Echo on Zoom call. Audio interface related ?

[RhythmJunky]

Hello folks,

 

I've taken online music lessons since before they became cool ( well pre covid anyway). My set up has been the same, a microphone and either my bass or my slab piano going into a small (none usb) Behringer mixer. The stereo outputs feeding into the inputs a Behringer UCA202 interface and a desktop (HP Elite intel i7). Cheap, but it's worked okay for a good few years. 

 

When my tutor sent me the mp4 of my lesson a couple of weeks ago, my voice was really low and difficult to hear, so I thought that I'd upgrade the audio interface to a behringer UCA22 (not much of an upgrade I know, but somebody down the road was selling one  for £20). I tested it all by recording myself a couple of times, on a Zoom meeting and all was good. This was a direct swap for the UCA interface.

 

In my next lesson my teacher complained that there  was a bad echo on his end and the only thing that fixed it was by swapping the interface back to the UCA202. 

 

Does anybody know why an interface would do this ?

 

 

[mitchel60]

Experiencing echo on a Zoom call can often be related to your audio interface settings. Ensure your microphone and speakers are properly configured and not too close together. Using headphones can also minimize feedback, providing a clearer and more professional audio experience during calls.

[BigRedX]

Almost always caused by your microphone picking up the sound from your speakers. Replacing the speakers with headphones is generally the simplest way of sorting it out.

[Nothingman]

I’ve been carrying out a number of usability tests recently. 
 

I found google meet + participants using safari often created my voice to be delayed. 
 

This is with using an amazing SSL mic and through normal headset. 
 

Often it is the web browser + application that can cause such problems. 

[TimR]

https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0062327