--- title: "Audio Conferencing Tip: Avoid Using Music Hold" description: As a host, once your audio conference has started, try to avoid putting your phone on hold. image: https://info.infiniteconferencing.com/hs-fs/file-333136488-png/images/audio_conference_logo-resized-600.png --- [![onsm_logo-4](https://info.infiniteconferencing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/onsm_logo-4.png?width=250&name=onsm_logo-4.png "onsm_logo-4")](http://www.infiniteconferencing.com/) [![Inf_Chevron_Logo-2](https://info.infiniteconferencing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Inf_Chevron_Logo-2.jpg?width=213&name=Inf_Chevron_Logo-2.jpg "Inf_Chevron_Logo-2")](http://www.infiniteconferencing.com/) [![infinite conferencing logo](https://info.infiniteconferencing.com/hs-fs/file-16092717-jpg/images/header_blog.jpg?width=846&height=111&name=header_blog.jpg "infinite conferencing logo")](http://www.infiniteconferencing.com/) # Audio Conferencing Tip: Avoid Using Music Hold Posted by [Amit Rathee](https://info.infiniteconferencing.com/author/amit-rathee) on Tue, Jul 22, 2014 @ 02:48 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![phone conferencing, conference call, audio conferencing, audio conferencing best practices, teletips](https://info.infiniteconferencing.com/hs-fs/file-333136488-png/images/audio_conference_logo-resized-600.png?width=106&height=121&name=audio_conference_logo-resized-600.png)As a host, you will have access to advance features during your audio conference including the "music hold" feature. This feature greets your audience with elevator music prior to the start of the event, so that they are aware that they were able to successfully connect to the session. 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