Connect SylphSpeak to Discord

Goal

Set Discord to listen to your SylphSpeak virtual mic so your typed text-to-speech lines come through voice chat. When this is set up, anything you send in SylphSpeak can come through Discord voice chat as microphone input.

Before you start

Make sure you have:

• SylphSpeak open
• Discord open
• Your SylphSpeak virtual mic installed and available as an input device

Find your virtual mic name

If you are not sure which device to choose in Discord, see Find your SylphSpeak virtual mic name.

Open Discord voice settings

1. In Discord, select the User Settings cog in the bottom-left corner.

Select the cog icon in the bottom-left corner.

1. In the left-hand settings menu, select Voice & Video.

Open Voice & Video settings.

Select your SylphSpeak virtual mic

1. Under Microphone, open the microphone menu.
2. Select the device that represents your SylphSpeak virtual mic.
   • If you are not sure which one to pick, use Find your SylphSpeak virtual mic name before continuing.

Change Microphone to your virtual mic.

Pick the virtual mic

If you select your headset, laptop mic, or another physical microphone, Discord will not hear SylphSpeak. Select the same virtual mic that SylphSpeak sends audio into.

Set your microphone volume

Make sure the microphone volume is high enough for Discord to hear the virtual mic.

Make sure microphone volume is at an audible level.

Choose an audio processing mode

In Discord voice settings, choose Studio or another mode with no special audio processing. This helps keep SylphSpeak audio from sounding like the signal is cutting in and out.

Select Studio or another mode without special audio processing.

Test your Discord input

Use Discord’s built-in mic test first. It is better than joining a voice channel for setup because you can hear the test yourself. In a voice channel, only someone else can confirm whether they heard you.

1. In Discord, stay in Voice & Video.
2. Under Voice, press the mic test button.
3. In SylphSpeak, turn off your listening device before you send a test line.
   • This prevents the test from echoing back through SylphSpeak while Discord is playing the mic test audio.
4. In SylphSpeak, type this test line: SylphSpeak test — can you hear me?
5. Send it.
6. Watch Discord’s input meter or mic test playback to confirm Discord receives the line.
7. Listen to the audio to confirm it sounds correct.
   • Under Voice, make sure Speaker is set to the same device you are listening through. If Discord plays the mic test through a different speaker or headset, you will not hear it.

Testing with another person

You can also join a Discord voice channel or start a private call, but you usually cannot hear your own microphone audio there. Ask someone else to confirm they heard the SylphSpeak line, and make sure your Discord mic button is unmuted.

Make sure your mic button is unmuted.

Check that it worked

Your voice path is ready when Discord’s mic test plays back the SylphSpeak test line. If you test in a call instead, ask someone else to confirm they heard it.

If it does not work

Try these checks in order:

1. Re-check that Discord’s Input Device is set to the SylphSpeak virtual mic.
2. Make sure SylphSpeak is sending audio to the same virtual mic you selected in Discord. If the names do not match, check Find your SylphSpeak virtual mic name.
3. Make sure your Discord mic button is unmuted.
4. Check whether you are server-muted or deafened.
5. Raise the microphone volume in Discord.
6. Switch to Studio or another mode without special audio processing.
7. If the audio crackles, cuts in and out, or sounds distorted, check Set up virtual mic format.
8. Leave and rejoin the voice channel, then test again.
9. Close and reopen Discord.

Test in a private call first

Send one short SylphSpeak line in a private call before joining a busy voice channel.

Next step

After Discord can hear SylphSpeak, try a short real message in your voice channel. Type at your pace, send the line, and return to the room.