Discord is experimenting with a new spatial audio feature that will allow users to adjust the virtual location of other people in group calls. The new technology was spotted in the Canary test build, and later its presence was officially confirmed by the platform representatives, calling on the community to join the testing.
Discord is experimenting with a new spatial audio feature that will allow users to adjust the virtual location of other people in group calls. The new technology was spotted in the Canary test build, and later its presence was officially confirmed by the platform representatives, calling on the community to join the testing.
The first to notice the innovation were the authors of the DiscordPreviews account on the X (Twitter) social network. Enthusiasts managed to launch the hidden settings in the Canary version using the developer tools (DevTools) and the BetterDiscord modification.
The new feature allows you to virtually place conversation participants around the listener at different angles and distances, creating the effect of being in the same physical space. This should make it much easier to distinguish voices when there are many people on the same call.
if you find this on discord canary give it a try https://t.co/n846DwSdhi pic.twitter.com/SaWXDwfBE3
— Discord (@discord) May 28, 2026
In the test menu, users noticed sliders for adjusting the «room size» and «spatial blending». The latter parameter is responsible for the balance between 3D surround sound and classic linear audio. It is worth noting that such technologies are not completely new for gaming software — similar solutions have been successfully used in TeamSpeak for a long time, but for Discord this is the first large-scale step in this direction.
As a reminder, Discord recently fully transitioned voice and video calls to end-to-end encryption, significantly increasing user security. The update will strengthen the security of hundreds of millions of users, including both ordinary gamers and Ukrainian military personnel.
