Help pls Steelseries arctis pro wireless users

[Cero]

If anyone has arctis pro wireless headphones please tell me what EQ you are using cuz I hear NOTHING in this game. I cant understand the direction of the sound I just hear like everything is around and that's it! I cant play this game because of that, people just flanking me and I CANT HEAR IT

[Se7eN]

Do you have something called Windows Sonic, and/or a Spatial sound setting in your sound settings?

I'm using a Logitech G933, and I had to actually remove the software for it for spatial(directional) sound to work properly. There seems to be a conflict with those programs and the Windows settings for whatever reason. Your headphones should still work fine without the related software...since it's usually just for fine-tuned tweaking, not overall function.

[Chan Ballwang]

Originally posted by Cero:

If anyone has arctis pro wireless headphones please tell me what EQ you are using cuz I hear NOTHING in this game. I cant understand the direction of the sound I just hear like everything is around and that's it! I cant play this game because of that, people just flanking me and I CANT HEAR IT

I know nothing about the headset in particular, but i do know stereo is the way to play hunt because it uses https://www.huntshowdown.com/news/binaural-audio-in-hunt-showdown i've had this problem a few times but that was after my soundsettings somehow where set to dolby surround.

[Cero]

Originally posted by Myr:

I have an Arctis 5. Play stereo.

What do you mean by that? Isn't it stereo by default?

[TheBogKarp]

Originally posted by SB:

Originally posted by Cero:

If anyone has arctis pro wireless headphones please tell me what EQ you are using cuz I hear NOTHING in this game. I cant understand the direction of the sound I just hear like everything is around and that's it! I cant play this game because of that, people just flanking me and I CANT HEAR IT

I know nothing about the headset in particular, but i do know stereo is the way to play hunt because it uses https://www.huntshowdown.com/news/binaural-audio-in-hunt-showdown i've had this problem a few times but that was after my soundsettings somehow where set to dolby surround.

this is strange cause i HAVE to have windows sonic on when i play hunt or i cant hear directions everything sounds flat and from all angles like when you watch some one play hunt on youtube thru speakers

[Inv1s1ble]

The important thing is to set Windows to stereo instead of 5.1 or anything else than stereo.
If you have other sound drivers/applications where you can set stereo then do it there too (if it is not already linked with windows).

[Se7eN]

Originally posted by Myr:

You have to use Steelseries engine to config your headphone, disable all other software or Windows options about sound.

Pretty sure the game does not optimize sound for individual brands of headphones. They use some basic structure that, at least seems to be tied more to the built-in Windows or Mac structuring. I only say this because all the searching I've done has turned out to be folks having to disable and/or remove the software that the headphones prompt you to download for them...in order for the sound in Hunt to be properly directional.

[Alo † Sagino]

I just came back to Hunt after almost a couple months break and i was having the same issue, i was about to give up until i started dying all the time, everyone flanked me and i was unable to hear where they came from... lol

Anyways, if you come across this issue just go to your GAMEDAC main menu>Source>Select AUX, this will automatically set your headset to stereo...

Also, make sure you have spatial sound off in windows and uninstall the arctis engine if you have any weird settings tin the EQ.

[Shadow Spirit]

I have tried several headsets with various sound cards. My conclusion/opinion is this ...

If you have open back headset then you want to just run unaltered stereo sound.

If you have closed back headset then you probably want to virtualize (atmos, dts x, sonic).

Also, be aware that most headsets that market themselves as "7.1 surround" are just stereo headsets that use virtuliazation. There is no way to perfectly emulate 7 surround speakers with something centimeters away from your ear lobe. Any quality stereo headset can be set to virtualize at no cost by using Windows Sonic.


https://www.intowindows.com/turn-on-or-off-audio-enhancements-in-windows-10/

[Lörzy]

I know this is an old discussion but I just got my arctis pro wireless and had the same problem...hearing everything around me with no sense of direction so I did some stuff and found that the steelseries GG client installs the Steelseries Sonar devices and if you use it as an audio device it ruins everything.. so I changed the audio device to "Headphones (Arctic pro wireless game)" in this fixed the issue for me :) now i know where someone is moving and stuff :)

Hope this helps someone :)

[Roddman]

I am also using arctis pro wireless and it's working fine...

Could it be that you are using 7.1 sound? You can activate/deactivate it by holding down the button on the DAC for a few seconds.

And as others have written, make sure you have "Arctis Pro Wireless game" in audio output in the game.

Hope it helps!

[Go4Pro]

Originally posted by Cero:

If anyone has arctis pro wireless headphones please tell me what EQ you are using cuz I hear NOTHING in this game. I cant understand the direction of the sound I just hear like everything is around and that's it! I cant play this game because of that, people just flanking me and I CANT HEAR IT

did u try putting the dynamic range up on hunt sound settings ingame?