks for this! Would have loved to see the wires/specific cables you would also need to purchase for this setup.

[@pennyelkins5579]

This video is so useful thank you!! I have one problem I don't know if you can help me with - I have everything set up but when I go to zoom audio settings i can see the mixing desk to choose as an option for the speakers, but it doesnt show up as an option for the microphone, so no-one can hear the music, but they can hear my voice on the head mic. Any ideas why this is happening? It's weird that it is recognised on zoom as a speaker but not as a mic. Any advice would be soooo appreciated! Thanks again, Penny