Discord gets custom Stream Deck hardware and a big plug-in upgrade

Elgato is significantly bettering its Discord plug-in for its Stream Deck and releasing customized Discord-branded hardware. The Discord plug-in on Stream Deck now integrates with Discord’s new soundboard and contains notification assist for messages, improved quantity management, and way more.

The soundboard integration works very like how Voicemod can show a literal soundboard in your Stream Deck. You’ll be able to assign sounds to buttons and even seek for sounds you’ve arrange. Naturally, you’ll have to be a Discord Nitro subscriber to make use of the soundboard function.

Now you can use a button on a Stream Deck machine to pick the audio inputs or outputs in your PC, making it straightforward to modify between headphones and audio system. Elgato has additionally added a notifications motion that can present what number of messages are ready for you on a Stream Deck button.

When you’re used to fidgeting with your mates’ audio quantity as a result of they’re both tremendous loud or their microphone is simply straight-up dangerous, Stream Deck now has person quantity management actions. You’ll be able to faucet a button to alter audio and even flip the dial on a Stream Deck Plus machine. There’s additionally a brand new motion to point out server stats on a Stream Deck button, together with new message depend, lately energetic customers, or on-line customers. Lastly, you may toggle between push-to-talk or voice exercise modes utilizing a single Stream Deck button, too.

Whereas the plug-in is a good improve for Stream Deck and Discord customers, Elgato can also be releasing a Discord-branded Stream Deck and a Wave:3 microphone that’s additionally branded with the Discord emblem and colours. Each the Wumpus Microphone and Wumpus Stream Deck are priced at $150 and accessible as a restricted version run.