Volume difference when changing input device

[Arianmas]

I encountered a very strange problem.

I play with Dualsense, but sometimes I switch to keyboard+mouse (sometimes I need to alt-tab or just move something with the mouse).
I have the same volume settings in the game, but when switching to the keyboard, the game becomes louder, and much louder, in my opinion by 30%.

Has anyone else this problem? Is there any solution?

[ViridianZe]

strange but i did notice when i tried to stream the game to friends they couldn't hear dialogue but the rest of the sound FX i think they have some thing going on with multiple audio channels to allow their Japanese lip syncing and such

[Ugly Duck]

Same here. Its quieter when on controller but as soon as I touch the mouse it bumps up around 30% as you said. Also no Pro hud mode. kinda strange they left that out.

[Snugable Serpent]

Im having the exact same weird issue, using a controller the audio is quieter, the moment i touch my mouse it gets louder. Im using a Dualsense controller during all this.

[Espio0]

Because the Dualsense controller is seen as it's own audio device thanks to the haptic feedback and adaptive triggers.

If I launch the game, the Dualsense controller hijacks all audio output, even though my primary audio setting is my Steelseries headset.

No matter what I try, all audio keeps coming through the damn controller, unless I disable it in windows and re-enable it again after launching the game.

But then I noticed that my usual audio source was still not being used, since I could not see the L/R bars on my Steelseries audio display move at all.

They really need to take a second look at the PS5 Dualsense controller support, because for all the 'hype' they are giving it on the steam store, it sure as ♥♥♥♥ doesn't work like it should.

[jamhamm]

i just posted about this. there is a strange audio issue with the dualsense. if i use kb/m - the audio is at the proper level.

if i give any input to the DS, the audio cuts by a few db. i've been fiddling with it all morning to see if i can fix it.

if you enable steam input, and lose some of the features of the DS, the problem goes away.

my latest attempt at a fix is to switch my audio out to my dac from usb to optical. haven't tested it yet but i will here in a bit.

it's a bug, i'm sure they'll address it in a patch or two. so far i've just been playing without the DS features and steam input on.

[OldBoy]

Same here

The problem here is when I play on cable with dualsense to have haptic feedback. The sound becomes quieter. If I use the keyboard and mouse the sound becomes loud again, but as soon as I use the analog stick the sound becomes low.
Apparently it doesn't happen if I use Bluetooth, but then I lose the haptic feedback.
* Yes, the PC sound is in the headphones and not in the dualsense output.

[The Pimpinator]

yeah I just noticed this as well. pressing a key on my keyboard and then pressing anything on the controller repeatedly changes the volume of the game.

[The Pimpinator]

Okay, I found that disabling the speaker (and maybe the microphone) of my dualsense controller in the windows settings seems to have fixed it. No more volume changes since.

Edit: disabling the speaker drivers seem to also disable the enhanced haptic feedback features of Dualsense controllers...

[MorisRenar]

Yeah same issue here. It's an annoying bug. The only fix for now is to use Bluetooth instead of wired.