# Party leaders: set up your priority key in five minutes

Source: https://www.nocapbots.com/blog/party-leader-priority-key
Published: 2026-11-04
Updated: 2026-11-06
Topic: Guides

> Ask for Priority Speaker, switch on push-to-talk, and bind two keys: normal for your party, priority for your party and the caller. It only works in the Discord desktop app. Keep priority for what the caller can act on.

## What you need

- The Discord **desktop app** — keybinds don't exist on mobile.
- A role with **Priority Speaker** in your party's channel. Ask your server admins; it's set in Server Settings → Roles or on the channel.
- Two spare buttons. Mouse side buttons are ideal.

## Setup

1. **Push to talk on.** User Settings → Voice & Video → Input mode: Push to Talk. Raise the release delay a little so your last word isn't clipped.
2. **Normal key.** User Settings → Keybinds → Add a keybind → **Push to Talk (Normal)**. Record your first button. This talks to your party.
3. **Priority key.** Add another keybind → **Push to Talk (Priority)**. Record your second button. This talks to your party and the caller.
4. **Test it.** Ask the caller to listen while you press each key. Only the priority one should reach them.

> **Tip: Pick keys you won't confuse.** Put priority on the button that's harder to hit by accident. A stray priority press in the middle of a call is worse than a slow one.

## What's worth saying on priority

| Say it | Keep it in the party |
| --- | --- |
| “Alpha wiped, rezzing at camp.” | Who's low on health. |
| “Bravo, enemy zerg on east flank, 20+.” | Cooldown timings. |
| “Charlie in position.” | Who pulled aggro. |

The test: will the caller change a call because of it? If not, it's for your party.

## If it isn't working

Nine times in ten it's the wrong keybind or a missing permission. The checklist is in [troubleshooting](https://www.nocapbots.com/docs/voice-relay/troubleshooting.md#priority-key), and the full server-side setup is in [talk back](https://www.nocapbots.com/docs/voice-relay/talk-back.md).

## Put it into practice

- [Talk back: let party leaders reach the caller](https://www.nocapbots.com/docs/voice-relay/talk-back.md): Set up Discord Priority Speaker so party leaders can talk to the caller with a priority push-to-talk key while their normal key stays in their squad.
- [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.