Online setup

Online hypnosis via Google Meet

Client hears Hypnotika music + your voice in the Google Meet call. Setup parallel to our Zoom guide and Teams guide — same audio routing concept, Google-Meet-specific settings documented here.

1 · Prerequisites

  • VB-Cable installed (free virtual audio cable)
  • Google Meet in Chrome or Edge browser — Firefox has limited audio settings support
  • Hypnotika TranceDeck secondary output set to CABLE Input (VB-Audio Virtual Cable)
  • Client has headphones — critical for stereo trance effect

Heads-up — no desktop app: Google Meet has no native desktop app, everything runs in the browser. That has consequences for audio options: Google Meet offers the fewest settings compared to Zoom or Teams. In particular, there's no dedicated „music mode" or „stereo toggle". For serious online hypnosis practice we recommend Zoom or Teams; Google Meet works as a fallback option.

2 · Audio routing concept

Your real microphone
        ↓
[Hypnotika TranceDeck — mixes mic + music + anchors]
        ↓
[Secondary Output → CABLE Input (VB-Audio Virtual Cable)]
        ↓
[Google Meet (Chrome) receives CABLE Output as „microphone"]
        ↓
Client hears in the call: music + your voice + anchor sounds

3 · Step by step

A) Hypnotika settings

  1. Settings → Audio → Primary Audio Output: your headphones / speakers (what you hear)
  2. Settings → Audio → Secondary Audio Output: CABLE Input (VB-Audio Virtual Cable)
  3. Settings → Microphone → Input: your real microphone (NOT „CABLE Output"!)
  4. Settings → Microphone → Microphone on

B) Google Meet: navigate to audio settings

In an active meeting bottom right: three-dot menu → „Settings" → tab „Audio". Or before joining, in the preview screen, click the gear icon at the top right.

C) Google Meet audio settings — optimal configuration

This table shows the optimal setup for hypnosis with Hypnotika TranceDeck. Google Meet has fewer audio settings than Zoom or Teams — that's both an advantage and a limitation:

Setting Recommendation Rationale
Microphone CABLE Output Receives the Hypnotika mix (music + voice + anchors).
Speaker Headphones So you hear the client without echo back into your microphone.
Noise cancellation ❌ OFF Would otherwise filter background music as „noise". Client would only hear voice, no music. Most important toggle.
Stereo (no toggle) — Google Meet sends audio in mono by default. For real stereo transmission of singing bowls → use Zoom or Teams.

That's it — Google Meet has no separate „music mode", no echo cancellation toggle, no bandwidth choice. That makes setup very simple (just one switch), but you also have less control over transmission quality.

D) Client setup (briefly explain on first appointment)

  1. Client opens Google Meet in Chrome or Edge (preferably desktop browser, not mobile)
  2. Before joining, in the preview screen: gear → Audio: Noise cancellation OFF
  3. Headphones on — no open speakers
  4. Mute their own microphone during trance — otherwise their breathing rides on the music

Important: with Google Meet the client must also disable noise cancellation — otherwise their browser filters out the music before it's rendered. That's a key difference from Zoom (where one-sided „Send original audio" is enough).

4 · Test before first session

Before the first client session, test with a friendly call (family, colleague as test client):

  • Does test-client hear the music clearly (not filtered out)?
  • Music vs. voice level balance correct?
  • Do anchor sounds come through?
  • When client unmutes their mic: do you hear them clearly?
  • Does the client really have noise cancellation off?

5 · Common problems

  • Client hears no music, only voice → noise cancellation still on, on either side. Both sides need to disable.
  • Music sounds compressed / low-resolution → Google Meet limits bandwidth more than Zoom/Teams. Functional but not studio quality. For singing-bowl-focused sessions, prefer Zoom.
  • Music in mono → Google Meet has no stereo toggle. For real stereo see Zoom/Teams.
  • Echo / feedback → you or client uses speakers instead of headphones. Headphones on.
  • Client hears nothing → Hypnotika secondary output not set to VB-Cable Input, OR Google Meet microphone not set to VB-Cable Output.

6 · Google Meet vs. Zoom vs. Teams

Aspect Google Meet Zoom Teams
Stereo audio ❌ Mono ✅ Stereo (toggle) ✅ Stereo (in HiFi mode)
HiFi / music mode ❌ not available ✅ „Original sound for musicians" ✅ „High Fidelity Music Mode"
Setup effort ✅ minimal (1 toggle) ⚠ several toggles ⚠ a few toggles
Desktop app needed? ❌ browser only ✅ desktop ✅ desktop
Audio quality for hypnosis ⚠ acceptable ✅ very good ✅ very good
Recommendation for Hypnotika Fallback Recommended Recommended

If the client really wants to use Google Meet (e.g. because their company mandates it), it works. For regular hypnosis practice we recommend Zoom or Teams, because they transmit stereo singing bowls cleanly.

Related: Zoom setup · Teams setup · VB-Cable install · Hypnotika audio setup