How To Set Up And Use A Discord Voice Channel

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Discord is a very popular, cross-platform communication tool, in part because it's free to use, and just about anyone can create a server. While most of the chat is text-based, Discord also offers a solid voice chat feature.



Remote communication is becoming more important than ever as more people work from home. Discord is a great tool to achieve this. DISCORD SERVERS It's extremely user-friendly. Many of your colleagues, friends, and family may already be familiar with it. Here's how you can set it up for group voice calls.



Sign up and get a server going



First, create an account. Then, set up Discord servers for everyone to meet in. It's like a huge group chat with multiple channels, both voice and text, to organize your communications.



We have a complete guide that will help you get your server up and running.



How to set up a voicechannel



Discord servers will default have one voice channel. Joining it to chat is as simple as just clicking on it, and you'll be automatically connected. When you're in a voice chat, you'll be presented with related controls, including a mute button and a button to end the call.



Create a new channel.



1. Next to voice channels in the sidebar, click the + button. 2. Select voice channel. 3. Name the channel. 4. Click create The voice channel will be available for anyone to join. If you have categories set up within your server for better organization, you can simply drag and drop the voice channel into any of them. Alternatively, follow the step above, but instead of clicking next to voice channels click the add button next to the category name.



Basic audio settings



Discord's audio settings should default to the Windows default input/output devices. You can still check your settings by hitting the settings knob and going to the audio or video section.



It's also a good idea, to check your levels. Discord allows users to adjust the input and output levels. It also includes a handy meter which will enable you to check that the microphone settings won't be too loud for anyone you are chatting with.



There are also some more advanced features which you may want to play about with, including echo cancellation and noise reduction, which can be turned on or off as required, as well as Discord being able to tell your router that its data packets are high priority.



Discord has some very specific permission settings. Sound quality is generally good. If you leave a voice channel open, anyone in your server can join it at any time. This guide can help you to tweak permissions if you don’t want certain people to use specific channels.