Others and I have posted about this long ago, and it's still happening often. I've been playing BF 2042 a little over a year now, and I'm still dying a lot because I can't pinpoint where the sound is coming from most of the time, or I won't hear any approaching enemy sound at all. No approaching enemy footsteps, or vehicle sounds. Vehicles and soldiers can just appear out of nowhere without making a sound. I hear all other game sounds going on, though. You'd think they would've fixed this by now, but here we are still dealing with it.
My hearing is excellent, by the way. And music and everything else sound awesome with my setup. Just an issue with BF 2042. My sound setup is listed below.
Beyerdynamic DT 900 PRO X Open-Back Studio Headphones
Using on-board motherboard sound of the ASUS B650E-F with high-resolution audio.
I've tried the various in-game audio settings, and currently sticking with the headphone setting. No matter the setting, I still have the issue.
May try the following apps. DTS Unbound Sound comes free with my motherboard.
DTS Sound Unbound
SteelSeries Sonar Audio Suite
There are other audio apps out there, but if the game is bugged, I doubt any app will be able to help much, if at all.
What setup (hardware & software) are y'all using, and do you have the same in-game audio issues? Might be helpful to others if listed.