sonar

[dim cradle]

just want to make my voice heard that this is a dumb feature. especially if my pc isnt restarting

dumb feature
or bug, if that's what it is

[inner quail]

They changed that in GG 60.0 #gg-updates message

[dim cradle]

suspected as much

I'm not holding a pitchfork or anything. just want to say I don't like it

Should not be enabled by default, in my opinion. That's all

thanks for your quick response @inner quail

[gloomy otter]

its posible to use at the same time sonar and dts sound unbound?

my headphones are Artics 5

[mild jewel]

Steelseries GG hasn't opened for MONTHS please help!!!

Doesn't open in task manager, nothing happens when I open it

If I reinstall will I lose my EQ settings?

[mild jewel]

they should add hotkeys to switch devices next 👀

[mild jewel]

Ok it hasn't been months but it started at the beginning of march

did you ever get it to launch

[random moss]

Yeah somewhat, I just want into the directory and launch it from there

[mild jewel]

I tried that and it didn't work, I caved and am reinstalling

Probably gonna lose my EQ presets...

Oh well, it's a free software so I can't complain too much

[random moss]

C:\Program Files\SteelSeries\GG > SteelSeriesGGClient

[mild jewel]

too late lol

[random moss]

Rip

[mild jewel]

it's fine, let's see if this even works

[sacred pecan]

fallout 4 doesnt have audio when using sonar

because sonar forces 24bit, 96KHz. But Fallout only works when using 16bit, 48KHz for some weird reason.

Is there a way to fix this?

[elfin path]

anyone know why my stream output for mic isnt picking anything up outside of the GG app, I've tried reinstalling, checking for software updates, troubleshooting, unplugging and plugging it back in, restting my PC, I've made no progress

[mild jewel]

Don't have my old EQ presets anymore but idc, anything is better than using Voicemeeter

I hate voicemeeter, every time I had it installed it fucked up my audio devices. Sonar is miles easier to use

[mild jewel]

ohh something is very wrong

in discord calls, sometimes people get really quiet all of a sudden

[mild jewel]

oh it's definitely clearcast

[mortal geyser]

Wait i'mhaving the same problem, what is clear cast?

[pliant pawn]

yo i think sonar is completely fucked

if i a disable it my mic works but my sound doesnt

if i enable it my sound works but mic doesnt

ngl at this point im just buying a seperate mic

[mortal geyser]

Thank you so much! I shall test it out.

[boreal pike]

Does anyone else have a problem where whenever you turn your headset off, the next time you turn it on Sonar changes your mic to the headset one? Its been like this for weeks, and backup switch has the headset mic fully disabled. The mic it should be using is a usb one that is 24/7 connecting to my computer.

Ik backup switch is still in early access but it hasnt had problems until now.

[pliant pawn]

what do i do? i cant find steelseries game

i cant find game chat or media

i see them in window sound settings

just not sonar

[boreal pike]

Thats for deciding where your steelseries game output is going to go to

i.e will it output via your headset speakers, your computer speakers, streaming capture software etc

[pliant pawn]

yeah i know

but its supposed to steelseries sonar - game

but it isnt popping up

[boreal pike]

Its not supposed to say that in that menu, no

[pliant pawn]

example:

[boreal pike]

Ohhhh forgot abt the 7's built in channels

Ive only ever used the original Arctis 7, not the Nova. Not sure if the Nova has two built in channels like the original 7

[pliant pawn]

hmm

anyone know?

[boreal pike]

Steelseries' website page for the Nova 7 mentions using ChatMix via Sonar for the channels. so i dont think it has separate built in channels

Either way im not sure if it matters since Sonar should be doing all of the audio mixing and adjusting anyways, so afaik it should work fine on just selecting Arctis Nova 7 as your playback

Sonar is supposed to be doing all the chatmix that those Game and Chat channels woulda done otherwise

[pliant pawn]

so thern what do i select here

too bad sonar just ruins my mic so ima have to buy a seperate oned

what

[boreal pike]

Whichever you prefer as your default output. My sonar yells at me whenever i set the default to anything but gaming, idk why. But if it lets you do something else then id recommend using Media, since usually the things id use on my computer that are new programs / ones that use default audio settings are things like browsers and desktop apps, which id rather mixed to my Media settings over smth like game

Though if youre more of a Steam user then game might be a better bet if youre playing PC games more often than installing regular software / apps

[pliant pawn]

okj

sonar fucks my mic up tho

it doesnt work

if i turn it off

it works but my headset doesnt work

really annoying

[boreal pike]

Wdym by if you turn it off? Are you using headset mic or smth else

[pliant pawn]

turn off sonar

[boreal pike]

Odd, im not sure what the problem there would be. Sonar is honestly like not that good of a mixer in general rn and has a ton of problems so that could really be anything. Usually I just kinda alyways keep sonar open to make sure nothing bugs out. Could be that when you turn it whatever is using your input/output devices is still trying to use sonar, which since its closed isnt outputting audio so nothing goes through. No idea why the mic would still work when its off and not when its on tho, unless you dont have mic input on whtv program youre using set to Sonar but i doubt thats the issue, esp with it flip flopping

Maybe testing with another mic just to see if its the input device's / another program's fault or if its sonar (its prob sonar)

[pliant pawn]

yeah idrc i got it for the headset not the mic so ill just get an external one

no

[boreal pike]

Entirely fair. I swapped to the Nova Pro bc my Arctis Pro's muffs broke (which also happened to my Arctis 7 in the same way, so idk if theres like a manufacture issue there or smth) and the Nova Pro was the only real replacement for it besides just buying the same one. It was kinda disappointing to have to use Sonar for mixing instead of just having the two separate channels naturally thru the gamedac and the headset but hopefully it gets tuned out more in the near future.

[neon nimbus]

can someone please help me figure out how to make voicemeeter work with sonar, everything was fine until i gott myn new headset today

all these inpuuts and outputs arent working

ive tried everything

[boreal pike]

Backup switch might do it, just unsure why that would let the mic work when sonar is completely closed but not when its on, unless its sonar and another program just fighting over defaults and not getting anything right

[neon nimbus]

whaat do i swap around with this

and for the playback in the mixers

too complicated for me and it’s frustrating, i just wanna hear thru my headset and talk thru my desk mic

sonar is more confusing than voicemeeter

[boreal pike]

Sorry, im not familiar with voicemeeter so i dont really know how to troubleshoot. From the looks of it i cant see anything that seems wrong? Just curious as to why youd want to use two mixers at the same time tho

[neon nimbus]

i don’t, i just wanna use voicemeeter but sonar is taking priority and fuckin up all my inputs and outputs

and now i can’t hear anything thru my headset and my voice thru my microphone is choppy and cutting out

and my steelseries isn’t working with voicemeeter so i thought downloading sonar to route it all would help but it made it worse

could someone help explain in a vc or something

even in the sound control panel on windows is all messed up too

feels like sonar is a virus atm, destroying all my sound settings😭

[neon nimbus]

imma just uninstall tbh

but i’m sure everything’s still messed up

[elder wraith]

I have a question about sonar. Everytime I boot up my PC, I have steel series GG starting up. For some reason, my sonar uses my pc default settings audio. I did change on my sound settings on control panel to headphones. Is there a way I can change the default audio settings on Sonar?

[elder wraith]

let me try that, thank you

[lyric wadi]

ok so now that the problem with soundsettings is somehow working , new problem. just had a epic win TWICE but it has no sound atr all. not from the game not from discod talking. bruh wth

i didnt changed anything else, i only did this disable switch on reboot option

yeah

but then the sound probably dosnt work when i start my pc

?

ah i cant change the third one in that option, the one for mircophone

ok done

ok so i hear things in browser, ingame and the call itself in discord but cant hear others talking

and they can hear me. but i dont hear anything

nope nothing

no i mean in general , not in clip. idk about the clip lemme test that^^

nvm i started steelseries, it wasnt on (did a reboot from pc) i have no sound now no matter where

just my headset

aight

omg i can hear people

and browser and ingame. oh my god finally. hope it will stay like this now

thanks i think that fixxed it.

ill do a reboot of my pc quick and see if its still like that

ok people cant hear me

ah i forgot to change the microphone i gues xD

[white galleon]

Sonar is forcing my game audio to go to media? i cant change it to game?

[wild wren]

did you select it on

in game?

[white galleon]

doesnt matter what i change it forces it to go to media

of what?

[inner quail]

if you can select the output device in your FiveM application, you need to set it to Sonar Game instead of Sonar Media.

[sinful linden]

Is there a way i can make sonar save my settings? everytime i restart sonar it changes everything

seems weird to me that it prefers My AOC screen as Audio Out rather than the actual Steelseries headset...

oh damn thanks 🙂

[sinful linden]

yes its saving now thank you very much 🙂

[fallen lily]

Hello Sonar no work?

[willow citrus]

Yeah why does Sonar every time I boot my PC or log in direct playback to my monitors speakers instead of the Arctis Pro? It's annoying to keep putting it back into the dedicated hardware

[inner quail]

try this #1231169325868515370 message

[willow citrus]

that seems to have fixed it

thanks

[queen quartz]

where is this in english

i see nvm

i have to see on next startup

but i believe it will fix it because my sonar started defaulting to my monitor and not my headphones when they are listed as my default audio device

[crisp ingot]

Does anyone know the solution to this?

[fresh bramble]

My friends hear me in my stream when i'm streaming fullscreen on discord so does anyone know if we can disable the thing where they hear me on my stream

[honest kindle]

hello friends I bought it for my arctis 9x laptop, but when I enter the game, the sounds sound distorted, when the game opens, 7.1 turns off and I get muffled and distorted sounds, no clear sound, when I close the game, the sounds get better

[topaz sierra]

my sonar just keeps loading any ideas?

never haad this issue beforre rest of the app seems to work fine sonar just wont load

[cinder lion]

hey my sonar keep changing the desired device by default to my screen instead of my headphones any suggestion?

[vale terrace]

Someone who can help me route so that the music comes out as if I were talking through the microphone

[velvet walrus]

https://support.steelseries.com/hc/en-us/articles/14660250166285-How-can-I-share-music-with-my-friends

[cinder lion]

thx dude, if my headset is wireless i should turn this off aswell right? or as soon as its powered on it will have prio over the other device

[solemn citrus]

Hello, why doesn't the SONAR have the SAVE SETTINGS?
EVERY TIME I TURN OFF THE COMPUTER THE REPLACEMENT PLACE NO MORE RETURN TO THE MONITOR BOXES,,
DO I HAVE TO SWITCH TO MY SPEAKERS FROM THE USB AUDIO CODEC EACH TIME WHAT IS MY AUDIO INTERFACE?
BUG?

[unborn locust]

i just reinstalled the software, it was the only thing that i could get to work

[kind idol]

Got the same issue. Any fixes known yet?

[silver basin]

thank god im not the only one to suffer you would think that it would have an auto setting for even their own product im using a S/S game dac and it still forces it all down one channel and i have to rebalance one i notic normally about 30 mins into gameing

[restive valve]

Hello! got a question regarding Sonar, I've recently updated to Windows 11 and by doing that the program stopped working. Or well yeah i can't get sonar to actually work, It's constantly loading.

[cunning bolt]

Does anyone have a problem to where after you install a GEFORCE update it screws with Sonar. You have to keep going in and changing the mixer in Sonar because it changes the settings by itself? If I restart my computer it changes the settings and I have to go in and fix it. If I uninstall and reinstall it is fine. This is the second GPU update that has screwed up the settings

[dawn willow]

my sonar straight up does not work but everything else is fine, anyone know why?

[tawny sundial]

can anyone tell my why all of a sudden everytime i turn my pc on my audio doesnt work and i have to cahnge the input in sonar for it to work?

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar when the current device turns off, or becomes unavailable. For example, Sonar can detect when a Nova headset is disabled, and automatically switch your Sonar output to your speakers.

This functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[tawny sundial]

everything in the pics is already on

[cunning bolt]

Thanks! I will try this!

Thanks!

[tawny sundial]

i got hyperx quadcast and my headphones plugged into it

i just turned the settings off, dont know if it works tho

[lofty lodge]

Looks like Sonar mixer / Arctis headphones does not work with certain ASIO drivers

Would be great if sonar had ASIO support

in particular PreSonus USB ASIO drivers

[humble spire]

Anyone know about an issue with Rainbow Six Siege going into the media app routing and not being able to remove it?

