Adjust your huddles preferences

If you use huddles in Slack, there are several preferences you can manage to tailor your audio and video experience.

Select your default camera

You have a few options for microphone preferences:

Select a default microphone
Enable automatic gain control to ensure your voice stays at a constant level for others you're talking with
Enable noise suppression to remove background sound

To test your microphone, say a few words and check that the input level moves up and down while you're speaking.

You can set the following preferences for huddles:

Set your status to In a huddle when you’re in a huddle
Always join with your audio muted
Automatically turn on captions
Show a warning if you’ll be starting a huddle in a channel with more than 150 members
Play music when you're the last one in a huddle
Blur your video background when your camera is on
Automatically leave when your computer locks

Click your profile picture in the sidebar.
Select Preferences.
Select Audio & video.
In the When joining a huddle section, check or uncheck the boxes to set your preferences.

Click your profile picture in the sidebar.
Select Preferences.
Select Notifications.
In the Sound & appearance section, click the drop-down menu under Notification sound (huddles) to select an option.

Note: For help with huddles, visit our troubleshooting guide.