How to stop echo during video calls?

The more people try to develop their business, the more problems they have. In recent years, more and more of them are caused by global events, such as a pandemic or war. This leads to a change in the way people work at all levels. And the transition to remote work is one of the most significant changes.

Videoconferencing in the context of modern business

Companies are much more accustomed to remote communication today than they were a couple of years ago. However, they need to use video conferencing equipment to organize their workflow. Online conferences offer people some advantages over on-site meetings:

• saving time;
• saving resources;
• requiring less effort.

For these reasons, online calls are considered more effective than face-to-face meetings. So it has become a ubiquitous part of the workflow even after the main problem with the restrictions of self-isolation has passed.

Echo on a conference call: what is it and why?

Hearing echo during a conference call is a problem to deal with. This is the phenomenon when you or your teammates hear what the speaker is saying over and over in a short amount of time. This can happen for reasons related to technical issues:

• your audio equipment is not properly positioned or configured;
• your software does not work correctly;
• one of the people present has these problems.

To find out what the problem is, the person who is speaking and the person who hears the echo should try to change the position of their sound devices or reconnect through the app.

How to avoid echo during a video call?

To avoid the echo problem, video conferences must be conducted under certain conditions:

• choose a quality video conferencing application - software like iMind works smoothly and allows you to control the sound quality;
• pay attention to what equipment you use and what settings you use - even the best microphones can cause echoes if they are not set up correctly.

If you have already experienced the echo problem, below you will find some tips to fix it.

How to stop the echo

If you want to remove echo from a video call, try the following:

• turn down the volume of your audio and don't let the microphone pick it up from your speakers;
• check if you are speaking into the correct microphone - during a conference it is better to leave only the one that works on the table;
• wear headphones - they separate the sound channels and make it easier to record only your voice;
• enough space away from other people in the room;
• ask other participants to turn off the sound - if someone has the wrong equipment setup, it's easier for everyone to turn off the microphones;
• update outdated hardware and software - the quality and age of both determine the quality of the transmitted signal, so try to use relatively new hardware and the latest software.

In this way, you can avoid the possible causes of echo in video calls.

Sound is one of the most important aspects to pay attention to. Even without video, sound is the primary way information is exchanged. By using the free iMind application package, you will find that it gives the best result for audio problems.