Open User Settings → Voice & Video Settings.
Voice
- Pick a microphone and speakers / headset. There is a mic test.
- Transmit mode: voice activity or Push to Talk. PTT has no default key — assign one under Keyboard Shortcuts. Mouse buttons are allowed.
- Global PTT (when Astral is unfocused) works only in the desktop app. macOS needs Input Monitoring.
- Cue sounds: join / leave / move, mute, camera, screen share. Custom sounds are a Plutonium perk (file up to 2 MB).
Video
Default camera, preview, and video background. Custom backgrounds: 1 free, 15 with Plutonium.
If nobody can hear you
- Check that you are not muted or deafened in the user panel.
- In voice settings, confirm the right device — virtual cables and Bluetooth headsets are frequent culprits.
- Allow the microphone in the browser / Windows / Android. Rejoin the channel after changing the permission.
- In PTT mode, hold the assigned key. If none is set, assign one.
- Quit other apps that capture the mic exclusively.
- Try another device or the web client to see whether the problem is hardware or the app.
Still stuck? File a report: Reporting a bug to Astral.