[humble spire]

nvm of course two seconds later I realize its siege's annoying insistance on having an in-game audio selection

[dense ginkgo]

i have a problem with what i believe is an audio mixer problem but im not sure. when i have the mixer towards the side that makes chat louder, it will occasionally stop working for a second. weirder yet is that it only seems to affect dicord calls but truthfully i havent done much testing in any other chat software

[lofty lodge]

For all intents and purposes I have decided to ditch Sonar for now, it's just completely incompatible with ASIO and DAWs like Ableton and Cubase.
If someone from SteerSeries could ping me here when this compatibility will be fixed, as I'll be back over in the VoiceMeter discord for a while longer it would seem.

[inner quail]

what does stop working mean? no sound? or more sound?

[inner quail]

you might be better of creating a #1070392859125104660

[dense ginkgo]

it plays audio as if theres no mixer

[inner quail]

hm. I am not sure what that would mean if it only happens for a very short time. If the playback devices in Sonar change, it might be an issue with the cable, port or connection causing it to fallback to another backup device until the headset is recognized again.

[dense ginkgo]

i have no idea if they do change, never thought to check. the only problem is that it doesnt happen very often (like once an hour) and it doesnt happen for very long at all (2 seconds max)

[inner quail]

you could try disabling the automatic backup device switch and see if it resolves the issue. Settings > Backup Devices Switch

[inner quail]

are we talking about software or hardware Chatmix? Like the Chatmix slider in Sonar or a hardware wheel?

[dense ginkgo]

I have a wired nova pro and im using the gamedoc wheel

i will try that settings change

[inner quail]

so the issue occurs when you use the GameDOC wheel to set Chatmix? Check if it also appears when you use the Chatmix slider in Sonar.

[dense ginkgo]

how do i change it? since the sonar chatmix is locked because i have the gamedoc. just plug my headphones directly into my pc?

[inner quail]

it is blocked? are the game playback device and chat playback device in Sonar set to the same device?

[dense ginkgo]

this what it says so i assume yes?

[inner quail]

I see it works different with your GameDOC than with my wireless Chatmix then. I am not familiar with it.

[dense ginkgo]

this isnt the issue because when the mix messes up it doesnt switch to my next audio device which is my monitor speakers. it would be very obvious if it did switch

[wild wren]

@candid mesa brother can u help me?

dm me please

[inner quail]

Backup Device issues?

[wild wren]

naah

İ just buy Arctis 7+ X and my mic is seriously bad

how can i fix it

i need help

and i need some music settings

or

game

like how can i say

and here

[inner quail]

bad in what way?

[wild wren]

hmm how can i say

my sound is like an robotic

XD

ahh

and

breath sounds

[copper hollow]

Hi guys i have a problem. My SteelSeries GG - Sonar keeps changing my playback device. How can i solve that? Its keeps selecting my monitor, nvidia etc as primary.

[inner quail]

did you position it like this? https://support.steelseries.com/hc/en-us/articles/229151368-How-do-I-position-the-mic

[inner quail]

#1231169325868515370 message

[wild wren]

yes

[pallid temple]

hello, is there anyone who uses arctis 7+ plus? i'm wondering what are the best mic settings on sonar to get the best efficiency?

[pallid temple]

did u fix it?

[wild wren]

nah

[wild wren]

ye i need to

[pallid temple]

i've found some settings from a nova user. i'm not sure if they are gonna work. but i can send them anyway if you want.

[wild wren]

okey

it will be good

thanks.

[pallid temple]

i sent you friend request

[humble tide]

hello anyone had troubles with sonar and Discord?
sometimes the discord sound jumps

i have discord voice at chat line but it jumps to games media utc.
and volume jumps with ds :/

[low skiff]

So dissapointed in my arctis nova 1, everyone complains about echo

[quiet marten]

can someone help me?

ive been having a problem where sonar keeps changing the default audio output

either its that or razer synapse is making the mic my output

or sonar thinks its the output

and i have to change it every time i boot up

[inner quail]

do you mean the playback device in sonar or the default audio output in windows?

[quiet marten]

uhh

[inner quail]

you can show a screenshot of what changes if you are not sure

[crystal wave]

i have the same problem. it is not because of the default win setting it is within sonar. with each restart sonar grabs the first audio device that it finds... in my case that is the monitor. even when sonar gaming is default in the win settings.

[quiet marten]

thats my mic

thats my headphones

[bleak plover]

just had this error occur again and im without audio again but now with windows update. its kinda incredible how the way to avoid a 400$ tool from breaking is to not keep your pc up-to-date. i have made a ticket few weeks ago but if anyone knows how to resolve this quickly without using system restore, i'm all ears

[quiet marten]

ive sent a ss

[floral quest]

i have a simmilar problem it pi**es me off when i turn my third monitor on it just gives audio over the monitor not over the headset anymore

[bleak plover]

can you help me troubleshoot as well when you have time?

@candid mesa *

[inner quail]

This will help https://discord.com/channels/299040363123965952/1231169325868515370

[bleak plover]

virtual audio outputs (gaming, chat, mic) ceased from working after a standard windows update. few weeks ago same happened when i updated nvidia drivers

[wild wren]

if u can

it'll be good thanks

[floral quest]

great eq setting for f*cking up your ears xD

[crystal wave]

works.. thx!

[iron oracle]

Did somebody have some similiar issue that Windows suddenly does not recognize the Arctis Nova Pro anymore while I was using it? Everything went silent suddenly and now Windows does not seem to recognize when i turn it on. Even restart of the computer and pulling USB does not help

[gilded rampart]

I hope this the right place to ask; I'm new to Sonar and am trying to use it so I can have game sound in my VR headset as well as sound to my Bass Thumpers for vibration in the game. I am a combat flight simmer and would love to have the sound in my VR headset and still feel the game vibrations. Thanks

[velvet walrus]

If you want you can use streamer mode to set two outputs in Sonar, but it's probably not the most ideal setup/workaround.

[gilded rampart]

Thanks, I didn't think of that, I'm not a streamer so I passed it on by. I'll look into it. Thank you

[near hazel]

Can we please get Steelseries to stop putting that awful Clearcast on by default? It doesn't work. All it does is filter out people I'm trying to have a conversation with rather than any noise.

Also, every update I have to turn off moments. Last thing I need is ANOTHER app trying to capture my screen. I already have about 5 installed.

[velvet walrus]

both clearcast and moments should stay off once you turn them off. if they keep turning on then it's a bug that you should report to #official-support

[near hazel]

Both of them turn themselves on every time I start the PC, but the fact they're on by default is still annoying.

Especially Moments

I didn't know by screen was being recorded, closed a game down, and it was like "Where do you want to save your screen captures".

Just stealthily started recording my screen, like wtf

[velvet walrus]

moments isn't on by default on a new install, it asks if you want it on when you first log in to GG. otherwise it's not running like if you skip login.

lemme see if I can find a screenshot of the thing where it asks

[near hazel]

My app updated the other week and I certainly didn't turn it on.

[velvet walrus]

maybe you had it on before and the update with voice clipping happened? so before it wasn't triggering but now it does since it has a new way to clip? there was a lot of people coming into this chat asking about it when the voice clipping update came out, not realizing they had it on the whole time

when it's off it has this icon

[inner quail]

This disables Moments

[near hazel]

No, I made a point of turning it off at the point when you said on installation. It updated and turned itself on automatically. I haven't even touched the Moments tab since turning it off during the initial set up.

[velvet walrus]

then report it to #official-support as a bug. i've never had it turn back on after an update.

[near hazel]

Is there any way to uninstall that functionality?

[inner quail]

Clearcast was set to default enabled with GG 60.0. It shouldn't turn itself on again when you disable it.

[crisp delta]

I have this exact problem, my computer goes to sleep and then sonar just grabs the 1st audio device listed and changes to that when the computer wakes.

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar.

Fallback can be triggered when a device is unavailable (such as when booting your PC or unplugging a device), or it can switch outputs if it detects if a Nova headset is turned off, and automatically switch to speakers.

This fallback functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[velvet walrus]

@crisp delta ^

[crisp delta]

ohhhhh thanks m8 !

[near hazel]

I turned it off last time I played because I realised it was dumb and just cropping off half the people I was chatting with. Logged back in again today and it was back on again.

I'll raise them as bugs

[velvet walrus]

no, everything is wrapped together in GG so you can't uninstall sonar/moments/engine separately, it's all together

[fast dagger]

Hi, Im hhaving issues getting spotify to pop up in my Sonar... How can i get it so i can assign it?

[karmic surge]

why is sonar not loading

[vale terrace]

Can someone help me do it please, I do all the steps but it doesn't work

[molten helm]

did anyone found a fix yet for nvidia geforce recordings ?

like the audio is either super low or just pick up no audio

btw : if anyone reply please ping me

[pale topaz]

is there a way to edit the side bar "the taskbar"

I don't always need to see "Home, sonar, Moments, 3D Aim training, Engine and Giveaways"

I use just Sonar interface and I use moments once in a while. I do have auto clipping.
I just want to have the Sonar mixer visible at all times and not have to to scroll at the bottom left and right, when I make the window smaller.

Like this, or something like it.

Right now its like this, and I cant make the window any smaller.

[surreal otter]

Hello guys i have a problem 😦

[violet grail]

You can ask for it in #1070392859125104660 :)

[tiny galleon]

Hello, just purchased the arena 7s to go with my setup and also using a nova pro headset. Is there any way to automatically shift all sound (input and output) to my nova pros when its turned on? Currently everything goes through the new speakers even when i turn on the headphones and i have to manually direct sound to the novas. Any help here?

[lapis mural]

My Default Audio for Headphones are set as "Gaming" how do i change it to "Media"? for default? when i change it in windows mixer settings it says in the software to "Revert back to your default settings"

is there a way to make "Media" as my Default audio playback?

[heavy mango]

Help me pls

[sly cedar]

how do I stop sonar from changing my default device constantly?

Like, it used to swap to my headset mic when I turned it on

now it isnt

[torn fox]

I have the same issue ^^
Whenever I restart my PC, or my headsets turns off due to inactivity or battery change, Sonar just decides to set a completely different device and I need to manually go back and set my headset as the device every single time. Extremely annoying.

[rare thorn]

its something to do with this

[sturdy temple]

Seems like a new "feature". My headphones seem to "go to sleep" momentarily and sonar switches to the next available. Headphones are Arctis Nova Pro Wireless

[shut valley]

Had the same issue, except mine switches from my Scarlett Solo (where my wired headphones are connected to) to a screen without speakers.
Weird feature is weird, but I tried what @rare thorn suggested and I'm hoping it works.

[hard berry]

can i somehow setup that when i start computer, sonar will automatically choose the bottom option? cuz i dont want to change it manually everytime i turn on computer

[inner quail]

make sure your headset has priority in your backup device switch priority list. #sonar message

[hard berry]

oooh, thank you :3

that makes sense

[hoary kindle]

why do i always have to open the app to get sound on my pc, and manually change to my headset in sonar

[raw dragon]

what's up with sonar?
stuck on starting
logs say this:
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80040154): Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {DEA05346-7BE3-4DB0-AE9F-14423648EA7B} failed due to the following error: 80040154 ॣ ஢ (0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

[odd pond]

I have a keyboard with a scroll bar for volume. When I scroll it it changes the 'Game' volume... I want it to change the 'Master'.

When I try to use the options to set a shortcut it doesnt detect the scroll wheel on the keyboard. But it is working to change the 'Game' bar by default and idk how to change it.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

[forest furnace]

sonar keeps defaulting to the elgato instead of my headset, it's annoying to turn on gg everytime I boot up the pc

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar.

Fallback can be triggered when a device is unavailable (such as when booting your PC or unplugging a device), or it can switch outputs if it detects if a Nova headset is turned off, and automatically switch to speakers.

This fallback functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[velvet walrus]

^

[forest furnace]

thanks mate!

[cursive ingot]

Hey there,
everytime i startup my pc, the settings in sonar changes to an other audio device. In my pc settings they arent set as default. Default is steelseries Sonar.... anyone has an idea what i can do?

