When streaming to Twitch your Discord audio will need to be picked up by your streaming software. This is probably the better option as your viewers will still be able to hear your game audio or any music you have coming from your main audio source.Ĭheck out our article on how to set up discord hotkeys. Method 2 – Mute Your Discord Using A Hot KeyĪlternatively, you can use a hotkey in discord to toggle mute your discord audio. You will still be able to hear your friends in chat and your viewers won’t hear any audio from discord or your game. This method is an okay solution however it will mute all of your PC’s audio on stream. If you want to do this more easily while streaming I would recommend setting up a hotkey in Streamlabs OBS. In your audio mixer in Streamlabs, you can mute your Speakers directly and this will cut off all audio to your stream. Method 1 – Set Up A Hotkey To Mute The Streamlabs Audio Source There may be times when you are streaming and you want to mute your discord so that you can talk to chat without interruption. How Can I Mute Discord So My Viewers Can’t Hear Your viewers should now be able to hear everything clearly, including discord voice chat, your game and your voice through your microphone.

You should also adjust your microphone to the same input device that we select earlier. Here you need to make sure that your audio Output is set to the same device that we selected in Discord and Streamlabs. If this is the case follow the steps below:Ĭlick on the windows home button –> Settings –> System –> Sound

If your chat cannot hear any audio you have likely set different speakers as your default in Windows settings. What To Do If Your Viewers Can’t Hear Any Audio If you want to have separate audio channels for Discord and your game for example you will need to use a third-party software such as Voice Meeter Banana to route your audio correctly. Now when someone is talking in your discord your viewers on stream will be able to hear what is going on in the party chat. These audio sources will get output to your viewers. You can adjust the volumes of both in here. You will now be able to see your input and output audio sources in your Streamlabs mixer.

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