One of my big frustrations was doing the work to create a voice clone in ElevenLabs but not being able to use it on Zoom calls. Let’s be clear. It is possible to use your voice clone to talk using AAC software like TD Snap or Communicator 5 and be heard by Zoom. However, this works best with multiple devices and requires a lot of task switching.

Looking for an elegant solution

I wanted a solution that would input my voice directly into the Zoom call and still allow me to easily use the comments as well. AAC software typically takes over the full screen, so I didn’t consider them a viable option.  I started working with Microsoft Copilot to find a solution to meet my goals. After some trial and error, I have a working solution. What follows is my setup and detailed instructions for the solution. Be aware that you will need caregiver help for one section of the installation. The rest of the work can be done with eye gaze.

My environment

First, this is a Windows solution. I don’t know if any of it works on iOS. I am using a Surface Pro 9 with Windows 11. I am using a Tobii PCEye5 for my eye gaze controller. Microsoft Edge is my default browser. A part of the solution requires a second browser for outputting your voice. I am using Chrome for this. If you use Chrome as your primary browser you just need to switch the instructions to use Edge, Firefox, or another browser for your voice. Keep in mind, one goal is to make this easy for eye gaze users.

I have not tested this on my TD I-13 device yet. However, I don’t see any reason it should not work. The biggest risk is that Windows 10 is not supported and may be an issue for the virtual mic in the future.

✅ Complete Detailed Guide

Using ElevenLabs (Chrome) as Your Voice on Zoom

Windows + TD Control (Eye Gaze) + Optional Self‑Monitoring + Split Screen

BIG PICTURE (What We Are Building)

By the end of this process:

• Chrome will be used only for ElevenLabs
• Chrome’s audio will be sent into Zoom as if it were a microphone
• Edge stays your default browser and is unaffected
• Zoom participants hear your AI voice clearly
• You can optionally hear yourself
• Zoom and Chrome can be side‑by‑side for easy eye‑gaze use

PART 1 — Downloading & Installing the Virtual Audio Cable

(One‑time setup; requires a short Windows permission click)

1. What the Virtual Audio Cable Does (Conceptually)

VB‑Audio Virtual Cable creates two virtual devices:

• CABLE Input → acts like speakers
• CABLE Output → acts like a microphone

Audio flow will be:

Chrome (ElevenLabs)
   ↓
CABLE Input
   ↓
CABLE Output
   ↓
Zoom Microphone

Zoom thinks your AI voice is a mic.

2. Download VB‑Audio Virtual Cable

1. Open Edge (or any browser you prefer)
2. Go to: https://vb-audio.com/Cable/
3. Find VB‑Audio Virtual Cable
4. Click Download

You will usually get a ZIP file such as:

VBCABLE_Driver_Pack43.zip

3. Extract the ZIP File

1. Navigate to your Downloads folder
2. Right‑click the ZIP file
3. Choose Extract All
4. Open the extracted folder

Inside, you’ll see several files, including:

• VBCABLE_Setup.exe
• VBCABLE_Setup_x64.exe

4. Install the Driver (This Is Where Windows Interferes)

Choose the Correct Installer

• If your system is 64‑bit (almost all modern systems):
  • ✅ Run VBCABLE_Setup_x64.exe
• Otherwise:
  • Run VBCABLE_Setup.exe

⚠️ Windows UAC Warning (Important)

When you double‑click the installer:

• Windows will show a User Account Control (UAC) dialog
• TD Control will stop working temporarily
• The Yes button cannot be clicked with eye gaze

✅ You will need one physical click from a caregiver or helper:

• They click Yes
• They do nothing else

This is a Windows limitation, not something you did wrong.

Finish Installation

1. Caregiver clicks Yes
2. Installer runs
3. Click Install Driver
4. When finished, restart Windows

✅ After reboot, TD Control works normally again
✅ This step is done forever unless you uninstall

PART 2 — Confirm the Cable Installed Correctly

After reboot:

1. Right‑click the speaker icon
2. Click Sound settings
3. Click More sound settings

Check:

Playback tab

You should see:

CABLE Input (VB-Audio Virtual Cable)

Recording tab

You should see:

CABLE Output (VB-Audio Virtual Cable)

✅ Do not set either as default
✅ Just confirm they exist

PART 3 — Using Chrome for ElevenLabs ONLY

This avoids all Edge audio problems.