[inner quail]

Check your priority list. #sonar message

[vagrant smelt]

I need an answer to this too, I want my apex pro keyboard scroll wheel to control my master volume not my game volume

[vocal verge]

i swear i hate everything about your headphones. im sitting here playing games then the sonar in the app starts acting up bam headphones arnt working and mic

[velvet walrus]

I have some info on it here: #1216790188559171696 message

[vagrant smelt]

Ah thanks, kinda sucks that the apex pro’s wheel can’t be customized to change certain things

Also would be dope if sonar master was a VAD

[karmic temple]

hey every time i turn on my computer and launch steelseries GG and go to sonar the gaming audio output is set to my monitor speakers for some reason. how can i set the default to my headphones?

[karmic surge]

anyone know how i can get my gun to not make any sound like the streamers? on wz

[vagrant smelt]

That’s probably an obs thing

[rigid mesa]

my sonar page keeps loading like that, anyone got any soloution ?

[final cosmos]

I have a bug with Sonar, where Discord for some reason is fixed to the "Game" slider. I cannot move it to the "Chat" slider.

[past hazel]

In order for apps to output to the other devices in Sonar, you'll need to route the apps to the specified device. Routing can be done in one of two ways:

1. Use the routing drag and drop interface underneath the audio outputs to simply move any apps playing sounds to the required output

2. Open the Windows sound device by going to Settings > Sound > App Volume and Device Preferences. From this settings menu you can use the dropdown to route any app.

If you are having issues with routing not working or apps moving back to another device after dragging them, you may need to check the app itself for any sound output settings. Some apps like Discord, Spotify, and Apple Music may need to have their outputs changed within their app settings rather than done through Sonar.

[final cosmos]

Despite Discord indeed being set to output to "Chat" instead of "Game", it doesn't show this in Sonar itself. And when I edit clips in Moments, it is very clear that Discord and Game were recorded on the same channel; "Chat" has no audio file.

[velvet walrus]

can you send a screenshot of your discord audio settings? just to be sure

[final cosmos]

From within Discord itself you mean? @velvet walrus

[velvet walrus]

yeah, the input/output in Discord

[velvet walrus]

it should be set to chat

[final cosmos]

I'm clearly more stupid than I make myself believe. Thanks, Lago. You're a hero ❤️

[karmic surge]

This what I mean, their guns are quiet

[vagrant smelt]

His game is low and I think the gun has a suppressor, I don’t think it’s a sonar thing unless I’m out of the loop on this

[karmic surge]

It’s no matter what gun he uses

[velvet walrus]

assuming this isn't an in-game mod, my assumption would be either an aggressive compressor/smart volume on the game audio, or a very specific game EQ that has a notch at the frequency of the gun firing

[polar zenith]

@keen niche or @mighty estuary , not sure if what I posted (just above) is worth Pinning, at least until they actually get the bugs in Sonar fixed...

[zenith kraken]

@polar zenith Please do not turn off automatic updates. We occasionally push out security updates alongside other features in GG. Turning off or blocking the update system could leave yourself vulnerable to exploits that we patch.

If you're running into bugs or issues, PLEASE open a ticket with our support team. They can gather logs and escalate issues to us faster than Discord/Reddit/Twitter.

[polar zenith]

Steelseries has had more than a month to fix the bugs they put into Sonar with v60 and above. The support reps I've reached out to have said that it's just how the new version is when I explain to them that the volume controls are broken and the auto device switch doesn't work. I've been working with them since installing v60 got released and it's been an exercise in futility.

And there are tons of threads in the #1047622297382567936 channel with these issues as well with no fix other than 'turn off this feature' or 'use a separate app to fix the key assignment'. The response from SS has been one of 'meh, we'll get to it eventually'.

[zenith kraken]

Our support team has already escalated that issue to our Sonar team thanks to reports like yours. You can view that reply here: #sonar message

[polar zenith]

That mentions an excluded device. I have no excluded devices. And as soon as I put v58 back, the volume controls work correctly on my keyboard and the DAC and the auto device switching works like it was working.

[zenith kraken]

Do you have a ticket number? I'm not on the Sonar team so I cannot say to what extent your issue a bug/not a bug, but if there's confusion on the ticket I can help escalate it (if it's not already escalated)

[polar zenith]

I have ticket 1433227; opened on 4/4/24 after a few days of trying to figure out the issue myself incase it was user error. Last reasonable update from Jayr was 'disable the feature'.
I haven't even opened a ticket for the volume controls being broken in this version as the experience has been a bit of a letdown.

Also, @zenith kraken, thanks for actually responding. I appreciate that software coding and bugfixes aren't as simple as an on/off switch; just frustrated at this being a feature breaking update for a month with little more than basic copy/paste troubleshooting. I get the security viewpoint of keeping sw up to date, but when I can't use the very high priced headphones I decided to splurge on because of a bad patch...

[zenith kraken]

You're free to do/block whatever you want on your own PC, as long as you understand the problems that can arise from it (I can't stop you anyways ). I'd just ask that you don't post steps for others to do such as the permanent solution to a temporary problem, as it could lead to a much bigger problem (in a worst case scenario).

what's the volume problem you have mentioned? I tried searching in discord to see if you brought it up but I don't see any messages.

[polar zenith]

Hey, when the software features actually work, I fully intend on installing the update.
They volume control issue is that in v60 and up, the volume knob on my keyboard and the volume no longer does anything. Same with the mute button. I can mute and still hear audio.
v58, both volume controls actually change the system (master) volume.

Ideally, I would expect to be able to use my keyboard controls (knob for volume, button for mute), the knob on the DAC, or my system tray to control my master volume regardless of what output device I'm using at the time.

And just incase you think of this (as someone has mentioned it a few times in the #1047622297382567936 channel), you can't set the volume knob and mute button in the 'shortcuts' settings page:

It just doesn't register the input when you try

[zenith kraken]

that's strange, as AFAIK the sonar/windows interaction that causes the volume wheel confusion has not changed at all, since it's up to windows to take those media commands and apply them to audio devices. did you change anything else about sonar in the last while, like turning on streamer mode? if you open a keyboard testing site, can you see those volume key commands get registered?

a site like this should say if the commands are being registered: https://keyboardchecker.com/

[polar zenith]

Yeah, it didn't work at all in v60. v60.10.0 (or whatever it was) it would affect the 'game' volume. When I reinstalled v58, it works as expected; controlling the master volume. I'd still like the DAC knob to be usable too, but that's more of a 'this should logically work and would be nice to have'. So I know it's not a problem with my keyboard or Windows. Also, just for kicks and giggles, I did test on that website, it registers both up and down. It's a Corsair K70 in case that matters.

[zenith kraken]

Yeah, that's what I find strange. When you use the wheel, it just sends a media command to Windows, and then Windows will turn down the main device. And since "Game" is the main device when Sonar is active, it should turn down Game. "Game" has pretty much always been the main VAD in Windows, so that's why I'm confused what could be going on in GG 58.

[polar zenith]

oh yeah, it brings up the display that i'm turning the volume up/down/mute. It just didn't actually change anything. Audio levels (regardless of if the app was in the game category or a different one) didn't budge. I feel like if anything, we should be able to configure what level we want it to actually apply to.

[zenith kraken]

I'm not entirely sure what's going on, since the volume interaction you're describing is expected, both for GG 58 and GG 60. Unless I'm misunderstanding something...

To clarify: The volume interaction for only changing Game is expected in both versions, for the reasons I've previously mentioned. So what you're saying is going on in GG 60 is what I'd expect based on my understanding, and what you're describing in GG 58 sounds abnormal

[polar zenith]

well, in 60 changing the volume knob had no effect on the actual audio volume. in 58, it does. I guess the other stuff is just 'wishlist'.

[still sequoia]

Hey does anyone know how I can completely delete all the other options that aren't "Headphones (Artics Nova Pro Wireless)" from Sonar? I have a Razer Leviathan V2 soundbar and it has an input switch button. I'd like all the options in sonar to ONLY be the "Headphones (Artics Nova Pro Wireless)"

[velvet walrus]

if you want to FULLY remove them, you'd need to disable the devices in Windows, since Sonar is just reflecting available devices in Windows.

otherwise, it looks like you already went into the fallback settings to disable the devices, so I'd assume if you turned off fallback then it would never switch off.

[arctic cairn]

Crap software doesn't play audio on my $350 headset

backup devices only work like half the time

and when it does break it takes down stereo speakers aswell

[karmic temple]

how do i set playback settings and make them actually stick? every single time i turn off my PC sonar automatically sets Game, Chat, Media and AUX to my monitor instead of my headphones. kinda annoying that i have to change it every single time i turn on my computer

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar.

Fallback can be triggered when a device is unavailable (such as when booting your PC or unplugging a device), or it can switch outputs if it detects if a Nova headset is turned off, and automatically switch to speakers.

This fallback functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[tranquil valve]

yeah this is the fix

set game - aux to the same one ( for me its arctis nova 7)

and the mic is whatever your mic is

[halcyon surge]

hello, just got my arctis nova today. im having some difficulty getting iTunes to come up under 'Media' and Discord under 'Chat'. Dragging them doesnt seem to work. any tips?

ahh ok i need to designate the 'device' in the windows mixer

[marsh kayak]

what is this?

[deft kite]

you can make sonar to ps 5

[south raven]

hi, is it possible to assign chatmix in sonar to hotkeys?

[winter mulch]

the media tab in sonar isnt working, when i drag browser from media to gaming for example the audio it works

[fast raft]

Why doesn't my chatmix dial doesnt pop up when i press the dial wheel down?

[deft bough]

I am not sure what to do. I am using Sonar and everytime I update my graphics driver (Nvidia) Sonar is switching my output device on every channel to a monitor with (Nvidia High Definition Audio). After every driver update I have to go into settings to "Backup device switch" and move it to the excluded list otherwise I cant here anything. This is kinda frustrating 😅 . Is there a solution to this problem?

Would be nice to have a checkbox called "Do not include any new devices"

[velvet walrus]

can't you just turn off the fallback entirely? since it seems like you're just using the one thing

[deft bough]

I am using my Monitor with 2 devices and when I switch it back to my computer using Sonar the monitor will always be set as output device somehow. Thats why I turned the fallback on. So I only have the issue after a driver update which is better I guess 😄

I also tried to disable the monitor output in windows entirely but after a driver update it will appear as new device.

[velvet walrus]

I'm a bit confused, you say you want to remove your monitor from excluded devices, but you also say you are using your monitor's audio output?

Turning fallback completely off means that it shouldn't switch at all (unless you manually do it), which is what it sounds like you want.

[shell terrace]

any1 got an idea how to fix sound devices changing everytime i boot my PC?

have to change playback device everytime i boot my PC back to my "Headset earphones (gamedac hi-res)" instead of the "Alias pro stream" or my monitors audio

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar.

Fallback can be triggered when a device is unavailable (such as when booting your PC or unplugging a device), or it can switch outputs if it detects if a Nova headset is turned off, and automatically switch to speakers.

This fallback functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[polar zenith]

I posted a 'not officially supported' method yesterday.. basically roll back to v58 and disable updates until they fix their stuff... The official stance is: open a support ticket and wait for them to get around to fixing this. Meanwhile, disable the auto switching and manually switch any time you go from one output to another.

[clear citrus]

It's not letting me drag the game to the game channel

What's the point in even having that if it's not even gonna work?

I have errything set to "Game"

And it keeps showing up in "Media" for no reason

[faint osprey]

how come it doesnt pop up with my new headset?

can someone help me

[inner quail]

is your headset connect with usb or audio cable?

[sturdy halo]

is there any way to reduce white noice with sonar?

[eternal plover]

Try using clearcast

[sturdy halo]

hmm, I don't think that did anything, but most of the white noise is there even when nothing is connected, so I guess it's something wrong with the headset

I have an arctis pro wireless headset

[faint osprey]

audio cable

[glass sparrow]

when actvating sonar which aduio do i use on bottom right off home page screen to be able to use it

gaming mic chat stero

and on discord which ones do i select

[mighty star]

HI im new in sonar. anyone can help me for setting in valorant?

