
This will be more for curiosity than necessity, but I am a “give-it-try” kind of person when it comes to new technology. I have read lots of great reviews on their use, so I do plan to try them at some point. Now I am a bit of an old school guy when it comes to audio, so I haven’t yet gotten into the use of Discord Bots for music and sound effects. I am happy with the results, and more importantly, my group is happy with the results as well. This week, I am going to discuss how to play music and sound effects on Discord along with your regular voice chat.Īs you can probably guess, I use Discord as my voice chat of choice for my RPG virtual tabletop sessions. Find Google Chrome in the list of apps, and select your speakers as the outputĥ.In last week’s article, I discussed how you can add music and sound effects to your RPG virtual tabletop sessions.Click the "App Volume And Device Preferences" option.Scroll to the "Other Sound Options" section.Right click on the audio icon in the taskbar (bottom-right) & choose "Open Sound settings".Exclude your Web Browser from Virtual Cable (send it directly to your speakers) Click the "Listen to this device" checkbox & select your headset/speakersĤ.Double click on the Virtual Cable to open it's Properties.Go to the "Recording" tab of the Sounds preferences.Send Virtual Cable output to your speakers Right click on it and choose "Set as default device"ģ.On the Playback tab, find the Virtual Cable.


This creates problems when you guest, because your guests will hear themselves. When you use OBS, your computer's audio is captured and shared in your broadcast.