5. Open ElevenLabs in Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Go to: https://elevenlabs.io
3. Log in
4. Open Text to Speech
5. Type a short test sentence
6. Click Play

Leave Chrome open.

6. Route Chrome’s Audio into the Virtual Cable

This step must be done while ElevenLabs is speaking.

Step‑by‑Step

1. While the AI voice is playing:
2. Right‑click speaker icon
3. Click Sound settings
4. Click Volume mixer

Under Apps, you will now see:

Google Chrome

5. Change:

Google Chrome → Output device → CABLE Input (VB-Audio Virtual Cable)

✅ Only Chrome is affected
✅ Edge, Zoom, and system sounds stay normal
✅ Windows remembers this setting

PART 4 — Configure Zoom to Hear the AI Voice

7. Basic Zoom Audio Settings

1. Open Zoom
2. Go to Settings → Audio

Set:

Microphone

CABLE Output (VB-Audio Virtual Cable)

Speaker

Your normal speakers / headphones

8. Critical Zoom Advanced Settings (Do Not Skip)

Zoom often thinks AI voices are “noise.”

Go to: Zoom → Audio → Advanced

Set:

• Suppress background noise: ❌ Off
• Automatically adjust microphone volume: ❌ Off
• Echo cancellation: ❌ Off

Back in the main Audio tab:

• Set microphone level manually to ~70–80%

✅ This prevents cut‑offs and syllable loss

PART 5 — Optional: Hearing Yourself Speak (Monitoring)

By default:

• ✅ Zoom participants hear you
• ❌ You hear nothing

This is normal.

9. Enable Local Monitoring (Optional)

If you want to hear your AI voice:

1. Right‑click speaker icon
2. Click Sound settings
3. Click More sound settings
4. Go to Recording tab
5. Double‑click: CABLE Output (VB-Audio Virtual Cable)
6. Open Listen tab
7. Check: ✅ Listen to this device
8. Playback device: Your normal speakers / headphones
9. Click OK

✅ You hear your AI voice
✅ Zoom still hears it
✅ No echo for others

Many ALS users turn this off later once confident it works.

PART 6 — Daily Call Workflow (What You Actually Do)

1. Start a Zoom meeting
2. Keep Zoom open
3. Switch to Chrome
4. Type in ElevenLabs using TD Control (eye gaze)
5. Click Play
6. AI voice speaks live on Zoom
7. Switch focus back to Zoom to listen
8. Repeat

✅ No push‑to‑talk
✅ No muting/unmuting
✅ No caregiver help

PART 7 — Split Screen: Zoom + Chrome Together

Highly recommended.

Option A: Windows Snap (Keyboard or Eye‑Gaze‑Triggered)

1. Make Zoom the active window
2. Press: Windows key + Left Arrow
3. Make Chrome active
4. Press: Windows key + Right Arrow

Result:

• Zoom on left
• ElevenLabs on right

Option B: Drag to Edge (Mouse / Gaze Friendly)

1. Drag Zoom window to the left edge until it snaps
2. Drag Chrome window to the right edge

Recommended Layout for Eye Gaze

• Zoom window slightly narrower
• Chrome (typing area) slightly wider

This reduces eye travel and fatigue.

FINAL VERIFIED CONFIGURATION

Chrome (ElevenLabs only)
  → CABLE Input
  → CABLE Output
  → Zoom microphone

Edge (default browser)
  → Normal speakers

Zoom
  → Mic: CABLE Output
  → Speaker: normal speakers

This setup is: ✅ Stable
✅ Predictable
✅ Reboot‑safe
✅ ALS‑friendly
✅ Proven in real use

We are using these stages to help you understand when these tools and apps were most effective for Steve.

EARLY STAGE | July 2021 – November 2022

From first symptoms to the walker

Key points
• No ventilation
• Able to walk without help
• Limited upper limb function

MIDDLE STAGE | November 2022 – August 2023

From walker to power chair

Key points
• Limited ventilation with an NIV
• Help needed to transfer
• Limited upper and lower limb function
• Work transitions
• Supplemental nutrition through feeding tube

LATE STAGE | August 2023 – Current

Power chair

Key points
• 50% to full time ventilation
• From NIV to tracheostomy
• Lift transfers
• Loss of limb function
• Most nutrition through feeding tube