Help with CS:GO audio settings

Scam · 4 Oct 2020 at 12:26

I bought myself an Arctis 3 wired headset yesterday. To be used for a bit of CS:GO, nothing else (maybe conference calls

)

It sounds pretty good in game, I was hearing background sounds on the maps that I didn't notice before

p) with my speakers. But the directional sound is plain awful and I think I'm getting confused with what settings to use..

Everyone talks about 'Windows Sonic for Headphones' spatial sound in Win10, yet in the game itself there's these;

Audio Output Configuration (Stereo, Quad, 5.1 options)
Advanced 3D Audio Processing (Yes/No)

Am I right in thinking the Advanced 3D settings conflict with Windows Sonic? I can't find the right combination.

I was practicing with bots and honestly a bot was coming 90deg to my left and I couldn't tell if it was left or right :confused:

Thanks

jrwagh333 · 4 Oct 2020 at 13:48

I have always used 5.1 with 3D audio turned off.

Scam · 4 Oct 2020 at 15:08

jrwagh333 said:
I have always used 5.1 with 3D audio turned off.

With a headset? And with Windows spatial/sonic on?

Scam · 18 Oct 2020 at 10:34

Anyone else have any thoughts? I'm finding this really hard to get right

nutsnut · 18 Oct 2020 at 11:57

I just run stereo, 3d processing turn off.

Holst1981 · 19 Oct 2020 at 09:15

nutsnut said:
I just run stereo, 3d processing turn off.

This is what I have always done.

You don't want any external processing just the in game sound.

I still get accused of cheating sometimes when I hear people.

Scam · 20 Oct 2020 at 15:29

nutsnut said:
I just run stereo, 3d processing turn off.

Holst1981 said:
This is what I have always done.

There's two things here; Windows spatial sound for headphones and HRTF (3D processing) in CS:GO itself. Do you have both off? :confused:

Holst1981 · 21 Oct 2020 at 21:24

Scam said:
There's two things here; Windows spatial sound for headphones and HRTF (3D processing) in CS:GO itself. Do you have both off?

All off.
Especially 3d processing in game.

Scam · 22 Oct 2020 at 10:27

Holst1981 said:
All off.
Especially 3d processing in game.

Hmn ok. Interesting I'll give it a whirl.

Swifty55 · 22 Oct 2020 at 17:42

Scam said:
There's two things here; Windows spatial sound for headphones and HRTF (3D processing) in CS:GO itself. Do you have both off?

Do you have virtual surround set in the Arctis 3 drivers?

If yes, disable windows spatial, set CSGO to 5.1/7.1 and disable 3d sound.

Scam · 22 Oct 2020 at 22:55

Swifty55 said:
Do you have virtual surround set in the Arctis 3 drivers?

If yes, disable windows spatial, set CSGO to 5.1/7.1 and disable 3d sound.

Apparently the Arctis 3s don't use their own surround drivers :confused:

Swifty55 · 24 Oct 2020 at 07:34

Scam said:
Apparently the Arctis 3s don't use their own surround drivers

Which Arctis 3 you got?

*Just read that they decided to remove Arctis 3 from the Engine software.

So I would suggest trying - Spatial Sound on, in game to 5.1 and disable 3d surround