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Elite Dangerous getting improved headphone spatial sound

Discussion in 'Other Flight Simulation Games' started by noorbeast, Dec 20, 2016.

  1. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    With the pending release of Elite Dangerous 2.2.03 you can get enhanced audio experience whilst using headphones, with an improved sense of spatial 3D and surround sound, though it is not intended for speaker systems: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/315617-DTS-Headphone-X-support-in-2-2-03

    You can currently test it out with ED 2.2.03 Beta3, but keep in mind Betas are a work in progress.

    To enable the enhanced headphone spatial audio:

    Set Windows to Stereo in your Sound settings of your Control Panel
    Open the start menu
    Type “sound” and select the Sound setting that appears
    Find your active device
    Click Configure to open the device settings
    Ensure you have Stereo selected

    Start Elite Dangerous - and make sure you’ve updated to 2.2.03
    Go to your Audio Options and Enable DTS Headphone:X
    Enjoy Surround Sound audio on your regular headphones
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    noorbeast, Dec 20, 2016
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  2. Sebj

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    Will this audio configuration be better than running a 5.1/7.1 soundcard?
    Sebj, Dec 20, 2016
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  3. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    It is specifically for headphones, not speakers, and will likely be most impressive in VR where spacial audio really comes into its own.
    noorbeast, Dec 20, 2016
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    I was referring to headphones. I have sennheisser 363Ds and use the software 7.1 Dolby feature. Sounds really good already. I'll have to compare them.
    Sebj, Dec 20, 2016
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    Nice update :) if only they would add telemetry output :D we can dream.....
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    SilentChill, Dec 21, 2016
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