Stereo Audio with 5.1 7.1 Surround Config
In season 6 and before, Apex Legends was working just fine with my 5.1 surround sound. After a few games of season 7, it was obvious something was wrong with the sound. I did the only in-game audio test I could think of and threw frag grenades in the firing range. There is no sound coming out of the rear/sur speakers, Apex Legends reports a 5.1 audio configuration in Windows 10, and audio tests confirm all speakers are working outside of Apex Legends.
I checked the settings.cfg file and found the line:
sound_num_speakers "2"
I changed it to:
sound_num_speakers "6"
C:\Users\USERNAME\Saved Games\Respawn\Apex\local\settings.cfg
That didn't change it in game.
I tried the launch option "+miles_channels 6" and that didn't seem to do it either. I read somewhere that it has to do with sound occlusion.
This bug really screws with my situational awareness. Please fix.