Online hypnosis sessions over Zoom.

Client at home with headphones hears your voice + Hypnotika music in one stream. Configuration step by step.

1 · Prerequisites

  • VB-Cable installed (free virtual audio router) — see VB-Cable guide
  • Headset or studio headphones for you — no speakers, otherwise echo loop
  • Zoom desktop client (not browser version, limited audio options)
  • Client has headphones — critical for stereo trance effect

2 · Audio routing concept

  1. Hypnotika plays via two outputs simultaneously:
    • Main output: your studio headphones
    • Secondary output: VB-Cable Input (input into the virtual cable)
  2. Zoom reads VB-Cable Output as its mic source
  3. Plus: your real mic also goes into VB-Cable (Hypnotika mic-bus → VB-Cable)
  4. Client receives mix of music + voice via Zoom audio

3 · Hypnotika settings

  1. Settings → "Audio & Hardware"
  2. "Audio output device": your headphones
  3. "Additional output (for online sessions)": "CABLE Input (VB-Audio Virtual Cable)"
  4. Switch "Enable microphone" on, then pick your real mic under "Microphone" (USB or headset)
  5. Enable "Hear my own voice (self-monitor)" in mic section

Note on screenshots: the screenshots on this page are from the German Zoom interface. The setting names and toggle positions are identical in the English Zoom interface — labels translate as: "Geräuschentfernung" = Noise removal · "Originalton für Musiker" = Original sound for musicians · "Stereoaudio" = Stereo audio · "HiFi-Musikmodus" = High-fidelity music mode · "Hallunterdrückung" = Echo cancellation · "Mikrofonlautstärke automatisch anpassen" = Automatically adjust microphone volume.

B) Zoom: navigate to audio settings

In a Zoom meeting bottom left: small arrow next to the audio mic icon → "Audio Settings". Or Zoom main window → Settings → Audio.

Zoom microphone quick menu with Audio Settings at the bottom
In-meeting quick access: arrow next to mic → "Audio Settings". (German UI screenshot.)

C) Zoom 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).
Speaker Headphones So you hear the client without echo back into your microphone.
Automatically adjust microphone volume ❌ OFF Otherwise Zoom pumps your level up and down — trance voice feels restless. Adjust manually.
Microphone mode → "Original sound for musicians" ✅ active In the default "Noise removal" mode, Zoom filters out the background music as "noise", and the client only hears your voice.
↳ Stereo audio ✅ ON Singing bowls and stereo effects are transmitted correctly.
↳ High-fidelity music mode ❌ OFF Would raise bandwidth and latency — not needed for hypnosis.
↳ Echo cancellation ❌ OFF Would filter out our own Hypnotika reverb.
Zoom microphone mode set to Original sound for musicians with stereo audio enabled
Microphone mode "Original sound for musicians" selected. Stereo audio ON, HiFi and Echo cancellation OFF. (German UI.)

Alternative: "Live performance audio" — newer Zoom option (under observation)

Zoom now offers a separate "Live performance audio" toggle in the audio profile section that automatically sets all microphone modes to optimal-for-music — functionally similar to our recommendation above, but as a single switch.

Aspect "Original sound for musicians" (current recommendation) "Live performance audio" (newer option)
Setup effort Several toggles to set right (see table above) Single toggle
Works one-sided (only you activate) ✅ Yes, confirmed ⚠ Probably yes, practice tests still ongoing
Compatibility with older Zoom versions / Mobile ✅ Stable for years ⚠ Relatively new, not in every client
Current recommendation ✅ Use this variant Optionally try, under observation

We currently stay with "Original sound for musicians" because it's been working reliably for years and also works with older Zoom versions + mobile clients. Once "Live performance audio" proves itself in practice tests (with real external clients, poor connections, varying Zoom versions), we'll switch. Until then: stick with the table above.

5 · Client setup (you guide them on first call)

  1. Client opens Zoom desktop client
  2. Audio settings → enable "Send original audio" for themselves
  3. Headphones on — no speakers
  4. Mute their own mic during trance — otherwise their breath rides on the music

6 · Common issues

  • Client hears music tinny or filtered → Zoom noise suppression too high. Set to Low/Off.
  • Echo / feedback → you have speakers instead of headphones, or "Hear my own voice (self-monitor)" with open speakers.
  • Music only one-sided → stereo audio not enabled in Zoom
  • Client hears nothing → secondary output not set to VB-Cable Input, OR Zoom mic not on VB-Cable Output

Related: VB-Cable install · Audio setup