Discord is an amazing streaming and live chat application that is full of gaming features.
On Discord, you can share your computer screen while gaming. Discord offers many useful features to gamers. Similarly, Spotify is a digital music streaming service that gives users access to millions of songs and podcasts. It is available on many platforms, including desktop, mobile, and tablet.
But why does Discord pause Spotify while you start streaming? Can you stream and play music on Spotify? In this article, we will review the steps necessary to use Discord and Spotify concurrently without experiencing any pauses in either service. Without further ado, let’s dive into the topic.
Why Does Discord Pause Spotify While Streaming?
If you use your mic for more than 30 seconds while streaming or chatting on Discord, Spotify will automatically stop. It is because Discord’s terms and policies say that Spotify will be paused if you use your microphone for more than 30 seconds, which is pretty annoying.
The best thing about Spotify is its compatibility with other apps and devices. But no doubt, there are certain issues with using Spotify with apps. It makes no sense, especially when live streaming, chatting, and listening to your favorite music simultaneously.
It also happens because of microphone interference, as many apps don’t allow speakers and microphones to work simultaneously with any other third-party app like Spotify. But there are a few ways to listen to Spotify music while streaming on Discord. Let’s see these step-by-step guides.
- Unlink Spotify From Discord
Discord App Linking is a feature that allows users to connect their Discord accounts to other platforms and services, such as Twitch, Xbox, Spotify, and more. That allows users to access these services directly from within Discord, making sharing and collaborating with friends easier.
But this feature could be the one causing the pause issue. If you have linked your Spotify account with Discord, then you have to remove it from the linked applications list. Here are the simple steps. First, open the Discord app and go to “User Settings” by pressing the gear icon near the profile icon.
Go to the “Connections” tab from the left side panel. Here you will see the list of all the connected applications. Navigate to Spotify, click the cross (exit), and select “Disconnect” from the popup. You have successfully disconnected Spotify from your Discord. Now it won’t interfere with your live stream.
You can also remove access to Discord from Spotify. To do this, open the Spotify app and select “Account” from your profile file. Once you are in the web browser, go to “Apps” from the left menu. Here you will find the list of apps with access to your Spotify. Click on the “Remove Access” button near the Discord app.
- Enable Push To Talk
Push to Talk is a feature that allows users to quickly share their voice with other members of their Discord server. It sends audio from a user’s microphone to other channel members without constantly pressing the “talk” button (Customized push-to-talk button).
This feature turns off the microphone when you stop talking and release the talk button. This way, you are not violating any Discord 30-second policy, and your Spotify keeps running.
To turn on push-to-talk, go to your user settings in Discord and click “Voice & Video” from the list of options. Now scroll a bit down until you see “Input modes.” Select “Push to Talk” instead of “Voice Activity.”
- Disable Attenuation From Discord
Discord’s Attenuation feature is a tool that allows users to control the volume of other users in a voice or video chat. It allows users to mute or reduce the volume of other participants so that their audio does not overpower others. When someone else speaks, it also reduces the volume of your background application, such as Spotify.
This feature has a different percentage of operations. 0% means it is disabled, and 100% means your background audio will be muted or paused whenever someone talks. This feature can make Spotify pause if you are using it. You can disable attenuation from the Discord user settings.
Open “User Settings” and click “Voice & Video.” Scroll down until you find the attenuation scrolling bar. Slide the bar to the left side to make the attenuation 0%. This will disable the feature.
- Disable Legacy Audio Subsystem
It is a legacy audio system for Discord that allows for the playback of audio and video files on the platform. It is designed to provide an improved audio experience compared to the previous version of Discord’s audio system. Legacy audio system offers better audio fidelity, improved latency, and better overall sound quality.
The legacy audio subsystem can also disable other third-party audio apps like Spotify to enhance the live streams’ audio quality. Due to this factor, you have to disable it. Go to user settings and then go to “Voice & Video.”
Scroll down to “Audio Subsystem” and open the list. Select “Standard” from the file. It will change the audio system from legacy to standard.
- Add JavaScript (.js) Plugin
JavaScript is a powerful language mostly used to develop in-app plugins. In our situation, we will use the Better Discord app to control the audio enhancements. Download and install the app from the link.
Right after completing the installation, open Discord for confirmation. You will receive a popup about the Better Discord after opening Discord. You can also confirm the installation in the settings. The next step is to disable the Windows firewall, as it will prevent you from installing the JS plugin.
Open the Control Panel and then go to “System and Security.” Here, select “Turn Windows Defender on or off” and turn it off. Now go to C:\Users\NAME\AppData\Roaming\betterdiscord\plugins. Create a simple text document file. Now open the text file, paste this command in the Link, then save the file. Rename it “plugin.js.”
It will disable the 30-second rule in Discord. But you have to be careful while using this plugin. We don’t recommend you use it with the Nitro version, as it is a third-party plugin and may cause serious account issues. So, always recommended to use default app settings.
- Restart Spotify To Logout All Users
Sometimes Spotify is at fault. If you have a family account and more than limited users are using it, you may face this pause issue while streaming on Discord, as Spotify will consider your account an extra one. To resolve this issue, restart and logout of your Spotify account from all other devices.
To restart your Spotify account, open Spotify and open “Account” from your profile file. You will be redirected to the web browser. Here, scroll down, and you will find the option to “Sign out everywhere.” Click on the option. You can also change your Spotify account password to ensure no one else can enter.
Why Can’t I Stream Spotify on Discord?
Spotify’s crossfade feature is an amazing feature that allows you to fade in the next song with the ending song to merge both songs and play music without any pause. However, this feature can also prevent Spotify from streaming with Discord, causing the song to pause after only one song.
You have to disable Spotify crossfading to enjoy hassle-free music. To disable the crossfading feature, open Spotify settings by pressing the gear icon from the user menu list. Scroll down to the “Playback” option. Here you will find the “Crossfade Song” option. Turn this option off.
Now you can stream Spotify on Discord by linking it with the service. You can use Spotify even while streaming without any pause issues. Spotify supports vast types of applications and devices. This feature makes it one of the most used music apps all over the globe.
Conclusion
Spotify is one of the best music apps that can be linked with Discord to listen to your favorite songs. Discord also has its own music bot that can play live music on the channel. This bot can only play music for members of the channel, so you can’t listen to it while you stream or share your screen.
Playing music on Discord while streaming is possible. However, it can be difficult to achieve due to the various issues that can arise. By following the steps outlined in this article, you can get both Spotify and Discord running concurrently without any issues.
The main issue that causes Spotify to pause is due to Discord’s 30-second rule. To work around this, you can unlink Spotify from Discord, enable push-to-talk, disable attenuation, disable the legacy audio subsystem, and add the JavaScript plugin. You can also restart Spotify to log out all users if you have a family account.
The last thing to try if the pause problem persists is to see if any new versions are available. Verify that both apps have the most recent updates. Outdated apps cause several issues when they are linked or synchronized. We hope this article has solved your problem.
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