Zoom spatial audio - reduce meeting fatigue
Zoom web conference software can enable spatial audio separation for meeting audio. While in the meeting, click the Zoom menubar at the top of meeting windows and select “Gallery” or “Dynamic Gallery”. Enabling spatial audio separation can significantly reduce fatigue for some users, as it allows for spatial separation and localization between speakers, making the audio feel more natural. Spatial audio separation requires at least two speakers, with enough physical separation to make the spatial audio distinguishable. Each speaker’s audio will seem to come from the same left-center-right direction as the relative location of the speaker’s video on the screen. A compact soundbar with closely spaced speakers may lead to unremarkable results. Spatial audio separation is distinct from stereo audio intended for music and media sharing, which is a different feature that allows for stereo audio when sharing music or media content in Zoom meetings.