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How To Mute Discord in OBS
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Ensure that your Discord notification sounds are muted in OBS; you should enable the Streamer Mode option in Discord. Open up the application and navigate to your User Settings. In the Streamer Mode tab, ensure the Automatically Enable / Disable option is enabled. This will make sure that streamer mode will be enabled as soon as you launch OBS or XSplit on your PC.
Enable Streamer Mode in Discord
Ensure that your Discord notification sounds are muted in OBS; you should enable the Streamer Mode option in Discord. Open up the application and navigate to your User Settings.

In the Streamer Mode tab, ensure the Automatically Enable / Disable option is ena…
In the Streamer Mode tab, ensure the Automatically Enable / Disable option is enabled. This will make sure that streamer mode will be enabled as soon as you launch OBS or XSplit on your PC.

Adjust the OBS Studio Audio Properties
If you wish to completely mute what is being said in a Discord voice channel while streaming using OBS, then open up OBS Studio. In your Audio Mixer, click on the gear icon for your Desktop Audio and select Advanced Audio Properties.

Ensure the Audio Monitoring option is set to Monitor Only (Mute Output) for your…
Ensure the Audio Monitoring option is set to Monitor Only (Mute Output) for your Desktop Audio. This will enable you to continue hearing the Discord voice chat, but the audio will not be recorded or streamed via OBS Studio.

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