Turn off recording countdown

« To Studio settings: Recording

By default, when the recording begins, each participant sees a 5-second countdown before the recording starts. Toggle this off in the studio's settings to hide the countdown timer when you click record.

Before a studio session

1. Log in to your Riverside account.
2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
3. In the bottom left corner, click the account menu button.
4. Click Settings. 
5. Under Audio & Video, click Studio settings.
6. From the tabs at the top, click Recording.
7. Scroll down to Recording Start.
8. Next to Countdown timer, toggle off   to disable it.
   When the toggle is off, in all future recordings, the recording starts immediately without a countdown.
   

During a studio session

1. Join a studio session as the host or producer.
2. Stop the current recording.
3. From the studio sidebar, click Settings.

4. Click Open all settings at the bottom of the panel.
5. Click Recording.
6. Scroll down to Recording Start.
7. Next to Countdown timer, toggle off to disable it.
   When the toggle is off, in all future recordings, the recording starts immediately without a countdown.
   

Learn more

• Confirm that participants' tracks are uploading