now all we need is proxy chat
so we can talk crap while making a refreshing drink on someones face

Btw, I personally think CCP did a great job on the sound- this is the only game where I feel that having your volume up matters. I can see with my ears as well as my eyes.

Seriously, it's an incredible difference. I feel like I've been missing out on some of the best parts of this game so far.
Probably sounds even better with proper surround sound cranked up.

I'm using Sony Pulse elites which should work on the PS4. If anyone has been considering getting a decent headset I strongly recommend you go for it.

To whoever posted a more or less identical thread a few weeks back - thanks!

Weird, I completely disagree. I too am using the official Sony surround sound headset, and I find the sound design to be particularly underwhelming and immersion breaking.

Interesting. What do you find about it that's immersion breaking?

Am using the Turtlebeach P11 headset and honestly, I can't play the game without having a headset anymore, I use sound so much when I'm in my vehicle, especially when trying to find enemy vehicles.

It'd be a lot better if that ***** would shut up about the NULL Cannons.

It'd be a lot better if that ***** would shut up about the NULL Cannons.

Use the same headset and yes, it's wonderful to use. The headset really helps with the wee tiny sounds. Only big deal for me is that I have very rowdy squads as a squad leader. So half of the time I'm hearing more swears and other gibberish than actual gunfire!

I got the same impression. I cant play TV loud because of my family, so I figured I'd get a pair of head phones. I figured I'd go with Sony Pulse since it's exactly for PS3. And yes, what a difference. I feel like I am playing a different game. I remember reading some dev posts on sound engineering and I thought they were smoking something because the game used to sound like some sonic pollution. Now using the headphones I actually do appreciate unique sound signatures of weapons and vehicles. Also the background music is that much more immersive. To ppl who are playing w/o good sound - turns out you are missing out on a huge part of the game.

I absolutely agree - I never play FPSs without a headset, the situational awareness is just so much better with them than without. This is particularly valuable when I'm playing a fragile scout, which is 99.7% of the time.

As for Dust in particular, I think the sound is overall good. There are some bugs with disappearing audio that still needs fixing, and I could wish for slightly louder footsteps. Or other movement noises, like rustling of armor (obviously louder the heavier the suit). Perhaps even introduce a skill for silencing armor/footsteps.

You can turn that off in the options its right above mic voice volume.

I'd have to agree with baal here. I to use the Sony Pulse and find the Audio to be somewhat "cartoony" and occasionally off direction.

Not using this as an opportunity to bash the game but in comparison to other Top FPS titles the fidelity is lacking, I'd almost go as far as to say severely lacking. One thing I notice is the volume of gunfire, vehicles etc does not scale well with distance. It's almost as though you either hear it or you don't. While there is some variation in volume based on range it's not nearly as clearly defined as in BF3 for example. Also I find the indoor echo effects to be....well TBH...Disgusting. Like somebody put a cheap cell phone speaker in a tin can disgusting. On top of that every enclosed space in the game that produces an echo effect does so at the exact same volume and frequency of reverberation.

To the OP, Is this the first and only game you've used a headset with? If so, that could be why it seems so impressive. I would encourage you to try out BF3, or really anyone looking for a truly immersive auditory experience.

You can turn that off in the options its right above mic voice volume.

I thought that applied to Squad/Team chat.
I'll have to investigate this on my next login.
Thanks.

I'd have to agree with baal here. I to use the Sony Pulse and find the Audio to be somewhat "cartoony" and occasionally off direction.

Not using this as an opportunity to bash the game but in comparison to other Top FPS titles the fidelity is lacking, I'd almost go as far as to say severely lacking. One thing I notice is the volume of gunfire, vehicles etc does not scale well with distance. It's almost as though you either hear it or you don't. While there is some variation in volume based on range it's not nearly as clearly defined as in BF3 for example. Also I find the indoor echo effects to be....well TBH...Disgusting. Like somebody put a cheap cell phone speaker in a tin can disgusting. On top of that every enclosed space in the game that produces an echo effect does so at the exact same volume and frequency of reverberation.

Yeah first game with headset.
I've never actually played BF3. Ill go buy a cheap copy on your advice.
Thinking about what you're saying I had thought it was just the fact I'm using a headset and not surround sound. I do notice direction and distance to be off but just attributed that to the lack of proper surround.
If it could be better I'd be even happier.

