Windows and MacOS Settings
1) To install Zoom for the first time, visit https://zoom.us/download
![Zoom.us-download](https://73663.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/73663/hubfs/images/Zoom/Zoom.us-download.png?width=600&name=Zoom.us-download.png)
2) If Zoom is already installed, update to TODAY’s version: Click where as shown (1), (2), and (3) in this screenshot. Do this EVERY TIME you start a lesson or performance.
3) Set your Zoom audio settings: Click the ^ next to “Mute” then click “Audio Settings,” then adjust ALL settings shown by the red arrows.
![p2-2](https://73663.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/73663/hubfs/images/Zoom/p2-2.jpeg?width=800&name=p2-2.jpeg)
4) If you are using Windows 10, click Advanced (bottom of Audio Settings), then set Signal Processing By Windows to “Off“
![p3](https://73663.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/73663/hubfs/images/Zoom/p3.jpeg?width=600&name=p3.jpeg)
5) Close Audio Settings. On the upper left of the screen, click to turn Original Sound “ON.” Do this EVERY TIME you begin a lesson or performance.
![p4](https://73663.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/73663/hubfs/p4.jpeg?width=882&name=p4.jpeg)
6) Video Settings: Click the ^ next to Start/Stop Video, then check HD and Original Ratio
![Zoom-Video-Settings](https://73663.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/73663/hubfs/images/Zoom/Zoom-Video-Settings.png?width=800&name=Zoom-Video-Settings.png)