05 · Live audio
Some conversations need voices, not typing. Voice rooms let a sanctuary go live in one tap — microphone only, no stage lights, no camera.
Text is great for planning and terrible for feelings. Video calls are exhausting. Voice rooms are the format in between: live audio you can join from the sofa, the bus or a walk, where the only thing that matters is what people say.
Voice rooms live inside sanctuaries, so they inherit the community's members and rules. Anyone in the sanctuary can see when a room is live and drop in. Hosts can mute or remove participants, and rooms are only recorded when a host explicitly turns recording on — everyone in the room is clearly told when that happens.
There is no camera to switch on and no expectation to perform. Join, listen, speak when you want to, leave. Because rooms belong to a community you already trust, the awkward silence of a public audio stage is replaced by the easy rhythm of friends talking.
Hosts run the room: they can mute speakers and remove anyone who breaks the sanctuary's rules. Participants can report a room or a speaker at any time, and Bloom Space's Trust & Safety team handles escalations with real, trained reviewers.
Audio is encrypted in transit and relayed through Bloom Space's media servers; it is never used for advertising. Recording is off unless the host enables it, and when it is on, everyone sees it. Voice rooms need your microphone and nothing else — camera access is only requested if a host starts a video room.
If live is not your thing, Bloom Space also supports voice posts in the feed and voice notes in messages, so you can share your actual voice at your own pace.
More questions? Read the full FAQ or contact support.
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Everything you need to know about voice rooms in Bloom Space — how to start one inside your sanctuary, what hosts can do, how recording and privacy work, and ideas for using live audio with friends, classes and communities.
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How to build a private online community in Bloom Space: what a sanctuary is, how channels, threads, events and voice rooms fit together, and how to moderate gently so the space stays kind.
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