Hi Everyone!
I am a new Syrinscape user and wanted a way to play it via Discord to have greater atmospheric control of my D&D 5e West Marches campaign.
I have seen some great guides on setting up Syrinscape to play via Discord with Voicemeeter and the virtual cables. However, using Voicemeeter Banana you can achieve the same result with less software/drivers required.
Step #1: Installation
- Download and install Voicemeeter Banana from https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/banana.htm
- Restart your Computer
Step #2: Housekeeping
- Launch Voicemeeter Banana and click the âMenuâ button (top right) and click âSystem Tray (Run at Startup)â.
- (Optional) Select âShow App On Startupâ (Helpful if you want to have quick and easy access to make changes on the fly)
Step #3 Windows: Configuration
- Open Control Panel > Sound
- On Playback tab, right Click âVoiceMeeter Inputâ and select âSet as Default Deviceâ
- On Playback tab, right Click âVoiceMeeter Aux Inputâ and select âSet as Default Communication Deviceâ
- On Recording tab, right Click âVoiceMeeter Outputâ and select âSet as Default Deviceâ
- On Recording tab, right Click âVoiceMeeter Aux Outputâ and select âSet as Default Communication Deviceâ
- On Communcations tab, select âDo nothingâ
Step #4 Discord: The Basics
Go to Discord > âUser Settingsâ > âVoice & Videoâ
- Click âInput Deviceâ and Select âVoicemeeter Aux Outputâ
- Click âOutput Deviceâ and Select âVoicemeeter Aux Inputâ
^Yes, these are purposfully the opposite of Input/Output and Output/Input
Step #5 Voicemeeter: The Basics
In Voicemeeter
- Select âHardware Input 1â and select your microphone
- click âA1â and select your primary speakers/headphones.
Step #6 Voicemeeter: Comprehension
A1 = Your Headphones/Speakers
A2 & A3 = Can be ignored for now
B1 = Virtual Output 1 (VoiceMeeter Output)
B2 = Virtual Output 2 (VoiceMeeter Aux Output)
Hypothetical Setup #1 (Microphone audible to Discord, PC Audio audible to you ONLY)
Hypothetical Setup #2 (Microphone audible to Discord, PC Audio audible to Discord)
(Recommended)
When playing Syrinscape over Discord you will want to make some adjustments to Discord settings:
Go to Discord > âUser Settingsâ > âVoice & Videoâ
- Disable âAutomatically determine input sensitivityâ and move the slider to the far right.
- Disable âNoise Suppressionâ a.k.a âKrispâ
- Disable âEcho Cancellationâ
- Disable âNoise Reductionâ
- Disable âAutomatic Gain Controlâ
Hopefully this helps you lovely ladies and gentlement lift your atmospheric game GMâing your game of choice in these âuncertain timesâ.
Cheers,
TheUselessKent