[inner quail]

the PC source provides less white noise than the AUX source in your base station.

[inner quail]

if you're using audio cable, then you need to select your onboard sound which might be C-Media Audio in your case.

[inner quail]

in Discord you Select Sonar Chat and Sonar Microphone. If you don't hear anything make sure the playback and input devices for Chat and Mic are set to your headset.

[glass sparrow]

what aboout on sound mixer bottm right off windows 11 whihc do i select

[inner quail]

Sonar Gaming. that should be default anyway

[glass sparrow]

ok

[cyan thistle]

Every time I start up my computer I have to manually select my headset as the audio device in sonar for all profiles (Game, Chat, Media, Aux, Mic). It used to stay on my headset, but lately it resets on every startup.

[vocal sequoia]

ok im not crazy i JUST started using my artcis9x on my pc (i bought as a xbox specific headset of course forever ago, i tried it on pc once awhile back and it sounded poor so i didnt try aghain) but yeah my biggest complaint is every time i restart and sometimes just if the headset turns off (IE: i leave my computer for awhile) i have to adjust the audio defaults again

also i noticed it only works properly if i have windows outputting to "xbox headset' and then steelseries software running, if i actually output to steelseries, i get nothing

[gusty raptor]

can someone help this has been happening for like the past day

[plucky fossil]

i cant conect to discord with my audio

[brazen hemlock]

can you help? So I don’t hear wireless audio if I pass thru Soner. I was able to hear fine with wireless Nova 7 thru my comp setting, but I get muted all over channels of Soner. I checked dongle and device side fine also with wireless because I chose authentic Nova 7 on comp audio setting without Soner and I could hear so, seems Soner is the problem. Miss the Soner tuning! So help me out reconnecting with Soner features again!

[hidden moat]

This happened to me once, I had to uninstall and reinstall

[hidden moat]

With the latest update to Sonar you can set up backup devices. This should help you.

[hidden moat]

Make sure you have the audio Channels set right in discord and sound settings from your pc.

[hidden moat]

Would need to check routing in sound settings and sonar. Make sure whatever you use for audio routing matches in sound settings to sonar

[hidden moat]

Default setting is pretty nice otherwise a good YouTube search for eq settings is probably your best route.

[blissful kestrel]

anyone elses sonar just stuck on this?

[brazen hemlock]

I checked all the settings about my audio in my computer and Soner if it sounds on master volume on mixer and the volume register fine but can’t hear the very audio so how I can I solve it?

I’m thinking it’s a bug, but what are you guys saying?

[gusty raptor]

I’ve tried that and I’ve tried running as an admin

But nothings working

[gentle leaf]

when that happened to me i had to reinstall backup all your stuff and do that or try restart pc

[hidden moat]

Processing error, try closing out and restarting. At the very least restart pc as well.

[hidden moat]

You’ll have to send images of routing. Sometimes it defaults back and forth. Are you trying to hear mic audio? Or just any audio source

[hidden moat]

Make sure it’s uninstalled completely and not saving any profiles or registry

[gritty geyser]

You have to go to your settings on gg, go to the sonar section, and change the order / disable audio devices you don't want to show up.

I would also go into your windows sound settings and use "Don't allow" button on the devices that still manage to take the audio from sonar

[hidden moat]

Following this you could also disable audio devices you don’t want used. Ya know if you’re into a single output kinda thing

[glass sparrow]

It don’t work after I turn pc off

@inner quail it don’t work after I turn pc keeps gaming as default and microphone as input and chat as output on discord but here no sound at all

[inner quail]

check your priority list

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar.

Fallback can be triggered when a device is unavailable (such as when booting your PC or unplugging a device), or it can switch outputs if it detects if a Nova headset is turned off, and automatically switch to speakers.

This fallback functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[glass sparrow]

How do I make gaming default

This helpful

[inner quail]

I am not familiar with Windows 11. Is there a yellow bar in Sonar? Usually it indicates when it isn't default

@glass sparrow if there isn't, check the playback devices in sonar.

[halcyon surge]

ok i gotta say, the more I'm learning my way around the nuances of Sonar, the more I'm loving this thing. My Astro A50 lasted me 11 years and the only reason I got the nova pro is because the microphone at the end of the mic boom straight up fell off. I hope the Nova Pro gives me at least 3 - 5years considering what I paid for it, but I am really pleased with this thing so far 🙂 (edit: Also because Astro got acquired by 'someone else' and I avoid their products these days)

The chatmix is taking some getting used to since i was used to adjusting the game/chat balance on the side of the headpiece, but the visual feedback on the base unit/charger is kinda cool

[halcyon surge]

You will have the option 'Set as default device' if it is NOT currently your default device

apologies if sonar makes this easy, im still getting acquainted

[hidden moat]

Once you learn audio mixing and sub mixes and eq setting it can get pretty insane. Love my nova pros

[glass sparrow]

I’ve got nova pro 7 wireless just wanted the proper sounding foot steps

[lament flare]

You can adjust chat mix with the headset wheel I thought. I think you gotta press it like a button first

Is there a sticky or something in here for community sonar profiles to download?

[inner quail]

you can find configs in #1209138827571232819

[halcyon surge]

holy... thanks i had no idea i can toggle the wheel function 😄

looks like some people are going for 3rd party cusions but these seem pretty comfy to me (nova pro). i might get the popular ones mentioned in most reviews ive already spent this much whats 30 bucks more lol

so ive got MS Teams, Slack, Discord properly tagged to 'Chat' using their internal audio settings, i put chrome browser and iTunes under 'media' using the windows mixer, and so far im pretty content with the designations. i havent gotten around to playing any FPS games yet but I'm curious to see how good (and accurate) footsteps around me sound

[lament flare]

Not sure if we can mention products in here, but yeah, the cooling ones are nice and thicker, but will affect ANC a little. IMO, the leatherette ones from that company aren’t any better than the OG ones.

[halcyon surge]

yeah i kept that statement vague for that reason, but was mainly asking if people found their headsets comfy over extended use

i wore these all day yesterday and no complaints!

[lament flare]

Me personally I’m fine with the OG ones, but over time the ANC nub does kinda bother me a little during super long sessions, but it’s not as bad as say the Sony 3d Pulse headset. That headset kills my ears and also the top of my head after gaming a few hours. I can have the Nova Pro Wireless on for hours and no pain.

The cooling pads are nice because they are super deep and, well, cooling. I like them both for their separate uses, and you can always pop them off to switch them out.

[lament flare]

Thank you! I’m just seeing this channel now

[halcyon surge]

i just imported an eq preset from sonar-configs, but it imported to 'Aux'. is there an easy way to move this to 'media' ?

[cobalt shoal]

^ This feed was helpful lmao. Turning device fallback fixed a problem where my devices were switching back and forth when I was getting new audios sources going.

[inner quail]

which config?

[halcyon surge]

"Music is the food for the soul with a SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless" - it is tagged as an Aux config, was wondering if i can use it in media instead

just trying things out

[rigid mesa]

i've got the same thing

[inner quail]

just tried to change the virtualAudioDevice to "media" in the config file but it doesn't change anything and doesn't survive app reboot. So no. There doesn't seem to be a way to change it.

[gentle arch]

Hey yall, I have the Arctis Nova 7 and the Arctis 1's. When I go therough Sonar for gaming I can not hear Gaming Channel, however when I move the game to Chat I can hear the sound. When I move it back to gaming the volume meter fluctuates as if there is sound going to GG however I can not get the sound to go to the headset. Anyone had this issue and know of a fix? I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling GG and it did not resolve the issue?

[vocal sequoia]

ok im just super frustrated with my arctis 9xs on pc, im gonna stop using them and go back to my wired logitech: first: the audio cuts out randomly, no reason, no disconnect noise, fully charged, etc. second: anytime they turn off (like i restart/shutoff/put computer to sleep/locked) and come back, its just a pain and a process to get them working again, turn them on, wait for that (it always takes 10-15 seconds it feels like) then change windows audio settings to use the headset (i have to say use xbox headset, not one of the 5 different steelseries sonar audio devices), THEN go to sonar and make sure it changes back to using the headset (because that too will change to whatever the other default was when the headset turned off), like what a pain in the ass to do multiple times a day

[vocal sequoia]

i got a pair of cooling pads for my logis and they work great

ive setup a 7.1 atmos setup in my home theater and it wasnt as frustrating as this lol

[vapid stratus]

Hey guys I have a new computer

Solar 9 headphones

Sound settings are set up correctly all volume is up as high as possible

When testing unfortunately it plays extremely quiet

Have to focus extremely to hear them

Anyone have this issue

[vapid stratus]

I’m dealing with the same as you

It randomly works then doesn’t

[clever scroll]

does sonar not work on windows 11?

[twin saddle]

mine was

[vestal escarp]

not anymore and my headphones messed up now

1% volume on pc is no different that 100% im getting earaped

[clever scroll]

damn

[marble lake]

Scary

[inner quail]

Make your headset top priority if you want to have it changed after headset or pc restart. #sonar message

[inner quail]

Is Chatmix in the middle? Playback device for audio cable connections is your mainboard sound. Playback device in Sonar for wireless and usb connections is your headset.

[gentle arch]

Is there any way you can show me what you are talking about, I am confused

[gentle arch]

I have tried everything I could possibly think of and am getting absolutely nowhere with it, starting to get fraustrated.

[inner quail]

Chatmix in Sonar is the slider on the Mixer tab below the Chat and Game sliders . It needs to be in the middle if you want to hear both channels equally.

[gentle arch]

I have it in the middle

[inner quail]

If you click on the cog of chat and game on the mixer tab you can set the playback devices.

[gentle arch]

Are you able to hop in a channel for a min?

[inner quail]

No but you can share screenshots here.

[gentle arch]

when I'm in game it shows that I have sound going into GG but I cant hear anything through the headphones

[inner quail]

A disabled Chatmix slider usually means the playback devices are not the same for Chat and Game. Can you confirm this?

[gentle arch]

I have a chatmix wheel on my headset, disables the slider in app

[south vault]

Yes, I have the same problems again and again. Turning the headset on again sometimes helps. Or check the Windows settings to see if everything is correct and change it briefly, then it works. At the moment the software is crap, when I turn off my headset the settings in Sonar go to Realtek Digital but when I turn it on it doesn't automatically go back to the headset. grrr

[inner quail]

Check your priority list. #sonar message

[inner quail]

Make sure they are the exact same playback devices in both channels. Some headset have Arctis Chat and Arctis Game

[hoary kindle]

everytime i turn on my pc all the sonar settings goes to the screen and mic. i always have to manually set the audio everytime, and its annoying. any help with this??

[south vault]

Where do I find the?

[inner quail]

Check your priority list. #sonar message

[inner quail]

In the linked thread it says where you find it. #sonar message

[hoary kindle]

where do i find that ?

[inner quail]

#sonar message

[south vault]

Suppi, thanks, I don't know much about everything, I didn't know there was a link where I could see where and what. I'm old 🙂 and don't know much about it. Now I found it and it works, thank you, thank you.

[gentle arch]

No luck with that either

[shut spruce]

Hi, guys, I am facing an issue with Sonar. Every time after I wake up my pc from sleep the Sonar playback mode changes from one sound device to another for 'Media'. What should I do? I had reinstalled it when there was another issue that was every time my pc was rebooted, all 'Gaming', 'Aux', Media, and 'Chat' would change to one sound device. What do I do?

[inner quail]

try checking your priority list #sonar message

[shut spruce]

I did

Still it's changing for some like 'Gaming' and Media'

[keen mortar]

it always changes it on startup to "kuuloke", but it doesnt work or is really silent and i can hear anything. it should be set to "sankakuuloke"

and it changes every option to it

[shut spruce]

Yes, this has been happening recently. Dunno what is wrong.

[inner quail]

there are multiple tabs in the priority list. you need to set it up for each tab.

[inner quail]

same for you. check your priority list. #sonar message

[molten helm]

geforce replay is broken when using sonar

wtf is this

no sound

AND NOW IT'S MY WHOLE SOUND CONFIG ON MY WHOLE PC

[mellow mauve]

Hi sonar for mw3 rank ?

[young bolt]

hi guys what the best configuration for foot steps on pubg ?

