Footstep audio on PC

[L.o.D.]

What would be the best settings to hear them ? I can hear mine loud enough, but no one elses.

[MinTea]

its the game audio that is the problem, BO6 didnt do the fixes to sound that MW3 did

[L.o.D.]

Originally posted by MinTea:

its the game audio that is the problem, BO6 didnt do the fixes to sound that MW3 did

I tried using ArtIsWar's setup that worked great, but it's somehow trash now.

[Frederic Chopin]

To improve enemy footstep audibility in Call of Duty on PC, we recommend adjusting your audio settings as follows:

1. **Audio Mix**: Select "Headphones Bass Boost" or "Boost High". These settings boost the low frequencies, making footsteps more noticeable.

2. **Effects Volume**: Set to 100%. This will ensure that footstep sounds and other in-game effects are at their loudest.

3. **Music Volume**: Reduce to 0%. This will eliminate distracting background music and allow you to focus on the important sounds.

4. **Dialogue Volume**: Set to 50-70%. This will allow you to hear important in-game messages without drowning out your footsteps.

5. **Mono Audio**: Disable. This will provide stereo audio, allowing you to more accurately determine the direction of sounds.

6. **Reduce Tinnitus Sound**: Enable this. This will reduce the loud sounds of explosions, making the game more comfortable.

Additionally, if you are using Windows, you can enable the "Loudness Equalization" feature to boost quiet sounds:

- Right-click the speaker icon in the taskbar and select "Sounds".
- Go to the "Playback" tab and select your audio device.
- Click "Properties", then go to the "Enhancements" tab.
- Check the "Loudness Equalization" box and click "Apply".

This feature equalizes the volume of sounds, making quiet sounds like footsteps more audible.

Note that using high-quality headphones will also significantly improve the perception of sounds in the game.

For a visual example of audio settings in Call of Duty, you can check out the video:

https://youtu.be/C63bALGdi64

[dexter]

Don't enable loudness equalization, especially through windows. It just makes everything the same volume, which will ♥♥♥♥ up directional audio.

Keep Audio Mix on headphones or treyarch mix unless you are using speakers and not headphones.

Enable Enhanced Headphone Mode(HRTF). It will give you better directional audio, which can help you hear footsteps separately from other sounds.

Only real way is turning your audio up, but those suggestions are pretty bad and either don't do anything or are obviously things you do (like turning your volume up).

They made footstep sounds quieter in the last patch so there's nothing you can really do to hear them better.

[dexter]

Also they did mess up audio in warzone because they didn't forward any fixes made from mw

[MinTea]

Originally posted by Frederic Chopin:

To improve enemy footstep audibility in Call of Duty on PC, we recommend adjusting your audio settings as follows:

1. **Audio Mix**: Select "Headphones Bass Boost" or "Boost High". These settings boost the low frequencies, making footsteps more noticeable.

2. **Effects Volume**: Set to 100%. This will ensure that footstep sounds and other in-game effects are at their loudest.

3. **Music Volume**: Reduce to 0%. This will eliminate distracting background music and allow you to focus on the important sounds.

4. **Dialogue Volume**: Set to 50-70%. This will allow you to hear important in-game messages without drowning out your footsteps.

5. **Mono Audio**: Disable. This will provide stereo audio, allowing you to more accurately determine the direction of sounds.

6. **Reduce Tinnitus Sound**: Enable this. This will reduce the loud sounds of explosions, making the game more comfortable.

Additionally, if you are using Windows, you can enable the "Loudness Equalization" feature to boost quiet sounds:

- Right-click the speaker icon in the taskbar and select "Sounds".
- Go to the "Playback" tab and select your audio device.
- Click "Properties", then go to the "Enhancements" tab.
- Check the "Loudness Equalization" box and click "Apply".

This feature equalizes the volume of sounds, making quiet sounds like footsteps more audible.

Note that using high-quality headphones will also significantly improve the perception of sounds in the game.

For a visual example of audio settings in Call of Duty, you can check out the video:

https://youtu.be/C63bALGdi64

1 bass boost or high boost is the worst for footstep audio as it doesn't go low enough to hit footstep range ( 250hz is the lowest were as footsteps are 80-150hz) personally use tray arch mix or headphone mix

2 100% is probably to high but its personal preference i would go more like 60-80 %

3 music to 0% yup but that rain in the fire track is dope though

4 i would probably put that lower as its not as useful imo dialogue set that about 20%

5 agreed

6 agree

7 loudness equalisation is a massive no no it just makes everything to loud and distorts the sound( if you know anything about music production or sound engendering then this is ok if you want a fuzzy warm loudness but when you want a clear concise sound then you need to lower the main volume first its called gain staging.

[Nerv]

install new ear firmware

[Blueknight719]

Or simply continue to use Dolby Atmos for headphones.

[Naughty Maggot]

Buy new ears. 8k each on the black market.

[L.o.D.]

Hopefully ArtIsWar does a new setup as his worked great. Only issue was having to download outside apps like voicemeter, hesuvi etc.

[L.o.D.]

I've tried Treyark's audio and headphone and boost, cannot hear someone climbing the ladder of the building I am on top of. Headset I use is a HyperX Cloud.

[Denbot]

forget all that.... install sonar.gg by steelseries and run their EQ boom... foot steps of doom... a mouse sounds like T-Rex round about... but the game is worse than MWII and MWIII for audio.... its like it had less audio channels than MWIII so it just cant play the footsteps.... they should be number one priority to be played over all the other sounds like a door opening on another server

[L.o.D.]

Originally posted by Denbot:

forget all that.... install sonar.gg by steelseries and run their EQ boom... foot steps of doom...

Tried that ages ago. Didn't work for me.

[L.o.D.]

Has anyone tried that Immmerse Audio they have ingame?