Is it possible to get actual 3D sound in the game?

[derelict]

I'm using V2.01 on Windows 10 Pro
I have sound device set to '3D headphones'

I have Razer BlackShark V2 Gaming Headset: THX 7.1 Spatial Surround Sound
I'm running Razer Synapse software, and have Windows sound device set to 'THX Spatial Audio'...

But when I go into buildings or other places, where there are people above and below me on different floors, I really cannot tell where sounds are coming from in the vertical plane... 2D surround works fine, I can hear what direction people are in, in the horizontal plane, but not vertical...

Has anyone actually gotten 3D sound to work effectively in this game??
What tricks are there, to solve this issue?

[Father Lamb]

Just get a true 3D surround headset.. problem solved. Not imitation (VIRTUAL) 3D.

[derelict]

Originally posted by Father Lamb:

Just get a true 3D surround headset.. problem solved. Not imitation (VIRTUAL) 3D.

Okay, that's a modest start... I'm actually asking for info on such devices; my web searches (and Amazon searches) do not provide any suggestions of such a device...

[Father Lamb]

Originally posted by derelict:

Originally posted by Father Lamb:

Just get a true 3D surround headset.. problem solved. Not imitation (VIRTUAL) 3D.

Okay, that's a modest start... I'm actually asking for info on such devices; my web searches (and Amazon searches) do not provide any suggestions of such a device...

That's the thing, it's tough to find a valid one any more. A lot of retailers market them as 7.1 and never mention virtual/true in the listings unless you DIG deep and check the specs.

Triton audio has a few though, And I believe Creative Audio still does too. There is A few Asus models as well that have it. Dig around on reddit you'll find the best suggestions.

[derelict]

Okay, the solution to this request was Dolby Atmos for Headphones... it's a $15 addon to the free Dolby Atmos app in MS Store... once I installed this, and configured Razer Synapse for THX Spatial Audio, I am now getting distinct, effective 3D sound in CP2077... Excellent!!

[Father Lamb]

Originally posted by derelict:

Okay, the solution to this request was Dolby Atmos for Headphones... it's a $15 addon to the free Dolby Atmos app in MS Store... once I installed this, and configured Razer Synapse for THX Spatial Audio, I am now getting distinct, effective 3D sound in CP2077... Excellent!!

Still, Trust me. I've had the real deal 5.1 and 7.1's, not the same. You'd love a real surround headset. It's godly!

[xxpillowhugxx]

Just going to hijack this thread, don't mind me. I've recently started playing Cyberpunk using my 5.1 avr recently and noticed that audio comes out of the left and right surround speaker depending on position. Like someone talking on my left coming from only surround left and if I turn my character around those voices come from only the surround right.

Basically like what the OP said: "2D surround works fine, I can hear what direction people are in, in the horizontal plane." I've noticed the same thing with Assassin's Creed Unity and Bloodstained ROTN which sounds really cool.

Is that what they call binaural or hrtf audio? I dont have the avr hooked up via hdmi for true surround sound, just a standard 3.5 jack with multi stereo enabled. Would love to find more games that do audio like that

[MrBadong]

OP if you're using 3D virtualization software you want your source material to be as many channels as possible, Home Theater, 5.1, 7.1 etc.

THX, Dolby Atmos Headphones, DTS:X, Windows Sonic all work by taking multi channel audio and downmixing to stereo that is sent to your headphones to simulate 3D space over only two channels.

If you set your game to Headphones then it's only outputting 2 channels to your 3D virtualization software which either won't do anything or make it worse sounding.