HOW TO BE IN THE AUDIENCE!
You will have received an invitation by email. It contains two links -
1 - to join a site called "CleanFeed"
2 - to join a Zoom webinar
Link 1. CleanFeed accesses the built-in microphone on your computer so we can hear you laugh and applaud.
Link 2. Zoom is how you watch/listen to the show.
NB Your built-in camera is not used at all
THE BIG INSTRUCTIONS
HEADPHONES - You MUST wear headphones which you plug in to your laptop. Closed cup / over the-ear ones are best. (Ear buds are ok provided they're not set too loud). Please don't use noise cancelling headphones because sound leaks out of those. The whole idea is that the only sound in your room is YOU laughing - we don't want to hear our programme coming back out of any speaker or leaky headphone - or any other extraneous noise in the room (or sadly, we won’t be able to use your laughter!)
CLEANFEED - only works on some web browsers. Google Chrome works well. If you don't have it, you can get it here:
https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/chrome/
Opera web browser also works just as well.
https://www.opera.com/download
NOW WATCH THE VIDEO! (IT'S ONLY 35s LONG)
You will have received an invitation by email. It contains two links -
1 - to join a site called "CleanFeed"
2 - to join a Zoom webinar
Link 1. CleanFeed accesses the built-in microphone on your computer so we can hear you laugh and applaud.
Link 2. Zoom is how you watch/listen to the show.
NB Your built-in camera is not used at all
THE BIG INSTRUCTIONS
HEADPHONES - You MUST wear headphones which you plug in to your laptop. Closed cup / over the-ear ones are best. (Ear buds are ok provided they're not set too loud). Please don't use noise cancelling headphones because sound leaks out of those. The whole idea is that the only sound in your room is YOU laughing - we don't want to hear our programme coming back out of any speaker or leaky headphone - or any other extraneous noise in the room (or sadly, we won’t be able to use your laughter!)
CLEANFEED - only works on some web browsers. Google Chrome works well. If you don't have it, you can get it here:
https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/chrome/
Opera web browser also works just as well.
https://www.opera.com/download
NOW WATCH THE VIDEO! (IT'S ONLY 35s LONG)
MUTE TAB - as the video says, the biggest most important thing to do is to right click in the "CleanFeed" tab, as shown in the video and select "mute tab". Apple users "control" click and choose "mute site". All the sound you need to hear is coming from Zoom and you'll hear it through your headphones but please make sure your CleanFeed mic is set to on/green – otherwise we’ll never hear your laughs!
AND FINALLY-
A good connection to the internet is obviously important so choose a quiet room with a strong WiFi signal, or better still an Ethernet cable connection to your broadband.
If more that one of you in the same house wants to join, you can share the Zoom link so others can listen on their own tablets / phones BUT WITH HEADPHONES ON ALSO and watch it on the main laptop screen. Please note the CleanFeed links are unique and must only be used once on one laptop. The Zoom link can be shared to other people.
Thanks.
Enjoy the show.
AND FINALLY-
A good connection to the internet is obviously important so choose a quiet room with a strong WiFi signal, or better still an Ethernet cable connection to your broadband.
If more that one of you in the same house wants to join, you can share the Zoom link so others can listen on their own tablets / phones BUT WITH HEADPHONES ON ALSO and watch it on the main laptop screen. Please note the CleanFeed links are unique and must only be used once on one laptop. The Zoom link can be shared to other people.
Thanks.
Enjoy the show.