[dark trellis]

why does the sonar always forget my input settings for "game" "chat" etc. when I restart my computer?

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar.

Fallback can be triggered when a device is unavailable (such as when booting your PC or unplugging a device), or it can switch outputs if it detects if a Nova headset is turned off, and automatically switch to speakers.

This fallback functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[dark trellis]

ah nice

[rough lotus]

Over the last two weeks, I've switched to GG Sonar from using GoXLR/BEACN Mix Create, and I've encountered a rather peculiar volume problem. Even when I reduce the volume from say, 100% to 50%, the volume remains remarkably loud. The volume only begins to noticeably decrease when it's adjusted down to like around 20%ish. Has anyone else encountered this issue? Also, adjusting the level does nothing at all. Can't even edit the level per source as it changes it for each one.

[velvet walrus]

I wonder if one program uses a different volume scale compared to the other? i've never noticed anything peculiar about the volume in Sonar but I've never used the other app to compare against

[flint beacon]

I'm pretty sure it's sonar because if I turn sonar off, the problem stops immediately. I've already tried entirely uninstalling steelseries gg but I'm out of ideas at this point.

[hexed pilot]

the sonar is not working

[rough lotus]

Restart Computer, Reseat all USB Connectors.

[hexed pilot]

same

[polar zenith]

Did they put out a new update that broke it more?

[pale trout]

mine is still busted

[hoary spire]

hey guys i wanted to see if someone can help me out with a issue i am currently having with my sonar. For some reason everytime i have turn on my computer i have to go into the steelseries application under sonar and change the playback to my headset. (outlined in white in the picture above) Would anyone have an idea why that happens and a way to fix the issue?

[hearty dirge]

oh was wondering why sonar wasn't working

so it's just broken?

[fossil wadi]

Can anyone help? My output devices in sonar keep changing from my headset to monitor speakers and it happens randomly on it's own while using the PC or while not using the PC. This was never an issue previously until the last week

[hearty dirge]

I think they did an update that messed up stuff

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar.

Fallback can be triggered when a device is unavailable (such as when booting your PC or unplugging a device), or it can switch outputs if it detects if a Nova headset is turned off, and automatically switch to speakers.

This fallback functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[outer hound]

sup guys, i have a problem, the sound was reflected, in the left ear there is sound from the right, and the same with the right, and also shadow play does not record sound

[delicate burrow]

what does the nvcontainer mean

@everyone ?

[hasty pilot]

how add discord in sonar

help

pls

[hasty pilot]

@past hazel

[past hazel]

In order for apps to output to the other devices in Sonar, you'll need to route the apps to the specified device. Routing can be done in one of two ways:

1. Use the routing drag and drop interface underneath the audio outputs to simply move any apps playing sounds to the required output

2. Open the Windows sound device by going to Settings > Sound > App Volume and Device Preferences. From this settings menu you can use the dropdown to route any app.

If you are having issues with routing not working or apps moving back to another device after dragging them, you may need to check the app itself for any sound output settings. Some apps like Discord, Spotify, and Apple Music may need to have their outputs changed within their app settings rather than done through Sonar.

[hasty pilot]

but im trying chanche

[violet grail]

Check out the message above :)

[violet grail]

The answer is in your screenshot? :)

It's not a SteelSeries thing for sure 😄

[hasty pilot]

im know but is he dont work

[violet grail]

Make sure you set the output to Sonar chat in Discord

[hasty pilot]

how

[violet grail]

Settings in Discord

[hasty pilot]

i do

can you check pm

@violet grail dm me pls

[violet grail]

My DMs aren't open, I'd like to keep everything here :)

[violet grail]

That does look correct

Have you tried reinstalling GG?

[hasty pilot]

ye

[violet grail]

Can you post your Sonar settings?

A screenshot

[delicate burrow]

I already uninstalled and it's still the same

[violet grail]

Try this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbBgCvc85wM

Reach out to #official-support if you don't find a solution here :)

[delicate burrow]

Fixed c:

[violet grail]

What fixed it?

[delicate burrow]

I fixed it by opening it as administrator

[violet grail]

Ah okay. Great that you fixed it :)

[storm hinge]

We agree that there is no configuration for the game Fallout 76 ??

[pastel geyser]

So I got my mic set up but when I try to use discord or gamebar no one can hear my voice. Can anyone help me figure this out?

[wooden scarab]

Bought Arctis 7+ recently, and the sound quality is atriocious. Characters in game do sound nice, and their voice is clear, but everything else? Muffled, silenced and feels bland. Tried game specific sonar options - didn't work. Tried different EQ setting? Nada, any ideas as to why that might be, given that every review talked about their supreme sound quality?

[glad skiff]

Every time I connect a new audio device, Sonar changes my default device to the new one even though I have it on an exclusion list, it's very annoying to have to keep changing the audio device every time I connect something to USB, why isn't there an option so that the default device is never changed?

[velvet walrus]

there is, it's in backup device switch settings

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar.

Fallback can be triggered when a device is unavailable (such as when booting your PC or unplugging a device), or it can switch outputs if it detects if a Nova headset is turned off, and automatically switch to speakers.

This fallback functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[knotty socket]

Does anyone have any serious recommendations how to set up Arctis 7 Nova? I am not a sound expert so EQ and stuff means gibberish to me.

[last mason]

I found these 2 video's helpful for getting decent sound into my headsets from the audio being generated by my computer. I had a mixture of both these guy's recommendations and bounce back and forth as I am also figuring out Sonar. Hope this helps you @knotty socket

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTtNmCapTs4

Here is the 2nd video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU2tNZ4I-a4

There also seems to be sonar-configs channel below this one that likely has more.

[carmine maple]

any one else have an issue where links on the shared links in configs open the browsers but not import anything to sonar

[last mason]

I just gave Steelseries GG admin so it would run as a administrator and I stopped being able to access or see the Gui interface for Steelseries GG. Disabling adminstrator on SteelSeriesGGClient.exe fixed this issue for me.

[carmine maple]

cheers odd little bug that is thanks sorted straight away

[last mason]

np

Glad I could help, though I came here for help myself lol.

Can anyone tell me how to link my Razer Huntsman V3 Pro Tenkeyless keyboard's volume controls to Sonar? So I can use the volume wheel to adjust Sonar's volume. ATM it only controls the #1 volume controls (Game on my Gui screen). I'd like to have it control master but I have not been able to figure out how to make this happen. Any ideas?

[knotty socket]

Thanks!

[lavish hare]

can someone tell my why I'm having this for like an hour? I've restarted my pc, fully closed the app via task manager, reinstalled and nothing helped. any solutions?

opening it as administrator also does nothing

[undone current]

This is gonna sound dumb....but disconnect all your devices and set it up and then plug them all in

had that issue, Win10 and Win11

[delicate burrow]

i've got a problem with the sonar mixer
whenever i restart my pc or my monitor restart or basically anything at this point the sonar mixer changes my output device

i need to manually change it to "headphone arctis nova 7"

[vagrant raptor]

im using Sonar and the last couple of days Sonar has seemed to make the Mixer amp with my Actis nova pro Wireless unless cause the mixer no longer works like its meant too

[delicate sapphire]

I had this same issue and found a solution. DM me?

[delicate burrow]

Yes please

[eager hare]

hey i just bought the alias and for some reason clear cast ai noise cancellation wont on the new mic and i have a lot of back round noise in my house was wondering if anyone had a solution

[sinful scarab]

Me to. Even happens leaving pc in sleep. Wasn't an issue since launch and started a month or so ago. I use the audio switcher taskbar app and that worked great to set hotkeys to switch speakers, atmos and sonar but have to go into sonar every time now. Reported as bug. Did notice a yellow pop up bar to set defaults today, but only happened once and doesn't appear again when changing the other modes after Game. Weird.

[wintry hare]

@everyone if you're having sonar problems, I can help you, just join the voice chat

and if you dont beleive me, look in general, look at the many people I have helped already

[wintry hare]

you need a noise gate

[full cypress]

same here, any help?

[wintry hare]

i can fix this @full cypress set everything how you want it in the steelseries app and then go to settings>sonar> backup device switch, turn that all off

YOU ARE WELCOME!

[wooden scarab]

@wintry hare what do i do if my Arctis 7 sound muffled and very not clear?

[wintry hare]

yo join the voice channel and I can have a look at it bud

[spring wasp]

I just got windows 11 and now i am trying to start sonar, but it doesnt work, any known fix?

[split cargo]

My microphone quality is crap whenever I use my Microphone (USB device) and whenever I use my Microphone (Realtek R Audio) It doesn't pick up sound, I need help guys

please guys I need some help, give me a ping or a dms

My sonar can't seem to improve my mic quality

please I need help

what do I do?

[wintry hare]

scrolling back through the caht always helps

[split cargo]

got any recommendation?

[wintry hare]

read this @split cargo

[obsidian zodiac]

Hello guys i have some issue with sonar is on infinite loading , how can i fix it ?

[humble tartan]

You fix this issue I am having the same issue as well?

[frosty crag]

Mate you're a life saver thank you 🙏 Have had this issue for a while and just joined to figure out a solution

[wintry hare]

yeah could you hop in the vc real quick bud?

[frosty crag]

Ah sorry, kinda busy right now

[wintry hare]

all good, when u get a minute could you give me a shout?

[frosty crag]

Yeah otherwise you can just ask someone else if I don't find time

[wintry hare]

of course man give me a message when you're free bud

[eager hare]

@wintry hare so do i just turn it on and put it to the automatic setting?

[grave shoal]

Anyone else having an issue where a comp restart or sleep wakeup causes sonar to change its output targets for mixers?

[feral sand]

is there a way to prevent sonar from detecting my controller every time i turn on my pc or plug in my controller it switches to it

[inner quail]

check your priority list. Since I don't use the sound feature of my controller, I've moved it to the exclusion list for all tabs.

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar.

Fallback can be triggered when a device is unavailable (such as when booting your PC or unplugging a device), or it can switch outputs if it detects if a Nova headset is turned off, and automatically switch to speakers.

This fallback functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[mortal osprey]

hey, is there a way from me to stream music through my microphone? if so could you please guide me with setting it up! thank you

[simple linden]

voicemod?

[mortal osprey]

with GG

[inner quail]

you could try the streamer mode
https://support.steelseries.com/hc/en-us/articles/13761015491725-Setting-up-Sonar-for-Streaming
use the Sonar Stream device in your streaming application as microphone input device

[hoary spire]

In order for apps to output to the other devices in Sonar, you'll need to route the apps to the specified device. Routing can be done in one of two ways:

1. Use the routing drag and drop interface underneath the audio outputs to simply move any apps playing sounds to the required output

2. Open the Windows sound device by going to Settings > Sound > App Volume and Device Preferences. From this settings menu you can use the dropdown to route any app.

If you are having issues with routing not working or apps moving back to another device after dragging them, you may need to check the app itself for any sound output settings. Some apps like Discord, Spotify, and Apple Music may need to have their outputs changed within their app settings rather than done through Sonar.

[mortal osprey]

than kyou <3

[simple linden]

also im having problems whenever my pc goes in sleep mode or i turn it on it changes to my oculus headset microphone and my oculus headet stuff

[inner quail]

you should check your priority list too. #sonar message

[simple linden]

thanks schlabbi 👍

[full atlas]

whenever i restart my pc , my default device for audio changes to sonar gaming, when i want it to just keep it on my normal headphones. I tried to use the Sonar.DevInst.exe thing to stop that but it wouldnt work, it also re-enables the devices after i disable them and i do not know how to only keep the sonar mic but nothing else.

[teal dove]

Does anyone know what happened?
I played WoW and just mid gameplay the audio just stopped working. I tried to relaunch the game and I still can't get any audio.
Then I looked at my sonar and it says that it's muted. What do I do?

[wintry hare]

I may be able to help with this

[teal dove]

Alright ^^

I don't know if it's sonar or the game itself

everything else works except for that game

[wintry hare]

sent you somethin bud

[zealous thicket]

id love for presets to be added to sonar, when i plug in my controller it automatically switches every one of my options to the controller forcing me to have to switch back to all of my main audio output device and my microphone

[loud sparrow]

For a few weeks now, I've been having an issue where everytime I turn my PC on (sometimes fresh boot, sometimes from sleep), my sonar resets all the audio devices. Anyone know a resolution for this? It was setting everything to steam link devices, which I don't use often, so I disabled those in Windows settings, now it will load my desktop speakers and desktop Mic before choosing the arctis.

