> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getsoundcloud.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Room chat, backdrop and cover

> The Listen Together room chat, chat rules and perks for a STAR host: seats, backdrop, cover

> [!NOTE]
>
> Every [room](https://docs.getsoundcloud.app/en/use/together.md) has its own chat. It opens in the [dock](https://docs.getsoundcloud.app/en/chat/start.md#dock) when you join. When the session ends, the chat is deleted.

## For the host

The gear in the room header (**Chat rules**):

| What | Why |
| - | - |
| **Chat** | Turn the chat off completely |
| **Links** | New members can send links a minute after joining |
| **Slow mode** | **3s**, **10s**, **30s** or **60s** between messages |

Members can **Suggest a track**. The host and moderators have **Mute**, **Kick**, **Ban** and **Make moderator** in the member menu. A click on an avatar in the strip at the top opens the profile, for the host and moderators it is **Profile** in that menu.

## With STAR on the host

> [!NOTE]
>
> It counts the host's STAR, not the guests'. Got STAR in a session that is already running: **STAR turns on in a few minutes**.

| | Without STAR | With STAR |
| - | :-: | :-: |
| Seats in a room | 10 | 25 |
| Moderators | 3 | 8 |
| **Room backdrop** | no | 13 live backdrops |
| **Cover** | no | yes |

> [tab] Backdrop
>
> **1. Gear -> Room backdrop**
>
> Without STAR you see **Room backdrops with STAR** here.
>
> **2. Pick a backdrop**
>
> Or **No backdrop**. Everyone in the room sees it.
>
> **3. Done**
>
> Press **Done**.
>
> Backdrops: **Aurora**, **Vinyl**, **Sunset**, **Deep sea**, **Dunes**, **Misty forest**, **Snow**, **Satin**, **Paper**, **Peach**, **Lake**, **Watercolor**, **Candy**.
>
> Your own photo or an image from storage as a backdrop: [Images in chats](https://docs.getsoundcloud.app/en/chat/images.md#backdrop). Backdrop of a direct chat, group or Saved: [Chat backdrop](https://docs.getsoundcloud.app/en/chat/backdrops.md).

> [tab] Cover
>
> **1. Gear -> Cover**
>
> Pick your avatar, a playlist or a track, then a **Color**.
>
> **2. Done**
>
> The cover shows in the room header and in **Open rooms**. **Use track art** brings the track cover back.

> [tab] Seats
>
> The **Room** icon in the header shows how many seats are taken. Without STAR it has a STAR button. A full room shows **New joins paused**. If STAR ends while the room has more than 10 people, nobody is kicked.

> [accordion] The backdrop does not move
>
> Motion turns off by itself:
>
> * **Light** in **Settings -> Appearance -> Performance**: a still backdrop. **Balanced**: slower motion.
> * Reduced motion is on in the system.
> * The window is minimized or the room is off screen.

> [card] [Chats don't work](https://docs.getsoundcloud.app/en/chat/fix.md)
>
> By symptom


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