Hey man, death magnetic ain’t EDM 
If you mean the Metallica album, that album was very low volume for whatever reason. There was a Guitar Hero 3 version of it that sounded much better, but also was low volume. I got that in my music archive instead of the original.
There also was a Queensryche album that sounded similary horrible, but i can’t remember the name of it.
Death magnetic is wicked compressed, its got almost zero dynamic range which leads to it sounding very loud imo compared to their 80s and even 90s music.
While it may not be textbook contributor to the loudness wars, it is a contributor to the squashed music wars. Not trying to knock it cuz the songs are great, I’ve learned a few on guitar.
Loudness war really got started with that album sure, but it’s since gotten worse. Most music released now is, at most, DR 6. It’s disgusting. WAY too much reliance on brick wall limiting.
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I never heard the volume of the original album but the compression and yes that was horrible.
Cockpit sound being muffled sounds good, but bonnet cam you can barely hear the engine there now either
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The audio in this game is worse than previous titles and some of the worst Ive experienced in any game, racing genre or not. The above example of the G40 is exactly correct; not only for that vehicle in particular but many many others. The in vehicle audio is absolutely dismal. Add in the fact that the racing transmission audio distorts/bugs to sounding as if it is a burning tea kettle in the passenger seat definitely doesnt help. There are some vehicles I simply cannot use because of the poor audio. This also doesnt explain why vehicles sound different on each and every track, and different times of the day. Truthfully, the most “correct” sounds I have heard in this game are when the vehicles are under or surrounded by structures for echos, as for some reason, the true audio that should be present is revealed.
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That’s fair. I just don’t want the cockpit sound to go back to how it was. Is why I’m asking that y’all be careful about what you ask for. Don’t just say “this car’s volume level is too low” or whatever. Be very specific.
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You play it in stereo or something? I can’t really say it sounds so bad. I have a pretty decent sound and only see the bad in the engine sounds themselves now. Well and the too load sound if close to tiny walls still is a thing, but else it’s fine.
They even fixed that HORRIBLY ANNOYING bridge on Maple Valley.
I am good with sound in general but not a complete audiophile.
That part isn’t totally fixed. Whatever was done with the dynamic range of everything this update made it less apparent is all.
You play on PC or console?
Console. Dolby Atmos rig. Updated my AVR from the Denon X4700H to Anthem MRX 1140 recently. Room is ARC tuned.
Console never sounds equal to PC. It doesn’t matter what super super sound you got behind it.
Even if you pay 10 grand it wound sound better if it’s console.
I don’t feel the need for Atmos yet, because it is a compressed format, it’s NOT uncompressed.
For me on PC the only real thing is PCM 7.1 nothing else.
Gotta have my height speakers. FH5 DA sounds great so idk what went wrong with FM. There’s always the DTS:X option if you MUST have uncompressed. I find DA to be plenty palatable tho and I abhor compression.
I think some games just aren’t that already to produce good enough sound for atmos.
I also got a Atmos AV but only the lowest form but never will use it.
In a few years if these 5K AV’s cost a grand maybe, but not before.
It’s like with the 8K TV’s there is barely anything that supports it.
Yeah. 8k is pretty pointless right now. My LG G3 does the job just fine. Far as uncompressed atmos goes tho I think by running passthrough on both my TV and console that the AVR handles it all and afaik this Anthem is capable of uncompressed DA.
Atmos itself is already compressed afaik.
I will use Atmos if 11 or 13 Atmos is affordable and the AV doesn’t cost 5K+.
I currently got a DENON AVR-X1700H DAB with 7 full spectrum speakers 2 of them very large and 2 subwoofers and i am very happy with it.
I have the audio setting set to Surround or whatever the option is outside of stereo and headphones. I have tried adjusting the audio settings in game, on console, and outer limits, nothing has changed for the better. Meanwhile, I could load up Forza 7 and have better in game sound, despite the audio for some vehicles being 100% incorrect, its still pleasing and better than muffled nothingness and tea kettles.
Yeah well I can just say that my sound is fine over and over again. Maybe it’s my 24 Bit 192 KHZ Setting? I don’t know.
Or maybe because I turned OFF all other audioadapters? You ppl ever tried that? And set it to 48 KHZ minimum.
On console there’s a bug where you’re not getting proper surround from the mode you selected in audio settings until you ( when the game is running and every time you change cars ) go to xbox audio settings. Choose a different surround mode then select the mode you initially had or want to use. Go back to the game. It’s annoying and I think I have a ticket in for it.
So when I play I have to start a race. While the race menu is up I hit the xbox button on the controller and go to audio settings. Select 7.1 or 5.1 uncompressed and then select dolby atmos. When I go back to the game I am greeted with a more proper sound. I tested this with all the surround modes and they behave the same way. It’s not a HUGE change, but it’s enough.