August 23, 20205 yr Am planning a new rig to practice realistic flying with MSFS and have a few questions: 1) Is MSFS audio output mono or stereo? 2) Does anyone have a view on the pros/cons for using headset-only vs. speakers+mic (mic being for VATSIM etc) - I quite like the idea of flying headset-only but not sure how this will be in reality. 3) Tech question on headsets: does a surround sound headset have any advantage over a typical stereo headset? Thanks!
February 16, 20215 yr It supposedly has 5.1 surround sound but I am not sure ho to get it running or see if it is. My 5.1 surround sound settings work perfectly in windows but my rear speakers are and have always been silent. LouP
February 16, 20215 yr 1 hour ago, LouP said: It supposedly has 5.1 surround sound but I am not sure ho to get it running or see if it is. My 5.1 surround sound settings work perfectly in windows but my rear speakers are and have always been silent. LouP Try flying a Citation, see if the engines come through your rear speakers. CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER CASE - Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700K (3.6GHz) 12MB Cache - Gigabyte Z390 UD: ATX, LG1151 - 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz - NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - 2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE - 1TB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3230MB/sR | 1625MB/sW) - CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES - CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 120 High Performance Liquid Cooler
February 16, 20215 yr Simply turn around in the cabin while flying and listen if the audio pans around you such as the engine noise. It certainly does on my Atmos system. Simming since FS 98. MSFS rig - Ryzen 3600 4.2Ghz - 32GB RAM 3600Mhz - Motherboard MSI 570 A Pro - RTX 2080 Ti -all overclocked - 2xNVME storage. PSU Corsair HX850i platinum. Average 30Fps on 4K ultra.
February 16, 20215 yr Thanks guys, I'll give those a try and post here after and if the update ever gets done lol. LouP Edited February 16, 20215 yr by LouP missing a word
February 16, 20215 yr Nope, rear speakers as quiet as they've always been. Nuts! LouP Edited February 16, 20215 yr by LouP mistype
February 16, 20215 yr 1 hour ago, LouP said: Nope, rear speakers as quiet as they've always been. Nuts! LouP There definitely is something not right with your settings then. audio control panel settings if your speakers have been reset to stereo somehow? Happened to me on occasion. Flightsim rig: CPU: AMD 5900x | Mobo: MSI X570 MEG Unify | RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo | GPU: Gigabyte RTX 3090 | Storage: M.2 (2 & 4 TB) | PSU: Corsair RM850x | Case: Fractal Define 7 XL Display: Acer Predator x34 3440x1440 | Speakers: Logitech Z906 Controllers: Fulcrum One Yoke | MFG Crosswind v2 pedals | Honeycomb Bravo Quadrant |Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant | Stream Deck XL & Plus | TrackIR 5 Tobii eye tracking
February 17, 20215 yr I fly almost exclusively VATSIM and use both headset only, and soundbar for plane and headset for Comms only. Just depends on the day. As soon as I favor one, I like the other. i7-10700k (OC at 5.05MHz) | EVGA 3090 FTW3 (24GB) | G.Skill RipJaws V Series 32GB RAM (Effective 3200MHz) | 1TB SSD M2 (Samsung EVO) | Corsair 850W Gold P/S | MSI MAG CoreLiquid 240R | MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Edge WiFi | Logitech Yoke and Throttle Quad | Logitech Saitek Rudders | Logitech Switch Panel | Thrustmaster T.Flight 4 HOTAS | HyperX Cloud Flight S Headset | 43” LG 43UN700B 4k monitor | HP Reverb G2 (VR) Selling EVGA 2080 Super Ultra XC (8GB) - used for 3.5 months - PM me for info if interested! My uncle taught me "how to fly" on MSFS95, got MSFS98 for a birthday, and I have been hooked ever since
February 17, 20215 yr Iam not shure that MSFS as surround sound, i cant find any reference to it anywhere. But i recommend the use of the Dolby Atmos App.
February 17, 20215 yr 23 minutes ago, Maniac said: Iam not shure that MSFS as surround sound, i cant find any reference to it anywhere. But i recommend the use of the Dolby Atmos App. I believe there is a video, either about cockpits or about sound, where it is mentioned. Anyway, I hear it whether another aircraft is passing behind me so there is certainly some surround effect. Flightsim rig: CPU: AMD 5900x | Mobo: MSI X570 MEG Unify | RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo | GPU: Gigabyte RTX 3090 | Storage: M.2 (2 & 4 TB) | PSU: Corsair RM850x | Case: Fractal Define 7 XL Display: Acer Predator x34 3440x1440 | Speakers: Logitech Z906 Controllers: Fulcrum One Yoke | MFG Crosswind v2 pedals | Honeycomb Bravo Quadrant |Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant | Stream Deck XL & Plus | TrackIR 5 Tobii eye tracking
February 17, 20215 yr Finally got surround sound after installing the trial version of DTS Sound Unbound. It actually sounds pretty awesome and I can actually hear ATC finally. LouP
February 27, 20215 yr So this problem has reared it's ugly head again but will post here in case my other thread in the VR forum is missed. Turns out that Windows Mixed Reality switches the audio from 5.1 to 2.1 every time it launches when switching over to virtual reality. The only thing I can find in my research is some lame excuse that it has to do this because of the way you turn your head in VR when moving around. BS. I'm sitting down in one spot and I want the option to use my 5.1 speaker setup. Anyway, if anybody knows how to retain the 5.1 audio in my speakers while in VR, please let me know. BTW, the surround sound sounds fantastic before switching over to VR and yes I want to be able to use my 5.1 speakers (in 5.1 audio), not headphones, while in MSFS. Thank you, LouP
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