[teal dove]

Haven't found one yet sadly. They don't have a lock function yet

if it's possible for you, you can inactivate your other devices in sound settings on your computer

[loud sparrow]

It was working fine just a few weeks ago, was there a recent patch? - I may do that, I don't use the speakers as much. It's just a general pain in the neck

[teal dove]

yea

I have the same issue

[loud sparrow]

Ah, well maybe they'll get it sorted in the next round. Thanks for your quick reply

[teal dove]

I sure hope hope so xD

[teal dove]

nw ^^

[velvet walrus]

@teal dove @loud sparrow you can modify or disable the fallback behavior in the settings under "backup device switch"

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar.

Fallback can be triggered when a device is unavailable (such as when booting your PC or unplugging a device), or it can switch outputs if it detects if a Nova headset is turned off, and automatically switch to speakers.

This fallback functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[teal dove]

oh

Thank you so much!

[loud sparrow]

Hey thanks, I switched those around and it stayed set after rebooting! Is this supposed to automatically switch to the next device on the priority list? From what I read here, and in the settings, thats what it seems to do... does it only work with the nova? I have Arctis that's several years old.

[heady mulch]

Guys when i open my open my pc always steelseries changing settings every time in sonra it I have to move my monitor to my monitor and back to my headphones every time, just like my headphones, the same thing happens when I turn the computer on and off, can you help me?

[velvet walrus]

scroll up to the bot reply, lol

[tough trout]

anyone know why this happens?? it was working fine a couple days ago. and yes sonar has access to the mic

[wintry hare]

yes

I do know, I can fix it but it wont be easy @tough trout

[clear citrus]

It keeps moving to "Media"

Why is it suddenly doing this?

I have erry other setting putting it on "Game"

I can't even drag it to "Game" bcuz it doesn't let me

What's the point of even having that if it's not even gonna work??

[honest kindle]

I've been trying to use my 9x headset with the sonar application for about two weeks, the microphone problems come out and fixed somehow, but now when I enter the game, it gives the sounds from both ears at the same time and the sound quality is very bad, even if I try to correct the settings for hours, it doesn't improve, I think the sonar application shouldn't be broken, it shouldn't be so difficult, there are software problems, if I close the sonar application, there will be less sound from my headphones, if I have the same problem with me, can they like it, if anyone knows the solution, please help?

[bold wedge]

the bum thing with fallback is that there does not seem to be a fallforward. I disabled it because I only really use my pc with headphones, but it just doesn't work.

Turn headset off, falls back to speakers.
Turn headset back on... gfy, still speakers

[frozen folio]

hi

why i don't hear any voice song

[inner quail]

as the yellow banner indicates, your default windows audio devices are not setup correctly anymore. I would assume for some reason Sonar Media is default instead of Sonar Gaming. You can fix that by click the link in the yellow banner.

[inner quail]

some apps don't support routing but they support picking output and input devices in their settings. I would assume Dragon's Dogma uses the default device, which is Sonar Media atm.

[inner quail]

there is an option in the Backup Device Switch settings to disable changing devices when your headset turns off.

[inner quail]

can you elaborate and also share a screenshot of sonar?

[clear citrus]

I know, and I make it "Media" intentionally because it's stupid to use the "default" setup. I'd rather listen to all my media with the "Media" setting instead of whatever spatial audio my "Game" has set. And it's annoying to have to manually switch to "Music and Bass" or something instead of just making "Media" the default

Also, none of that's the issue. I've had it like this since "Media" and "Aux" were introduced. This is an issue that came suddenly and very recently. Until recently, it's worked just fine. Perfectly

DDDA does use "Default Device", but the thing is, in "Sound Settings" in my Windows settings, I have the default set to "Game". I have all my apps manually set to "Media" or "Game". Even if I were to set the default default to "Game", it still wouldn't work. It'd continue to play in "Media" anyways

Disabling "Media" solved the issue, but now I gotta re-enable it when I'm NOT playing games. The only thing that could possibly be triggering this malfunction is likely due to me streaming my games to/from my Steam Deck OLED, mainly bcuz I just want to use Sonar in the games. But doing so also bugged TF out of my audio stuff, mainly with the "Steam Link" app I had to uninstall (bcuz it was breaking Sonar and audio BADLY). But despite that issue being resolved, it still troubles me with yet another issue, and I genuinely have no idea how to fix this one. I've tried errything, but it keeps playing ERRYTHING in "Media", even when I'm not streaming to/from my Deck. It just refuses to play in "Game" or anything else

(I don't have DD open rn, but it's this area in which I manually set all audio for all my apps

[wintry hare]

I can fix all of these problems that all of you are having, go look in general to see the proof, I'll do first come first served tomorrow from the top of this post

[final galleon]

Anyone knows why when I share my screen with audio enabled - why my mates can hear themselves speaking?

[frozen folio]

yes

[eager elm]

Hello part people, I updated Sonar and now evertime I have to switch outputs manually, any chance someone has found out in the settings what has changed?
For example I an aux set of speakers for main on my PC and a windows 10 wireless adapter for my Steelseries 9x
The app used to run flawlessly for around a year. had to reinstall it

2 issues, one is above, and the second is when I use my oculus headset, EVEN if the headset is set to use its own speakers the game will not have any sound and in setting the oculus to run through GG instead the echo is intense and nothing is comprehendible, this issue might just be oculus, any other people had this problem? any solution would be great

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar.

Fallback can be triggered when a device is unavailable (such as when booting your PC or unplugging a device), or it can switch outputs if it detects if a Nova headset is turned off, and automatically switch to speakers.

This fallback functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[delicate burrow]

its a feature from dc idk how to turn it off

[clever owl]

how do i stop sonar from automatically setting steelseries sonar virtual audio or whatever as my output device on startup? i hate it always having to switch outputs

[lofty mortar]

Hi, i have problem with sonar. ALWAYS if the pc is turning on sonar changes audio for something else, even after i change it. How to fix this?

[violet grail]

That's as intended. Sonar is made to be used for everything. Is it because you only want to use it for the mic?

Same question to you @lofty mortar

[clever owl]

yeah

im considering uninstalling it because of that i absolutely hate it

[violet grail]

You can support the request for that feature here: https://discord.com/channels/299040363123965952/1219057176447025204

You can also disable Sonar and use the rest if you'd like

[lofty mortar]

No, i need to change all the time

for that

its always changing

and its very boring

[violet grail]

Check your fallback options

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar.

Fallback can be triggered when a device is unavailable (such as when booting your PC or unplugging a device), or it can switch outputs if it detects if a Nova headset is turned off, and automatically switch to speakers.

This fallback functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[clever owl]

you mean here?

[violet grail]

No, check the faq message above

[edgy wedge]

can anyone here help me with my audio issues? I've fixed the Device Fallback thing, but my audio still keeps cutting out, and no matter what I change my settings to I can't get any audio whatsoever. I have no idea what to do

I'm using the Artic Nova 7P

[subtle gale]

Hi. I have a similar "issue" as Rafael. I switch to a non-Sonar output after each PC restart.
As for the Why: I applied an equalizer to the all channels I use with my headset. However, I don't want this equalizer applied to the other output devices. And I do switch my audio devices (gaming with friends = headset, working or gaming alone = speakers or headphones).

Am I using Sonar wrong? Or is my scenario just not considered?

[sick ravine]

Sonar is super helpful, but it can be such a buggy mess sometimes.

Can anyone help me with an issue where the gaming audio part of Sonar is not playing through the headphones even though it's being recognized and displayed on the Sonar application?

I am able to hear through the media and chat portions just fine, but it's just not playing the gaming audio from Sonar through my headphones at all

I can hear everything just fine when Sonar is disabled, but I lose the tuned surround sound functionality. When Sonar is re-enabled, I can hear all audio except that which is in the gaming category again.

I've tried disabling and re-enabling Sonar and I've tried force closing it through task manager and reopening it. I've tried replugging in the OLED display device that comes with the headset and restarting the game that I'm trying to hear from.

[sick ravine]

I fixed it by restarting my PC

I guess the drivers for Sonar just screwed themselves up somehow

[somber kite]

Is there a way to save the sonar equlazier and mick setting in the headset? I got Steelseries artic 7 +. I love the headset! I am from sweden and my output was a bit low on the phone. But changing the region from sweden to usa and restart it restored the full volymn from phone to thats awesome 🙂

[burnt dew]

hey im having problem with Sonar, so basically none of my inputs work for example my airpods or speakers in my laptop, ive tried everything i think from going to the master, to changing audio inputs both on windows and in sonar, nothing works

the only output that works is the nova pro wireless output and then i NEED to use the headsets,

i dont have the dock connected or nothing now

[zealous musk]

@wintry hare helped me

with audio things

[pure berry]

need help with sonar, whem im using it I can't hear voice chats on valorant and fivem doesn't have a sound

[sudden dune]

When i restart my pc sonar chnage the enter of audio

[spring axle]

is there a good open source alternative?

[velvet walrus]

alternative for sonar? there's voicemeeter but i don't think it's open source.

[tidal island]

Anyone use creative pebble plus speakers with the down facing subwoofer I'm looking some presets for gaming

Using sonar

[alpine cobalt]

Hello! anyone elses sonar not working at all? im just infinite loading when i try to turn it on

[alpine cobalt]

nvm i uninstalled and reinstalled and that fixed it

[shut ice]

when i try to drag discord to chat in the mixer it wont work

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/993991749418614884/1231756130842185788/giphy_9.gif

[urban sedge]

What’s up with sonar not working right in windows 11 for shadow play

[velvet walrus]

what's not working right? shadowplay is a super basic recording app and it's limited to the number of audio devices it can record at once.

[urban sedge]

It always worked fine with ever other software in windows 10 but I cannot get game sound to work at all I can get it to record my mic but seeing as it’s the most popular screen capture too used figured we would have a easy fix

Is streamer mode the only way to capture all the sounds on a clip

Seems like a no brainer to have a shadow play drop down that combines all the channels that are playing

I hate to be negative about these products but we have been recording clips on our pcs for over 10 years and it seems like there are more issues then ever with this steel series stuff as of late.

[vestal pollen]

yo, anyone know why sonar will not pick up my mic? i have the nova 3

[velvet walrus]

i think the problem is that sonar adds features that shadowplay isn't really designed for

like, shadowplay is nice as a lightweight simple "comes with your graphics card so why not" kind of thing. but since it's so simple it doesn't really allow for or handle higher end features too well, like recording more than one audio output. not like it really needs to, since most setups are just one output, but it's something to be aware of for when you change your setup and install/uninstall new programs or get hardware with new features.

technically this has been an issue since chatmix became a thing back in 2018/2019, even predating Sonar, since it's just a limitation of shadowplay. other stuff has come out like OBS or Moments that can handle this recording stuff. one can argue it's even better for recording since in Moments you can edit the separate audio streams after the fact, so you can turn your friends down if they were yelling or saying something you'd want to remove.

ultimately with GG providing two solutions to this problem (using Moments or using Streamer mode) I don't think you're going to see any other updates to Sonar that caters to people using a barebones recording software.

[delicate burrow]

i was looking through the support articles of sonar and it one of them said i can share music with friends, but after reading through it, it said to "add to stream mix" but whenever i looked for this under where it said i couldnt find it?

[eager patrol]

you need to enable the stream mode

[proud comet]

and then use the Sonar Stream device as input for Discord

[chilly vortex]

Hey, I was actually facing some issues with streaming my desktop on discord with sonar audio, where my friends can hear me twice, how can i solve this ?

[last mason]

Are you speaking through a headset and listening through desktop? Sometimes that causes reverb. Try rebooting?

[proud comet]

Tell us a bit about the setup.
You are using the Discord Stream function?
Is chatting without Streaming working fine?
What is meant by hearing twice? Same output twice, or like @last mason suggested a reverb?
How is your discord setup? What is the input and output device?
How is your sonar setup?

[bitter condor]

Hello

I bought a new steelseries arctis nova pro wireless

But I couldn't get the microphone to work.

