If Vinyl joins your Zoom meeting but leaves again after only a minute or two, well before the meeting has actually ended, this is usually caused by a Zoom setting rather than a problem with Vinyl.
Why this happens
Vinyl normally stays in a meeting until it detects 5 minutes of silence after the first 15 minutes. If Vinyl exits much sooner than that, it's often because Zoom's local recording permission has been switched off for that meeting. When this permission is off, Vinyl can't detect any meeting audio at all, so it assumes the meeting is silent and leaves early, even though people are actively talking.
How to fix it
In Zoom, go to Settings, then Recording.
Check that Local Recording is switched on for hosts (and for participants too, if you'd like your team to be able to record).
If this was switched off previously, for example, to stop Zoom's own built-in recording or AI companion starting automatically, you can re-enable local recording access on its own without turning Zoom's separate recording or AI features back on.
Start a new meeting and confirm Vinyl stays connected once audio begins.
Meeting hosted by a client and can't change their settings?
If the Zoom meeting is hosted by a client or another external party, you usually won't be able to change their local recording permission yourself. In that case, a simple workaround is to record from the Vinyl mobile app instead:
Put the call on speakerphone (or use a speaker/headset setup everyone can be heard through).
Start a recording in the Vinyl mobile app for the duration of the call.
Vinyl will capture and process the audio directly from your device, regardless of the host's Zoom recording settings.
Still having trouble?
If Local Recording is already enabled and Vinyl is still leaving early, chat with us below and we'll take a look.
If Vinyl is leaving due to a silence timeout rather than a Zoom permission issue, see Prevent Your Vinyl Bot from Leaving a Meeting.