Why does other sound become quiet when another sound is loud?

[scemmer]

for example on "Rust" when you shoot all other sounds like stepping and all the ambiet sounds become really quiet

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Loudness Equalization will do that. As it try to equalize the audio; but a sudden loud sound will cause others to drop in volume for a short time; its just how it is. It is actually a feature I dislike, but for Headphone or Laptop users, alot of times this feature is needed in order to hear better overall. Like watching a movie on a Laptop w/ built-in speakers for example.

Best bet is not using Onboard Audio from Motherboard and get a USB DAC to add/apply a hardware-side amp boost to the Headset, so that loudness equalization is not needed.

[scemmer]

Originally posted by Bad_Motha:

Loudness Equalization will do that. As it try to equalize the audio; but a sudden loud sound will cause others to drop in volume for a short time; its just how it is. It is actually a feature I dislike, but for Headphone or Laptop users, alot of times this feature is needed in order to hear better overall. Like watching a movie on a Laptop w/ built-in speakers for example.

Best bet is not using Onboard Audio from Motherboard and get a USB DAC to add/apply a hardware-side amp boost to the Headset, so that loudness equalization is not needed.

yeah i noticed, but the problem is that if i put the loudness equalization on, audio is much louder with less volume, also i have to put my volume to 100% to hear something but before formatting my computer it worked fine, im gonna try to update my audio drivers

[Cathulhu]

You do have set your audio channels properly right? 2.0/2.1 for headphones.

[scemmer]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

You do have set your audio channels properly right? 2.0/2.1 for headphones.

do you mean ingame or on windows?

[Cathulhu]

Both.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

You do have set your audio channels properly right? 2.0/2.1 for headphones.

Well 2.1 is generally for "Speakers" and Windows does have a separate selection for "Headphones"; however, selecting Headphones usually can make overall audio lower. Best to leave on 2.1

Audio Driver Install/Update will push every one of those Playback settings back to Defaults.
So Update Driver, then change settings, after a reboot.

[scemmer]

Originally posted by Bad_Motha:

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

You do have set your audio channels properly right? 2.0/2.1 for headphones.

Well 2.1 is generally for "Speakers" and Windows does have a separate selection for "Headphones"; however, selecting Headphones usually can make overall audio lower. Best to leave on 2.1

Audio Driver Install/Update will push every one of those Playback settings back to Defaults.
So Update Driver, then change settings, after a reboot.

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Both.

already fixed it anyway so doesnt matter

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Then please edit the OP Title
For example:
[Solved] Why does other sound become quiet when another sound is loud?

[scemmer]

Originally posted by Bad_Motha:

Then please edit the OP Title
For example:
[Solved] Why does other sound become quiet when another sound is loud?

too lazy, and doesnt matter