Help me pls

[alpine cobalt]

Go to your settings in steel series and go to sounds then set your input and output to default pretty sure I had this same issue before. Make sure your desktop is set to whatever sonar you prefer (gaming for me) and your discord voice and video are also set to default

[bleak solstice]

Hi, I don't know why but these days,my sonar disconnects my sound input and microphone, so I have to put it back on manually every time my pc is switched on, can someone explain me how can I fix it please ?

[pure berry]

anyone can help me with sonar, the default output device is already set on what i usually use but whenever i restart sonar or my pc it goes back to my speaker which i only use when im not gaming

it always goes back to realtek

[timid sapphire]

I also have this issue and I don't know how to solve it either.

[tall timber]

pretty sure everyone is too

[pure helm]

well im glad its not just me lol

[tall timber]

i think its cuz the cloud sync has been disabled

[pure berry]

thought it was just me

[tall timber]

naw me too

ive had it for a few days now

we gotta wait till they release an update or smth

[timid sapphire]

This is so stupid. I now have no sound coming out of my headphones either. have shut down Sonar and everything but still haven't gotten any sound. Tried switching devices nothing has worked.

[tall timber]

naw you dont have to

[tall timber]

just go to sonar and change the playback to headphones

so each channel

[timid sapphire]

Yeah i did that. It did nothing.

[tall timber]

youll have to do it everytime u boot up ur pc

really?

it works for me

[timid sapphire]

I then disabled Sonar and it didn't work.

[timid sapphire]

Well thats just silly quite frankly.

[tall timber]

yeah well

its starting to become second hand for me now

[timid sapphire]

Guess I'm going to have to deal with media being in the background of my Moments clips now.

[tall timber]

yupp

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar.

Fallback can be triggered when a device is unavailable (such as when booting your PC or unplugging a device), or it can switch outputs if it detects if a Nova headset is turned off, and automatically switch to speakers.

This fallback functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[velvet walrus]

@pure berry @timid sapphire ^ this might fix the changes

[tall timber]

it acutallt can

[vapid imp]

Is there some way to fix spatial audio? When I have it enabled, the vibrations hurt my ears

[velvet walrus]

you can always try modifying the settings like distance and see what works best. you can also click and drag the speakers to move them around if one particular thing is being disruptive

might also help to turn the bass down?

[subtle carbon]

can I increase the volume of the stuff I'm listening trough my phone with bluetooth trough sonar?

[proud comet]

Since your phone is probably not routed through your Pc (where Sonar is running), I doubt it.

[delicate burrow]

my sonar refuses to laod

[pure berry]

thank you so much!

[alpine cobalt]

Uninstall and reinstall worked for me yesterday

[shut ice]

i can't find sounds in the settings

[reef orchid]

I’ve downloaded the app and I can’t hear myself when I test my mic,

[worn plaza]

j

[zinc schooner]

this fixed my issue thanks

[sweet spire]

why does sonar use so much ram???

i have 32 gb ram and it uses 2.3k mbs

[grizzled scaffold]

can any one help with my mic sounding so quiet on sonar???

[velvet walrus]

isn't 200mb of ram out of 32gb like... less than 1% of your ram?

[inner quail]

2.3k MB = 2.3 GB

[inner quail]

Sometimes the AI tools do weird stuff. Restarting GG usually helps. Might be clearcast.

[grizzled sluice]

Has anyone had Sonar add audio outputs like this^. every time I've logged in 'Gaming' is set as default device and Sonar gives this message.

[inner quail]

Make sure your mic is very close to the corner of your mouth. https://support.steelseries.com/hc/en-us/articles/229151368-How-do-I-position-the-mic

[inner quail]

Yes if you want to use sonar, the sonar gaming channel should be default.

[grizzled sluice]

How does it work I just got the headset but when Gaming is set to default there is no audio

[inner quail]

You need to set the playback device in sonar gaming to your headset

[grizzled sluice]

Okay but if gaming is my output device will i be able to hear chat?

[inner quail]

Yes you will hear all channels. Just make sure they have all the right playback device in sonar.

And routing apps to channels works like this

[past hazel]

In order for apps to output to the other devices in Sonar, you'll need to route the apps to the specified device. Routing can be done in one of two ways:

1. Use the routing drag and drop interface underneath the audio outputs to simply move any apps playing sounds to the required output

2. Open the Windows sound device by going to Settings > Sound > App Volume and Device Preferences. From this settings menu you can use the dropdown to route any app.

If you are having issues with routing not working or apps moving back to another device after dragging them, you may need to check the app itself for any sound output settings. Some apps like Discord, Spotify, and Apple Music may need to have their outputs changed within their app settings rather than done through Sonar.

[grizzled sluice]

it works I guess

[inner quail]

Also make sure the backup device switch in settings is correct. Headset should have more priority than (be above) monitor and onboard audio.

[grizzled sluice]

What is the backup device switch

[inner quail]

It handles the playback device fallback when your headset is not connected, you connect other devices or you reboot your computer.

[grizzled sluice]

Idk why theyre in that order but the monitor is set to not used as default. I think you fixed my problem tho thanks @inner quail

[chilly vortex]

okay so the exact issue is, when i'm screen sharing (not application sharing) on discord, my friends are actually hearing back all the audio from discord, as in them speaking, so my discord screen share is picking up discord audio too and sharing , resulting in an effect where my friends can hear me twice, and hear themselves back as well.
My sonar is set to streaming mode, on master - personal mix: my audio interface output, stream mix: sonar stream, mic input: usb audio interface mic in
on discord, input :sonar microphone (as i'm using the mic fx from sonar) , output: usb audio interface
And everything works fine without streaming, the repeating issue occurs during desktop screen share, application share eliminates it as discord audio wont be shared in that, only the application audio

[tame mica]

https://i.imgur.com/MUobqKN.png

i see that it says its excluded but how come it still got selected?

[inner quail]

Excluding from backup device switch settings just means that it won’t get auto selected anymore. You can still select it in the dropdowns.

[tame mica]

i understand that, but i didnt select it myself, it selected itself when i turned on my pc from sleep state

[inner quail]

There is a bug regarding the exclusions. Try moving it back to the top of the playback devices list. Then move it down to the bottom of the list. Then exclude it again. It worked with my controller.

[tame mica]

thanks, ill do that see how it goes next time

[flat geode]

I am still having this issue as well. Still no fix for this?

[pure berry]

try this #sonar message

[final cloak]

Can anyone help me? How do I set the MEDIA in obs? I already tried but if i mute media in sonar, obs continues to play the music

basically I want to use twitch VOD

in Media

[zinc schooner]

it's this probably idk why they made the setting automatically turn on

[naive nebula]

I had to completely turn off the backup switch. It kept defaulting to my monitor. Haven’t had an issue since

[urban sedge]

anyone know why my audio channels always change when I restart my pc like my game channel moves to chat each time

[opal grove]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[proud comet]

@violet grail

[violet grail]

Ty :)

[spark cave]

Hello gents,
I've the artic pro wireless and I'm using sonar (love it, except one thing which annoys me).
I'm using the automatic device switch and in the preference device list I've set the artic pro wireless, then followed by my sound card. There is an option on the sonar settings that set the headset as "not connected" if they are off, which my understanding is the device list should automatically switch to the next available device - my sound card.
This does not work as expected after the PC boot up.... it doesn't switch automatically to the sound card, unless I switch on my headset so sonar recognize it as "on" and then turn if off again - sonar will then detect it as "off" and switch to the sound card.
I believe all the settings are set properly, and all the sonar functionalities are working as expected, except this one - after OS boot up, sonar does not switch automatically to the next audio device in the list if the headsets are off.
Is this a bug in the software, or am I missing something? Looks like the code for managing the device list preferences is working fine, but not triggered properly after OS boot up....

anyone else has this same behavior?
Steelseries staff - is this a known behavior?

thx!

[opal grove]

I ain't reading all of that

[proud comet]

Thank you. The way you phrase it sounds, that you’ve set up everything correctly. Let me think ab Bit about the issue

[violet grail]

Have you tried reinstalling GG? Or just installing it again then you shouldn't lose settings

[chrome plume]

hello, i reinstalled my steel series headset software, but now it has a critcal update but when i click on it, nothing happen?

[velvet walrus]

what version did you reinstall? it looks like you have a very old version of GG, which means it might be trying to install old firmware

[polar zenith]

It's a known bug in v60 and up. They've had it for over a month now but haven't fixed it yet. I can say from personal experience that v58 works correctly.

[brazen juniper]

I bought steelseries arctis nova 7. The normal microphone of the headset works, but the sonar microphone does not work. It appears as a fault on the gg software. I cannot use the sonar microphone in any game. I would be happy if you help me.

[glossy mulch]

I dont know if this is an issue with sonar or with my headset (arctis nova 7 dragon edition) but after some time my headset sometime just disconnects.
Yes i did change the auto power off to "never" but i still have this issue and i have no clue why. also it only happens with my 2.4ghz connection and not my bluetooth and i only have it sometimes....

[tight tree]

Hello, I installed my steelseries GG software again, but now I cant hear any voice/sound in Fivem/other games. Anyone knows why? I cant even change something to the headset, it just says "None"

[spark cave]

Any chance to rollback to that version? (Temporarily until a proper fix )

[spark cave]

No, not yet. But can give it a try.

[tranquil geyser]

I have a customer keyboard with a knob for audio control. Is there a way to bind that knob so it would control Mater slider not a game slider?

[rugged dew]

What's the newest version of GG out?

[rugged dew]

I don't think reinstalling fixes the auto switchign issues they're having.

[clever scroll]

is there any way you get sonar working on windows 11?

[velvet walrus]

? there shouldn't be any special steps, it works normally on win10 and win11

[wicked atlas]

how can I disable steelseries gg updates

60.1 is bricking my whole audio setup

[pale orbit]

why the fuck is sonar only making my scrollwheel set to game volume

what kind of smoothbrained prick thought this was a good idea and i know im not the only one complaining about this

[wicked atlas]

yeah dogshit server for dogshit app

[pale orbit]

ong

[hazy pond]

its not loading why????

[pale orbit]

the apps ass bro its not even worth a shot

[trail gulch]

My mic has stopped working out of nowhere

Help??

[glad cobalt]

Any special configuration for Warzone 3?

[proud comet]

Try the usual troubleshooting stuff:

1. Restart app
2. Reboot computer
3. Reinstall

[knotty otter]

Sonar doestn save my Output device anymore, always have to manually change it to my headphones from my monitor when I boot up

[pure berry]

ayneon here suddenly lost sounds of games?

[proud comet]

Try assigning it in the windows sound mixer settings

[pure berry]

already did

everything set to default

still nothing

[pure berry]

welp managed to fix it by restarting

[rugged dew]

Careful asking. They're banning people from the server for discussing their bugs and app problems.

[proud comet]

That is great. But that is not the sound mixer I meant. You can assign each app to have particular in and output devices. Also, some games have this setting in their game settings, so there are a few places to check 😉

[brave trout]

hi my sonar won't work can someone help me ?

[violet grail]

Absolutely not

[glass sparrow]

does any have mic mlag issue on other end when on sonar gaming and mic inout and chat outoput

[tidal island]

question regarding steelseries gg software

will i still get the benifts of steel series gg software if i only wanna use the chat and mic tab presets for example and then go into audio setting and disable game media or aux

cuz when i disable one the software pops a notification say set as default to use gg?

i only ask cuz i have other software i use for audio i most wanted gg for the game chat and mic settings

[long portal]

Sonar always resets my playback devices every time I restart my pc? It gets set to my monitor, even tho I always set it back to my headphones :(

[delicate burrow]

My friend is having an issue with every time someone talks in the chat we hear ourselves in her background kinda like an echo, can someone help us?

[kindred kiln]

Yo this is a little dumb to ask but I have a sound card that has 2 inputs one I use for my mic another for guitar. in Fl studio I can easily use only one of those channels but I can't seem to split them in Sonar ( I dont want my guitar to be heard by discord when its raw) I want only my voice to be used by Sonar.

When testing I hear my voice in the left ear and the guitar ni the right ear

[sinful nexus]

I'm having the same problem. Does anyone has a solution for that? It started after the last update.