My favorite part about the headset, Voice volume :D Keep game volume up, voice volume all the way down

This thread made my whole week! Thanks everyone!
The sound team is pretty small and we worked our butts off getting this stuff in so it really means a lot to us.

Also as for BF3, I have a lot of respect for the sound team on that game. They went out to the field to play with weapons and vehicles and hear how they sound at different distances, and you can hear the realism and clarity in the overall sound.
Our approach was a lot different than theirs though, since we didn't care about realism (though we do care about the lore of how the weapons work). We also wanted to be able easily tell the difference between different types of weapons, and only play sounds from things happening in game.
The distance reverb we add to sounds was inspired by BF3.

This thread made my whole week! Thanks everyone!
The sound team is pretty small and we worked our butts off getting this stuff in so it really means a lot to us.

Also as for BF3, I have a lot of respect for the sound team on that game. They went out to the field to play with weapons and vehicles and hear how they sound at different distances, and you can hear the realism and clarity in the overall sound.
Our approach was a lot different than theirs though, since we didn't care about realism (though we do care about the lore of how the weapons work). We also wanted to be able easily tell the difference between different types of weapons, and only play sounds from things happening in game.
The distance reverb we add to sounds was inspired by BF3.

Seriously, it's an incredible difference. I feel like I've been missing out on some of the best parts of this game so far.
Probably sounds even better with proper surround sound cranked up.

I'm using Sony Pulse elites which should work on the PS4. If anyone has been considering getting a decent headset I strongly recommend you go for it.

To whoever posted a more or less identical thread a few weeks back - thanks!

Do you know what would make us praise you guys more?

Adding the good stuff from the EVE Soundtrack into DUST, especially Surplus of Rare Artifacts back for when you start the game up.. :D

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Do you know what would make us praise you guys more?

Adding the good stuff from the EVE Soundtrack into DUST, especially
Surplus of Rare Artifacts back for when you start the game up.. :D

This thread made my whole week! Thanks everyone!
The sound team is pretty small and we worked our butts off getting this stuff in so it really means a lot to us.

Also as for BF3, I have a lot of respect for the sound team on that game. They went out to the field to play with weapons and vehicles and hear how they sound at different distances, and you can hear the realism and clarity in the overall sound.
Our approach was a lot different than theirs though, since we didn't care about realism (though we do care about the lore of how the weapons work). We also wanted to be able easily tell the difference between different types of weapons, and only play sounds from things happening in game.
The distance reverb we add to sounds was inspired by BF3.

This thread made my whole week! Thanks everyone!
The sound team is pretty small and we worked our butts off getting this stuff in so it really means a lot to us.

Also as for BF3, I have a lot of respect for the sound team on that game. They went out to the field to play with weapons and vehicles and hear how they sound at different distances, and you can hear the realism and clarity in the overall sound.
Our approach was a lot different than theirs though, since we didn't care about realism (though we do care about the lore of how the weapons work). We also wanted to be able easily tell the difference between different types of weapons, and only play sounds from things happening in game.
The distance reverb we add to sounds was inspired by BF3.

It'd be a lot better if that ***** would shut up about the NULL Cannons.

Seriously, it's an incredible difference. I feel like I've been missing out on some of the best parts of this game so far.
Probably sounds even better with proper surround sound cranked up.

I'm using Sony Pulse elites which should work on the PS4. If anyone has been considering getting a decent headset I strongly recommend you go for it.

To whoever posted a more or less identical thread a few weeks back - thanks!

The sound a great, except for the charge sound of the Charged Sniper Rifle. It sounds like a vacuum cleaner. It would be nice to replace it with a more meditative hum.

This thread made my whole week! Thanks everyone!
The sound team is pretty small and we worked our butts off getting this stuff in so it really means a lot to us.

Also as for BF3, I have a lot of respect for the sound team on that game. They went out to the field to play with weapons and vehicles and hear how they sound at different distances, and you can hear the realism and clarity in the overall sound.
Our approach was a lot different than theirs though, since we didn't care about realism (though we do care about the lore of how the weapons work). We also wanted to be able easily tell the difference between different types of weapons, and only play sounds from things happening in game.
The distance reverb we add to sounds was inspired by BF3.

