Sound configs

[ZorThekz]

well... i was locking arround and i did this....
this is normal sounds musics etc... can change them ingame.....

windows_speaker_config "1"
volume "1.0"
snd_musicvolume "0.5"
snd_tensecondwarning_volume "0.5"
snd_roundend_volume "0.1"
snd_roundstart_volume "0.1"
snd_deathcamera_volume "0.1"
snd_menumusic_volume "0.100000"
snd_mapobjective_volume "0.500000"
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now this configs everyone seems to use them....

dsp_slow_cpu "0"
snd_pitchquality "1"
dsp_enhance_stereo "0"
snd_legacy_surround "0"
snd_mixahead "0.05"
snd_mute_losefocus "0"
voice_scale "0.5"
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here some people use

snd_front_headphone_position "xx.x"
snd_rear_headphone_position "90.0"
snd_headphone_pan_exponent "1.2"
snd_headphone_pan_radial_weight "0.5"
xx.x = 43.2 (5:4 resolution), 45.0 (4:3 resolution), 50.2 (16:10 resolution), or 53.2 (16:9 resolution)

or

snd_front_headphone_position "45.0"
snd_rear_headphone_position "135.0"
in this 2 option it seems that fron and rear sounds are better.... but left and right sounds are worst

snd_headphone_pan_exponent "2.0"
snd_headphone_pan_radial_weight "2.0"
in this 2 option it seems that we can ear louder the far sounds but is hard to know wen they came closer...
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do you have sugestions about this
snd_front_headphone_position
snd_rear_headphone_position
snd_headphone_pan_exponent
snd_headphone_pan_radial_weight

and is something missing ?

[DocCovington]

The "recommendations" you find online are crap. They are a nightmare to play with for people with good hearing, because -- as you realized yourself -- they don't sound very realistic and are rather confusing.

Also, if you have a good headset with 5.1 sound, don't use them. They are meant for crappy stereo headsets.

I recommend these settings:

snd_front_headphone_position "90.0"
snd_rear_headphone_position "90.0"
snd_headphone_pan_exponent "1.0"
snd_headphone_pan_radial_weight "0.0"
snd_mixahead "0.05"

This is the most realistic setting, most of these values are default for a reason. With a good 5.1/7.1 headset that is using 5.1 sound (in Windows as well as in-game) you will get the best sound out of it.

[ZorThekz]

well i have a steelseries siberia 200... from what i read... is the same as the siberia v2

plug and play
in the audio setups its 7.1 ♥♥♥♥ whith default things....
now ingame is headfones :|

some friend told me something like... didnt you hear that guy?... so i start exploring this sinse i have a good headset

those 4 is my question...xD so far...

[DocCovington]

Originally posted by ZorThekz CSGOEgg.com:

in the audio setups its 7.1 ♥♥♥♥ whith default things....
now ingame is headfones :|

Why the ":|"? You can change the in-game settings, what's the problem?

Also, there is no point in putting 7.1 in the Windows Sound Settings when CS:GO can only emulate 5.1. Change both settings to 5.1, in Windows as well as in-game.

And use the settings I posted.

Problem solved.

[ZorThekz]

i have them for headfones cuz the other options are for speakers and really changes the sound of behind people and ♥♥♥♥... and it sucks

tested ingame.....

i only have headfone
2 speakers
4 speakers
5.1 speakers

[DocCovington]

Originally posted by ZorThekz CSGOEgg.com:

i only have headfone
2 speakers
4 speakers
5.1 speakers

Yes, that is why I told you to put the settings on 5.1. If you use 7.1, sound will be missing due to non-existent channels.

Originally posted by ZorThekz CSGOEgg.com:

i have them for headfones cuz the other options are for speakers and really changes the sound of behind people and ♥♥♥♥... and it sucks

It does not. If you plug your headset into your soundcard's speakers output, you will get the most adequat sound in 5.1. Run the Windows sound test for 5.1 and you will see I am right:

http://11986-presscdn-0-77.pagely.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Setup-Surround-Sound-in-Windows-7.png

Or is your headset USB only?

[ZorThekz]

its not usb... i have them on 5.1 surround like that pic shows.... but ingame i only have headfones and the other 3 speakers options

and in my workshop sound testing thing...
if i use headfones... it seems "good"

but if i change to 5.1 speaker the sound of a dude running in front of me seems closer... but if i turn my back on him he seems more distante

u have more options than this 4 ?
headfone
2 speakers
4 speakers
5.1 speakers

[Vyvyvn]

Does your 7.1 headset have an option to change the 'position' of the speakers? Most 7.1 headsets I've tried in my experience tend to be a bit too 'wide' in the rear and front. You might want to notch one down by one, And the other set up by one to get it to sound right.

EDIT: In my own case (g633) The default is 9, I have my rears at 11 and my fronts at 8.

[ZorThekz]

its seems that i cant do that... but ... from what i saw

https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/3zqtvm/improved_csgo_sound_why_the_popular_settings_suck

here is the more acurate intel about sound things...

and many places says to use
windows_speaker_config "1"
well ingame this is headfone option

anyway im not saying that i know more or they know more... just trying to share and learn...

[owen]

love cs

[Jordan ♀]

Originally posted by ZorThekz CSGOEgg.com:

its not usb... i have them on 5.1 surround like that pic shows.... but ingame i only have headfones and the other 3 speakers options

and in my workshop sound testing thing...
if i use headfones... it seems "good"

but if i change to 5.1 speaker the sound of a dude running in front of me seems closer...

Dude, apply those settings in your config! The ones posted above in the first reply:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/730/discussions/0/364041776199879592/#c364041776199956743

Of course it sounds different, it is supposed to sound different. You'll get used to it. If you use headphone settings in-game, you won't get 5.1 sound and miss out a lot.

[ZorThekz]

well the first settings with this ones in the end seems the best...

snd_front_headphone_position "xx.x"
snd_rear_headphone_position "90.0"
snd_headphone_pan_exponent "1.2"
snd_headphone_pan_radial_weight "0.5"
xx.x = 43.2 (5:4 resolution), 45.0 (4:3 resolution), 50.2 (16:10 resolution), or 53.2 (16:9 resolution)

saying this after testing in workshop "Audio test chamber"
this site
https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/3zqtvm/improved_csgo_sound_why_the_popular_settings_suck
seems acurate...