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar.

Fallback can be triggered when a device is unavailable (such as when booting your PC or unplugging a device), or it can switch outputs if it detects if a Nova headset is turned off, and automatically switch to speakers.

This fallback functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[remote barn]

So a question/ tech support that i don't know if it can be done but is there a way of using sonar to have 2 mics setup in sonar?

i play VR and Desktop and am tired of having to swap my mic in my in my settings every time i want to go between VR and Desktop.

if anyone has any solutions please feel free to dm me or tag me here.

[long portal]

After every update there is a need for a new update…

[rugged dew]

There's a fix, but people get banned for mentioning it. Tread carefully.

[violet grail]

Absolutely not, like I already told you

[river tulip]

having problem that my my apps on sonar wont be routed to the catagoryis i want them.

sombody who knows how to fix that?

[plain basalt]

hihi!
so i wanted to hear myself in a recording so i can see whether or not my roommates talking can be heard (background noise, etc)
but when i went to listen back to the recording, i couldn't hear myself at all

why? please help me fix

[plain basalt]

why does sonar make everything sound like absolute garbage 😭

help 😭

how to you set everything back to default on sonar

i followed a tutorial on "the best sonar setttings for audio" and om it made everything sound god aweful

the media tab, for youtube etc, was just blasting my ear drums out of my head 😭

[agile glacier]

you're just not used to godlike audio quality, get used to it.

[plain basalt]

aint no way

i had the thing on 1% and it didnt soun good at all 💀

the spatial sound for games is really nice tho

ok here's my fourth(?) question of the day

how come the volume scroll wheel on my steelseries keyboard only works on my game channel in sonar?
why doesnt it sinc with the master volume control pannel like (imo) it should

anyone have a good tutorial on how to use sonar properly?

how come turning on sonar turns off my beats head phone noise cancelation?

like i need the noise cancellation part o-o

[lyric wadi]

idk where to go with this tbh but it fits into SS i think? since i got the prgramm always when i start any game discord shutsdown and ends itself. no task in taskmanager. wtf? why? and how can change it back to normal?

[flat geode]

Are we ever going to get an update for this or?

[urban sedge]

by far the most annoying part of this program

[red plover]

hey guys i need help with setting up obs

[midnight peak]

CS2 sonar - gaming output not appear???

[violet grail]

Does the game show up in Sonar or Windows?

[past hazel]

In order for apps to output to the other devices in Sonar, you'll need to route the apps to the specified device. Routing can be done in one of two ways:

1. Use the routing drag and drop interface underneath the audio outputs to simply move any apps playing sounds to the required output

2. Open the Windows sound device by going to Settings > Sound > App Volume and Device Preferences. From this settings menu you can use the dropdown to route any app.

If you are having issues with routing not working or apps moving back to another device after dragging them, you may need to check the app itself for any sound output settings. Some apps like Discord, Spotify, and Apple Music may need to have their outputs changed within their app settings rather than done through Sonar.

[red plover]

why my audio is not showing in obs?

[glossy mulch]

I dont know if this is an issue with sonar or with my headset (arctis nova 7 dragon edition) but after some time my headset sometime just disconnects.
Yes i did change the auto power off to "never" but i still have this issue and i have no clue why. also it only happens with my 2.4ghz connection and not my bluetooth and i only have it sometimes....

[opal nova]

yoo just bought a new moniter and everytime i log on it immdielty switches the audio to the moniter itself and not my headset how to fix

ok just disabled it from windows hopefully that fixed it

[weary rose]

why wont sonar save my device

like i always have to go in and change it every time my pc boots up

[opaque violet]

FIX SONAR FALLBACK DEVICE :pepe_makeItStop:

[charred remnant]

i also have that problem

[obtuse heath]

game channel keeps refusing to outpout audio to my headphones.

[gilded stream]

whenever i screenshare on discord, my friends can hear me talking when I am not pressing my ptt key. They can also all hear their own voice through stream as well. Anyway to fix this?

[twilit kite]

I cannot assign discord to the chat portion of sonar, it only stays in the game section or unassigned in master

[split sonnet]

This started happening to me the other day, still not fixed.

Also is there a way I can assign the wheel on my Apex keyboard to Sonar?

[twilit kite]

I believe there is, since it acts as a button. But yes any suggestions or solutions to the other problem would be greatly appreciated

[full pivot]

did anyone managed to fix double voice hearing while share screening with desktop audio?

[thorn flint]

im having issues with my sonar i think?I have a arctis7+ and it has a chat mix dial but when i turn it nothing happens. and because chat mix is on my headset i cant change the chat mix in sonar and its stuck at 75% game. anyone know how to fix this ????

[small elm]

same problem. can´t find a way to fix it.

[swift saddle]

I have the same problem(double voice in screenshare)

[dim tiger]

what is the best steelseries sonar configuration for music

[thorn flint]

so i fixed it by unplugging my bluetooth dongle and plugging it back in @swift saddle

[sterile breach]

i fixed it by changing my headset to aux on discord

🤷‍♂️

[dim tiger]

send help plz

[chrome hearth]

does anybody know the reason why my nova pro wired have such horrible mic quality

[winged crescent]

.

[elder sable]

hi guys

any help?

my friends seems to struggle to hear my voice on discord

what settings should i change?

i use nova 7x

[wintry hare]

the mixer constantly resetting, go to settings> scroll down on the left> backup device switch> turn the top one off and it will turn it all off, fixing the problem... you're welcome!

@elder sable If you're using sonar, go to Mic (to the right of Mixer) and turn off the AI noise cancelling, turn off all the other settings for it too....

[wintry hare]

this looks like your first mistake, what may work for someone else will probably not work for you, there is no one "best settings" when it comes to audio.... you need to learn about sound and what you want it to do for you....

[inner quail]

check your backup device switch settings. give your headset priority.

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar.

Fallback can be triggered when a device is unavailable (such as when booting your PC or unplugging a device), or it can switch outputs if it detects if a Nova headset is turned off, and automatically switch to speakers.

This fallback functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[strange token]

Ive got sonar on and only recently has it started switching the output of the sound from my headset to my monitor

[inner quail]

@strange token look above

[strange token]

I only just woke up so I didnt see that lmao

[inner quail]

good morning 🙂

[flat geode]

Instead of this method there should be a hardware update or something. Its been like 2 months since NVidia caused this issue... What is going on?

[wintry hare]

it's literally not NVIDIA, this is donwn to steelseries, the app has defaults that it is shipped with and they havent changed it.....

[regal spear]

Any audio configs for xdefiant ?

[tiny tusk]

whats the best mic eq for nova pro wireles

[violet grail]

The game isn't really out yet, so I doubt you'll find many options :)

[warm violet]

A new bug started happening to me, my arctis pro bluetooth bugs when I load into a Hunt Showdown game, I have to unplug / plug back the "dongle" mix and restart the headset every game, it's really strange

[regal spear]

So normal footstep eqs till then

[violet grail]

Lots of options in the app and also tons and tons of options in #1209138827571232819 and #config-discussion :)

[high rapids]

how do i include clips of people talking in discord while im playing a game? or will it only be able to capture your voice?

[nova orchid]

my SteelSeries sonar automatically sets to another output, my oculus. and I'm trying to figure out how to set it so it stays in my arctics 1

also which mic setup should i have

[violet grail]

Check your fallback settings :)

[past hazel]

SteelSeries Sonar has “Device Fallback” that will automatically switch the outputs on Sonar.

Fallback can be triggered when a device is unavailable (such as when booting your PC or unplugging a device), or it can switch outputs if it detects if a Nova headset is turned off, and automatically switch to speakers.

This fallback functionality can be adjusted or turned off by going into the settings in GG. You can find it under Settings > Sonar > Backup Device Switch.

You can also adjust the order in which devices fall back to. This can be adjusted in the same options menu. Simply scroll down to see the full list of devices.

[copper mesa]

is there anyway to turn sonar off but like keep mic settings. cus like omg Also how do i make it work with voicemod

[wild wren]

I formatted the computer and all my sonar settings are gone

what should i do?

It was said that there would be no problem if you format it

[violet grail]

Nope, it's all or nothing currently. You can ask for it in #1070392859125104660

[violet grail]

Your settings are lost, there's no cloud storage

So redo them? :)

If you have specific settings for a game you like, you can do a share of it and save the URL for it and then you can always come back to those settings

[wild wren]

yea i already found them

[violet grail]

Great :)

[copper mesa]

what does my mic sound like. it sounds different on voicemod and on the mic monitor

[wild wren]

I experience a lot of fps loss and game freezing when the sonar setting is turned on, what should I do?

[hollow ibex]

Disable it and use Engine instead

For Engine I keep it on Performance mode and keep everything at Default value

[wild wren]

engine isnt enough

sonar is so good

idk it started in last 1-2 day

[hollow ibex]

Yeah, but the thing about Sonar is it uses up a lot of the memory and I used Engine and it still works. I know there is Nahimic as well by Steelseries and it works about the same as Sonar without having to configure any settings for games

[delicate burrow]

hello everyone, how i stop Sonar from switching my game sound in the mixer from Game to Media or AUX?? sometimes even to Chat. i did it manually in the mixer and also in Windows but still change them

in all games not only one game

[digital tusk]

Open GG go to settings scroll down to backup device switch turn of automatic backup device switch

[delicate burrow]

wow, you are my hero thanks a lot 🫶

[digital tusk]

i had same problem...you are welcome 🫶

[long root]

I don't know what exactly i have done but somehow my sonar is stuck on "turning Sonar on"
Does anybody know how to fix this?

[digital tusk]

did you try turn the GG off? Restart?

[long root]

jup, still stuck, also tried startign it as an administrator, and reinstalling GG

[digital tusk]

that happend with latest update or?

[long root]

I don't know what happened, I started my pc played for a few hours suddenly sonar turned off, then I tried to turn it back on and since then it's stuck

[digital tusk]

do you have dolby atmos or dts X installed... maybe there is some interference? What about Windows updates?

[long root]

i think it's the windows updates

[digital tusk]

Maybe you can try to roll back?

[long root]

I'm not entirely sure but I think it could be that i am missing some Steelseires Software compomenents

[digital tusk]

Uninstal GG, remove everything related and wipe device in device manager. I hope that helps

[digital tusk]

first of all disconnect device

[long root]

fixed it

[digital tusk]

Nice

[long root]

thx for the help

[digital tusk]

i am glad to help. youre welcome

[past radish]

why is it that no software like this has the ability to delete inputs i could care less about. it clutters my windows sound device stuff, i really only need media & mic and games autopick other ones at times its annoying. Voicemeter doesnt let you do this either.

i should be able to click this little dial here and select "delete"

so i only have media & mic, i dont need 5 inputs.

you should at your leasure be able to delete + add these, they clutter up all your audio devices.

i would pay like $100 for this piece of software if it did that, its the better eq and the only decent noise cancelation software there is out there but seriously this one thing is such a detriment to the experience.

i have tried manually deleting them in windows sound devices and making sonar read only and stuff and it still will create them, im someone who also uses my computer for streaming & as a home theatre with a soundbar so when things are always changing and there are dozens of inputs it overcomplicates things.

[subtle thunder]

Before, if the headset was not connected, it would output from the main monitor on its own, and when connected, to headphones, and when disconnected, to the original monitor, but now it must be set to the monitor each time. Can this be turned back on? I really don't understand this update.
The mic on the headset that I don't use also interrupts me every time.

I excluded it from the settings, but it's not a feature I want. What do I do?

[copper mesa]

Anyone know how to make the mic better it sounds good through the mic monitoring but it sounds like bad in voicemod. its the steelseries artic pro

[digital tusk]

Open GG go to settings scroll down to backup device switch turn of automatic backup device switch

[digital tusk]

try to disable all discord settings like noise canceling etc... that worked for me

[copper mesa]

idk man nothing is working it sounds like im so close to my mic

[digital tusk]

lol... i have problem where my team told me that i am to quiet nova arctis pro

[copper mesa]

idk man im just mad cus it was 300 dollars and my 40 dollar mic was better.

[digital tusk]

you are right. Only reason beacause i use arctis nova pro mic is beacuse mobility

[copper mesa]

like the headphones are so comfy too