Online setup

Online hypnosis via Microsoft Teams

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

Note on screenshots: the screenshots on this page are from the German Teams interface. The setting names and toggle positions are identical in the English Teams interface — the labels translate as: „Räumliches Audio" = Spatial Audio · „Rauschunterdrückung" = Noise Suppression · „High Fidelity-Musikmodus" = High Fidelity Music Mode · „Echounterdrückung aktivieren" = Echo Cancellation.

1 · Prerequisites

  • VB-Cable installed (free virtual audio cable)
  • Microsoft Teams Desktop app (Web variant has limited audio options)
  • Hypnotika TranceDeck secondary output set to CABLE Input (VB-Audio Virtual Cable)

2 · Audio routing concept

Your real microphone
        ↓
[Hypnotika TranceDeck — mixes mic + music + anchors]
        ↓
[Secondary Output → CABLE Input (VB-Audio Virtual Cable)]
        ↓
[Teams 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) Teams: navigate to audio settings

In a Teams meeting: top right, click the arrow next to the microphone icon → at the bottom „More audio settings":

Teams microphone dropdown with speaker and microphone selection
Teams microphone dropdown — click „More audio settings" at the bottom. (German UI screenshot.)

C) Teams audio settings — optimal configuration

This table shows the optimal setup for hypnosis with Hypnotika TranceDeck. The On/Off column is the recommendation — the rationale explains why:

Setting Recommendation Rationale
Microphone CABLE Output Receives the Hypnotika mix (music + voice + anchors).
Spatial Audio ❌ OFF We have our own reverb in Hypnotika. Spatial effects from Teams interfere.
Noise Suppression ❌ OFF Would otherwise filter out background music as „noise". Client would only hear voice, no music.
High Fidelity Music Mode ✅ ON Gives music + voice full bandwidth + stereo. Studio quality for the client.
Echo Cancellation ❌ OFF In a VB-Cable setup there's no physical echo (no acoustic path between mic and speaker). Echo filter could interpret music as „echo" and dampen it.
Show in Microphone dropdown either Pure convenience option. No audio effect.
Teams advanced audio settings: CABLE Output selected, Spatial Audio + Noise Suppression + Echo Cancellation off, High Fidelity Music Mode on
Optimal Teams settings (German UI). Arrows show the important toggles — Spatial Audio off, Noise Suppression off, High Fidelity Music Mode on, Echo Cancellation off.

D) Client setup (briefly explain on first appointment)

  1. Client opens Teams in the Desktop app (Web variant may have fewer audio options)
  2. Headphones on — no open speakers
  3. Mute their own microphone during trance — otherwise their breathing rides on the music
  4. If client wants to keep their session: Hypnotika gives you the MP3 — you can hand it over for take-home listening

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?
  • Music vs. voice level balance correct?
  • Do anchor sounds come through?
  • When client unmutes their mic: do you hear them clearly?

5 · Common problems

  • Client hears no music, only voice → Noise Suppression is ON. Set to OFF.
  • Music sounds compressed or chopped → High Fidelity Music Mode is OFF. Turn ON.
  • Echo / feedback → You're using speakers instead of headphones. Headphones on.
  • Music only mono → in Teams, Stereo is part of High Fidelity Music Mode, so turning that ON is enough.
  • Client hears nothing → Hypnotika secondary output not set to VB-Cable Input, OR Teams microphone not set to VB-Cable Output.

6 · Teams vs. Zoom — which is better?

Both work. Practical experience with Hypnotika:

  • Teams: fewer microphone-mode options than Zoom (just one „High Fidelity" toggle), but quicker to configure
  • Zoom: more granular, but several toggles to set right — see our Zoom guide
  • Client acceptance: in practice the client picks the tool their employer or insurance knows — Zoom is slightly more common in coaching/therapy contexts

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