Terrible Audio

[AssFat]

i really dont understand. ive googled the hell outa this and no one is talking about it.
my sound is really really good on all games for many years on this motherboard/rig.
MHW sounds like its playing from a clock radio(from 1980) inside of a cardboard box. almost tinny.
def not a full sound(many frequencies missing) and levels of voices, for example, are too loud... sometimes.
all my other games and movies sound great.
this terrible audio is only accentuated when i use any headset.
ive tried messing with all settings i know of in game and on pc. i even downloaded an audio enhancing app.
i wonder if im missing something like the 10,000 posts on the net that my google didnt pick up?...
i really dont know what to ask here. seems no one else is having this terrible sound.
its pretty tollerable from my TV speakers kuz they are kinda supposed to sound weak.
oh well, any helps appreciated.
thanks

UPDATE 12-12-18:

still crap default sound. but im using FxSound Enhancer app then its really good now. good app

[Aphelium]

It sunds good for me, there's some options on the sound tab that can be tweaked i think.
Have you tried that? If you play with a headset i recommend selecting the output device on headset (duh....) it's what i have and it sounds pretty good.
Alsoyou can try changing the dinamic range to narrow. Take in mind that what that option does is differenciate a LOT between quiet and loud sounds. Personally, i have it on mid range.

[AssFat]

as stated above, ive tried all the obvious and more. thanks though.
forgot to add above, i even been playing Dragons Dogma(an older capcom game) recently, and it sounds great. this is really strange no one else has this prob.
are there hidden settings in steam per game? anyone?

[Aphelium]

As far as i'm aware of, no, there's no hidden settings for audio per game steam related.
How much has it been since youdon't update your soundcard drivers? it may be related and always worth trying.

[AssFat]

yesterday i grabbed the driverrs asrock had.
the volume is really low too.
but again, Everything else on this pc sounds great and has for 5+ years.

[♋Phenex]

It's either a driver issue or you have corrupted audio files. Try verifying game integrity first or if you can find the MHW audio files delete those and then verify. If that doesn't work try a different graphics driver. For Nvidia 416.94 and 417.01 are good.

[AssFat]

Originally posted by ♋Show me de wei:

It's either a driver issue or you have corrupted audio files. Try verifying game integrity first or if you can find the MHW audio files delete those and then verify. If that doesn't work try a different graphics driver. For Nvidia 416.94 and 417.01 are good.

good idea. ill try this.
as for now, ive downloaded an audio enhancing app trial version. i amplified the volume and removed some orf the high frequencies to take away some "tinniness".
anyone know a good app for this that is free?

[AssFat]

reinstalled the whole game. still tinny/empty/weak and so low volume, i struggle to hear it.
it litterally sounds like im playing on NES on a TV from the 70s, but in reality im using a high power gaming pc from 2014 and a set of Klipsch ear buds(the best ive ever used). btw ive tried my usb surround sound 7.1 gaming headset too. on all output settings. still sounds trash.

[cheeriosjohnson]

I've had the same issue. my fix for it was to disable steam from accessing my microphone. headsets audio channel when the microphone is enabled is often worse quality to allow for both signals.

[Aphelium]

Holy mother of necro...

[overmage]

Originally posted by cheeriosjohnson:

I've had the same issue. my fix for it was to disable steam from accessing my microphone. headsets audio channel when the microphone is enabled is often worse quality to allow for both signals.

My friend in Christ, this post is over five years old