Selecting microphone mode

There are two different microphone mode options in Louper - Open mic and Push-to-talk.

Open Mic

Open mic means that your microphone is unmuted by default. To mute and unmute your microphone, you will need to press the Mic Mute / Unmute button (or press M on the keyboard). If you are currently unmuted, pressing the Mic Mute button will mute your mic and leave it muted until you press the Unmute Mic button.

Push-to-talk

Push-to-talk means that your microphone is muted by default and you will need to temporarily unmute it when you want to speak and be heard by other participants. This mode is useful for eliminating audio feedback or echo, especially when some participants are not wearing headphones. Unmuting yourself works slightly differently to how it does in Open mic mode - you need to click-and-hold the Unmute Mic button (or press and hold the M key on the keyboard) for as long as you are speaking. As soon as you let go of the Unmute mic button, your microphone will be automatically muted.

Changing microphone mode

The default microphone mode is set by the host in room settings. However, invidivual participants can change the microphone mode for themselves without affecting the microphone mode of other participants in the room. In order to change the microphone mode for yourself:

• Click the Microphone Mode dropdown at the bottom of the left sidebar, to the right of the 'Change webcam and mic' button
• Select the desired microphone mode from the menu (either Open or Push-to-talk)