My headset doesn't pick up low sounds

[Skrunky the Ass Rat]

Right, so ever since I got my Turtle Beach Specter headset, I've noticed that it only picks up sounds loud enough. This is extremely annoying, as for some games I miss information because it is too quiet to be detected. Is there any way to make it detect lower volumes? I've searched for a solution (albeit not too hard) but found nothing, not even a forum reporting the same issue.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Does it seem like a majority of games; or just a select few?
Some games have Audio Presets in them (like the Battlefield series of games) for example which depending on which one u select, might change the overall amount of reverb, volume, surround speaker correction/placement; etc.

Ensure that in Windows > right click Speaker icon in notification area > click Playback Devices > then click the Communications tab @ top there. Put this option on "Do Nothing" and click OK.

Overall, check Playback Devices > your Speaker or Headset device > Properties and double check all those settings.

Also ensure at the least, Windows Desktop / Sound Mixer is set to 100% as you can always change the master volume either from the Headset, or within a game itself.

[Skrunky the Ass Rat]

Originally posted by Bad-Motha:

Does it seem like a majority of games; or just a select few?
Some games have Audio Presets in them (like the Battlefield series of games) for example which depending on which one u select, might change the overall amount of reverb, volume, surround speaker correction/placement; etc.

Ensure that in Windows > right click Speaker icon in notification area > click Playback Devices > then click the Communications tab @ top there. Put this option on "Do Nothing" and click OK.

Overall, check Playback Devices > your Speaker or Headset device > Properties and double check all those settings.

It happens for everything, even youtube. I'll give those suggestions a try, thanks. What's even more weird is even if I crank up the volume, it doesn't help. I can set volume to 1% and it still detects, it's just certain wavelengths or something I guess, like whispering. I was watching Tremors, and during some of the whispering only about 1/2 of it actually picked up. Same goes for background music in some cases.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Movies can have a wide range of volumes; for this usually in Windows Playback > Device Name > Properties there are perhaps "Enhancements" or a tab here of a different/similar name. That allows for other features; like Volume Leveling for example; which can help if you have hard time hearing or perhaps listening to things where u constantly need to crank the volume to hear people talking (like in a calm movie setting) but then have to turn way down when they driving, shooting, explosions, etc...

Also, are you plugging the headset into analog headphone/mic jacks? Or are you using the supplied adapter? The adapter should provide extra amp boost to help with this. If you just plugging the analog jack in; you are relying on your sound/onboard-audio, which won't be as good, since most of them lack a headphone/mic amp.