Select your real microphone.
Do not select TOFIA Virtual Mic inside Tofia. Tofia needs the microphone you actually speak into.
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Realtime voice translation
This feature lets Tofia send translated speech into Google Meet, Zoom, or Teams through TOFIA Virtual Mic. When translation is off during a session, Tofia sends your original microphone audio through the same virtual mic.
Setup
Which microphone to select
Select TOFIA Virtual Mic.
This is how translated speech reaches the other person. System default also works when Tofia switches it for you.
Use the Tofia toggle.
On sends translated speech. Off sends your original voice through the same meeting microphone.
During the meeting
What happens when you turn it on or off
Translated speech is sent to the meeting.
Tofia reads your real mic, generates translated voice, and writes that audio to TOFIA Virtual Mic.
Your original voice is sent to the meeting.
Tofia keeps the virtual mic alive and passes your original microphone audio through it.
FAQ
Common questions
Do I always need to choose TOFIA Virtual Mic in Meet, Zoom, or Teams?
For realtime voice translation to reach the other person, yes. The meeting app needs to listen to TOFIA Virtual Mic, or to System default after Tofia switches the system input.
Can I turn translation on after the meeting has already started?
Yes. Tofia will try to switch the system input to TOFIA Virtual Mic. If your meeting app is pinned to a specific physical mic, open that app's microphone menu and choose TOFIA Virtual Mic.
Can I turn translation off in the middle of a meeting?
Yes. Tofia keeps routing audio through TOFIA Virtual Mic and sends your original voice when translation is off, so the other person should still hear you.
What if the other person cannot hear me?
Check that Tofia is using your real microphone, then check that the meeting app is using TOFIA Virtual Mic or System default. If the meeting app is still using MacBook Pro Microphone, it is bypassing Tofia.
Why does TOFIA Virtual Mic appear as a microphone?
It is a virtual input device. Meeting apps read it like a microphone, but Tofia is the app writing translated or original audio into it.