Discord for Audio

Instructions for Setting up and running a Discord Voice Channel

1. Create a Discord Server: If you don't already have one, you can create a new Discord server for free. Here are the steps:

• Download and install the Discord application or open Discord in a web browser.

• Click on the "+" icon on the left side of the Discord interface.

• Select "Create a server" and follow the prompts to name your server and customize it.

2. Set Up Voice Channels: In your new server, you can set up one or more voice channels. Here's how:

• On the server, click on the "+" icon next to "Voice Channels".

• Name your channel and set the channel's settings as desired.

• Click on the name of the Voice Channel to activate voice chat

3. Invite Users to Your Server: Next, you need to invite your users to your server. Here's how to do that:

• On your server, click on the "Invite People" button at the top of the server's channel list.

• You can invite people directly if you're friends on Discord, or you can copy the invitation link and share it with your users.

4. Guide Users to Install and Set Up Discord: Each user will need to install the Discord client on their device, which can be downloaded from the Discord website (or you can run straight from your browser as well). 

• Once installed, users will need to create an account if you don't already have one, and then log in.

• Users can then join your server by clicking on the invitation link you provided.

• To join the voice channel, make sure to click on the specific voice channel that was created on the left column (under server name) to activate it. 

• Users can adjust their audio and voice settings by going to "User Settings" (the gear icon near the bottom left), then "Voice & Video".

Note that you may need to adjust the input sensitivity slider in order for your microphone to come through and also check that your mic insn't muted. When it is working you should see a green circle highlight in the channel when you speak. 

5. Connect to Discord Before or While Using SightLab: Once everything is set up, users can connect to your Discord server and join a voice channel. You can then use Discord for voice chat while you’re in a SightLab session.

To record the audio see the example “Audio Recording” in the Examples folder, to see how you can record audio per trial from a SightLab session and play it back in the Session Replay.