вЂ“ Misc player animation CPU performance optimizations вЂ“ Awp now always un-zooms during reload animation вЂ“ (Note: For players using virtual surround sound, please be sure to set the audio settings in CSGO to 5.1 speakers.) вЂ“ Fixed a bug where give_ammo sound was playing for every shotgun shell insertion animation. вЂ“ New surface footstep sounds to reduce repetition and phasing as well as increasing listenability and positional clarity. (Further volume compression may be possible by enabling вЂњsound normalization,вЂќ вЂњvolume equalization,вЂќ or a similar setting in your audio playback device properties) вЂ“ 3rd person footsteps are now slightly louder in relation to weapon sounds for increased positional clarity. вЂ“ Landing sounds now play an additional sound depending on the surface. snd_debug_panlaw вЂњ1вЂќ is a interesting cvar, which will give you a visual representation of sound sources on the map along with your speaker placement and your current crossfade algorithm.вЂ“ Increased fidelity and weight of jump land sound. There are also a few other config variables, which can change the crossfading values, but you shouldnвЂ™t mess with them, if you donвЂ™t know what you are doing. Generally you can say, the smaller the buffer, the lesser the delay, but also harder for your hardware to not mess up the sound. Raise it if you experience audio glitches or noticeable sound delays. 0.05 is pretty safe value and shouldnвЂ™t cause any crackling noises or sound distortions. This means you will reduce the sound delay from 100ms to only 50ms. Snd_mixahead 0.05 changes the time length of the sound buffer in milliseconds (0.05 is 50 ms and the default value of 0.1 is 100 ms). Why you should change snd_mixahead to 0.05 Sensitivity of your microphone when using voice activation instead of вЂњPush-to-talkвЂќ Mutes ingame sounds while CS:GO is inactive (window mode) or minimizedД¬ontrols the volume of incoming voice chat General sound volume (adjust it to your personal preference)ДЄctivates the sound preset for headphones Use the Audio Test Chamber to test your settings

We also prepared a short video for you, which shows the difference between the default and tweaked settings (+10dB to 2K, 4K, 8K and 16K frequencies): The screenshot above shows you completely neutral settings, so donвЂ™t take it as a recommendation вЂ“ we just want to give you an example how the graphic equalizer of your sound card could look like. You will find the higher fequencies on the right side of the equalizer ( 2K, 4K, 8K, 16K etc).

We also highly recommend you to increase the sliders slightly and cautious. Please donвЂ™t forget to create a custom preset for your tests, so you can delete it anytime if you are unsatisfied with the results. You can use the graphic equalizer of your sound card to boost the volume of footsteps. However, we can explain some basic things and give you more general advices how you could optimize the settings by yourself.

Every single headset and every soundchip sounds different, so we canвЂ™t give you specific recommendations or exact values to optimize your individual equipment. You have to understand that there are no вЂњone perfect sound settings for everyoneвЂќ. From our experience the locational sound algorithms for headphones are pretty good, so we highly recommend you to play with the вЂњheadphonesвЂќ preset ( windows_speaker_config вЂњ1вЂќ). The graphic shows you the virtual speaker placement and cross-fading algorithms of the 3 optimized presets for headphones, speakers, and surround-sound setups. What you see above is the new sound spatialization in CS:GO. In this guide we will help you to adjust your sound settings, explain some basic things and give you a handy overview what your enemies can hear ingame. The exact knowledge of what is hearable for your enemies and what not, can give you a huge advantage in competitive matches. As you might already have noticed, one of the most important gameplay mechanics in CS:GO is the sound.

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