# Speaker bots: one bot per party channel

Source: https://www.nocapbots.com/docs/voice-relay/speaker-bots
Last updated: 2026-11-08

> You get one speaker slot for each channel on your plan. Invite each speaker bot from its own button, hit Refresh, then pick a normal voice channel for it. For private channels, give the bots a role with View Channel, Connect and Speak.

## One slot per channel

Your plan sets how many speaker slots you get: 4 on Squad Leader, 8 on Raid Commander, 12 on Guild Master and 24 on Alliance — see [pricing](https://www.nocapbots.com/pricing). Each slot is its own bot, because a bot can be in only one voice channel per server — [how it works](https://www.nocapbots.com/docs/voice-relay/how-it-works.md#why-bots) explains why.

## Invite each bot

1. **Invite.** Slots that say **needs an invite** have their own **Invite bot** button. Authorise it, come back, and do the next one. You only do this once.
2. **Refresh.** Hit **Refresh** so the dashboard sees the new bots.
3. **Pick channels.** Pick a voice channel for each bot: this one's Alpha, this one's Bravo, and so on.

## Which channels work

- Use normal voice channels, not stage channels.
- Keep speakers away from channels your music bots use.
- Each channel can have only one speaker bot.
- If a channel has a user limit and it is full, the bot can't get in — raise the limit.

## Switching a speaker off

The switch next to each speaker turns it off without losing its channel. A running relay picks the change up within a few seconds.

## Private channels

Bots can't see private channels until you let them in. Make a role for the bots and give it to all of them. Then, on your private channels — or the whole category — allow **View Channel**, **Connect** and **Speak** for that role. Do the same on the [shot caller channel](https://www.nocapbots.com/docs/voice-relay/configuration.md#shot-caller-channel) if it is private.

## Related guides

- [Configure roles, channels and voice priority](https://www.nocapbots.com/docs/voice-relay/configuration.md): The Voice Relay configuration page explained: starter role, shot caller channel, primary and backup caller roles, and the four things /start needs.
- [Troubleshooting Voice Relay](https://www.nocapbots.com/docs/voice-relay/troubleshooting.md): Fix common Voice Relay problems: /start won't run, nobody hears the caller, a bot can't access a channel, a full channel, an offline bot or a dead priority key.
- [Plans, billing and transfers](https://www.nocapbots.com/docs/billing.md): NoCap Bots plans and billing: free trial, upgrading, cancelling, payment details, moving a subscription to a new server and server transfer requests.
- [How Voice Relay carries Discord voice](https://www.nocapbots.com/docs/voice-relay/how-it-works.md): Why Discord voice needs bots to reach several channels, how the speaker bots relay audio with no transcoding, and what latency to expect.