Improve in game sounds - how to
Posted about this before, but thought I'd put an update here.
This first post is an amalgamation of a lot of the information in this thread. Please read the posts for more detailed info and other...
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@gg123xyz thank you. So I'll do out the below and put it in the first post, if you agree.
Would you add "just crank up the volume in your speakers/headphones too." to these settings?
@gg123xyz wrote:i made this version for the sonar software:
mixer
50%
-17.1dB
Game
gain = -12.0 dB
freq = 20.0Hz
Q = 0.707gain = -12.0dB
freq = 101.8Hz
Q = 0.707gain = -2.8dB
freq = 471.9Hz
Q = 0.707gain = 2.5dB
freq = 1.96kHz
Q = 0.707gain = 12.0dB
freq = 9.88kHz
Q = 0.707bass = 0.0
voice = 12.0dB
treble = 12.0dBgain = 12.0dB
I think any setting thats pre made in sonar is good,
just increase the treble and voice to 12 and the gain to max.
And your are set in the sonar sound.
i don't mind but these are more for valorant to be honest. that and i tried to match the sonar to the vlc equalizer and its not a 1 to 1 match more of a guessing game and trial and error listening but it works to hear better that much it does so i guess its ok to add it to the first post. ty.
@gg123xyz thank you for your ideas. Any setting improvements you find work for you pl let us know 😃
@pandareno1999 added your bit to first post, sorry for late addition. 🥳
Its made a huge difference to the Apex sound on my TV speakers from the xbox 1S, thank you.
i played around with the settings some more and now its a bit better sounding. in apex legends.
mixer
default
Gamegain = -10dB
freq = 20.7Hz
Q = 0.707gain = 0.9dB
freq = 56.6Hz
Q = 0.707gain = 10.dB
freq = 83.2Hz
Q = 0.707gain = -10.9dB
freq = 104.4Hz
Q = 0.707gain = 8.2dB
freq = 167Hz
Q = 0.707gain = -11.9dB
freq = 361.8Hz
Q = 0.707gain = 10.dB
freq = 514.4Hz
Q = 0.707gain = -12.0dB
freq = 1.31kHz
Q = 0.707gain = -9.9dB
freq = 5.89kHz
Q = 0.707gain = 10.4dB
freq = 18.41kHz
Q = 0.707bass = -12.0
voice = 12.0dB
treble = 12.0dBgain = 12.0dB
see the way the bumps go up to the right and are equal bumps this is what i tried to make it look like.
i think its better than my other settings you put in the first post. try it out.
I love how there is a seven page thread about all these tricks to improve the sound and make the game playable, because EA won't just fix them by default.
- @Kyldenar These changes are helpful for any game. People do the same for COD, destiny, fortnite, etc. The reasons as that certain noise profiles drown out others and people hear things differently.
For example in apex many times the lack of footsteps is not that they do not exist, it's that the person was shooting their gun while multiple abilities were going off around them and there's some environmental noise at the POI.
Yes a game company could make these things less pronounced but most do not seem to. The only shooter I've played where footsteps were above everything else, including abilities is Rogue Company. footstep length its audible is 7 foot from the player maybe more or less idk but about 7 foot.
its only really audible 4 foot or less from the player.
valorant you can be 50 foot from them and hear their footsteps.
the gear is 2x or 3x as loud as the footsteps in apex legends. you can hear that 20 foot or so away.
@Kyldenar you don't have to read more that the first post 😛
@gg123xyz I'll get YT to rest out your settings and if they are gtg I'll put them in the first post. Thanks
