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[Kittamaru]

Farts... yes, you read that right - my laser weapons FART at the enemy. As does every other laser in the game... the noise is so excruciatingly bad that it's made me stop playing altogether. Is there an estimated fix for this? I've tried even dropping down to stereo mode... no difference. MWO in 7.1 surround sound sounds badass... but one of the latest patches just broke the hell out of the sounds... come on PGI! Get it together!

[Mechteric]

I think the patch notes said 7.1 was broken, try lowering that

[Kittamaru]

CapperDeluxe, on 10 December 2012 - 01:18 PM, said:

I think the patch notes said 7.1 was broken, try lowering that

I tried dropping all the way down to Stereo... no difference

[Mercules]

Kittamaru, on 11 December 2012 - 01:57 PM, said:

I tried dropping all the way down to Stereo... no difference

Are you sure you are using Stereo? My headphones work fine switched over to Stereo, but I went back to 7.1 anyway as I can ignore the buzzing laser sound but the added location sense of footsteps and such really helps me.

[Zyllos]

Where are you guys even seeing the sound options? I am seeing no way to modify it.

[Mercules]

Zyllos, on 11 December 2012 - 02:22 PM, said:

Where are you guys even seeing the sound options? I am seeing no way to modify it.

It's called Windows. Alternately your particular brand of headphones might come with software for it that allows you to adjust sounds.

[Zyllos]

Mercules, on 11 December 2012 - 02:31 PM, said:

It's called Windows. Alternately your particular brand of headphones might come with software for it that allows you to adjust sounds.

Ok, just checking.

[StandingCow]

I wish my lasers sounded like farts... that way I would have something else to blame.

[Kittamaru]

Yeah, 100% sure. I can't seem to fix it no matter what I do... it's quite irritating. I also get the same noises when I walk through water at high speed.

[knight-of-ni]

Wild guess here, but does this only happen within the game? What about other loud noises?
What happens when you turn the volume down low, does it go away?

I had an hdtv do this to me. It took me a month to figure out the amp inside the tv was clipping the audio.

[Wreknar Temper]

Turn your left ear mid channel down to 0. That is where the broken sound is coming from, on the G930 headset I use, the management software has the ability to turn down specific channels. Windows should have a similar utility for calibrating 7.1 SS if you don't use a Logitech series headset.

[Kittamaru]

knnniggett, on 12 December 2012 - 10:46 AM, said:

Wild guess here, but does this only happen within the game? What about other loud noises?
What happens when you turn the volume down low, does it go away?

I had an hdtv do this to me. It took me a month to figure out the amp inside the tv was clipping the audio.

Heh, nope - every other game is great, as is my music

Wreknar Temper, on 12 December 2012 - 11:06 AM, said:

Turn your left ear mid channel down to 0. That is where the broken sound is coming from, on the G930 headset I use, the management software has the ability to turn down specific channels. Windows should have a similar utility for calibrating 7.1 SS if you don't use a Logitech series headset.

Uhm... I'll look into it - I haven't checked into that yet to be honest. Left side mid channel... I'll see what I can do

[Kittamaru]

Okay, so I looked at my settings - doesn't look like I can control individual sound channels on my headset sadly... *sighs* I guess I'll just not play until (if) PGI fixes this... which is a shame really... how this got screwed up in the first place I'll never understand.