Well, I will say, the sound team is doing a great job, I'm using the ASTRO A50 Wireless Headsets and It makes a BIG difference. As someone else said in this thread that they almost had a heart attack when they head-shotted someone the first time, I must agree lol

I thought it was the firmware on my ASTRO A50's but I guess it's not. If that sound gets fixed I can probably crank up the sound a bit, but yeah, good job sound team, thank you for your hard work.

Weird, I completely disagree. I too am using the official Sony surround sound headset, and I find the sound design to be particularly underwhelming and immersion breaking.

This thread made my whole week! Thanks everyone!
The sound team is pretty small and we worked our butts off getting this stuff in so it really means a lot to us.

Also as for BF3, I have a lot of respect for the sound team on that game. They went out to the field to play with weapons and vehicles and hear how they sound at different distances, and you can hear the realism and clarity in the overall sound.
Our approach was a lot different than theirs though, since we didn't care about realism (though we do care about the lore of how the weapons work). We also wanted to be able easily tell the difference between different types of weapons, and only play sounds from things happening in game.
The distance reverb we add to sounds was inspired by BF3.

Seriously, it's an incredible difference. I feel like I've been missing out on some of the best parts of this game so far.
Probably sounds even better with proper surround sound cranked up.

I'm using Sony Pulse elites which should work on the PS4. If anyone has been considering getting a decent headset I strongly recommend you go for it.

To whoever posted a more or less identical thread a few weeks back - thanks!

I second ths! I swear it's almost like I am right next to somebody shooting a REAL live shotgun by me the sounds in this game are definitely identical to most real weapons. I can tell you did your field work and shot the real guns and recorded the sounds. Good stuff CCP!

Yo stop being so whiny and pouty its annoying. If you don't like it post feedback or don't play. Sorry bro I like you but this whining **** is getting pathetic...

It'd be a lot better if that ***** would shut up about the NULL Cannons.

In Eve they emit a much softer scifi'ish sound that doesn't assault the ears as much as play with them. It's somewhat comparable to the way the Covenant plasma rifles in Halo sound. In Dust, all blasters, all the way down to the Gallente Assault Rifle (which is itself, a blaster) has more of a direct BANG! Sound attached to it. It sounds good, but it's difficult to believe that these are the same kinds of weapons at all.

Isn't this somewhat backwards, though? You would think on the starship scale, the sounds would get bigger and more intimidating, and on the smaller handheld scale they would be softer. Instead it seems the exact opposite is true.

You are the man, CCP Earworm! You are a professional and do your job very well. Thanks for your work!

Thanks, but I don't want to steal the credit, we've got an awesome sound team - my contribution is like the engineer/producer for an album - keep everything on-target and make sure the guys who make the sound have all the tools they need to pull it off.

Speaking of which (if I may jump in and hijack this thread), could you perchance do something about making dropships sound more directional? I think what's going on is that surround sound only really handles 2 dimensions, so it's hard for me to pinpoint a dropship when it's above me. If there is a tank, LAV, or gunfire, I can easily discern which direction it's coming from, but no dice with dropships.

Yeah this is definetly a problem. It's a bit hard to solve since we want to seperate the sounds so each vehicle is easily heard (this devblog gives more detail: http://dust514.com/news/blog/2013/02/dust-514-audio-vision-and-principles/), but where the dropship sits in the frequency spectrum makes it hard for your ears to localize it properly. I know exactly what you're talking about and it's important to hear the position of every vehicle. When we get a chance we will revisit the dropship and solve this problem.

Yeah this is definetly a problem. It's a bit hard to solve since we want to seperate the sounds so each vehicle is easily heard (this devblog gives more detail: http://dust514.com/news/blog/2013/02/dust-514-audio-vision-and-principles/), but where the dropship sits in the frequency spectrum makes it hard for your ears to localize it properly. I know exactly what you're talking about and it's important to hear the position of every vehicle. When we get a chance we will revisit the dropship and solve this problem.

Thanks, but I don't want to steal the credit, we've got an awesome sound team - my contribution is like the engineer/producer for an album - keep everything on-target and make sure the guys who make the sound have all the tools they need to pull it off.