Help with CS:GO audio settings

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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

Thanks

 

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

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

 

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

 

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I just run stereo, 3d processing turn off.

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?

 

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All off.
Especially 3d processing in game.

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

 

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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