Engine noise too loud when SFX high enough to hear ships/USS audio notifications (HoH)

[CMDR Texas Stu]

Greetings!

Backstory: I'm an aging commander who was complaining about no audio notification for USS ('Discovered new signal source' in supercruise) BEFORE finding out that at ~30% SFX volume (options>audio on PC) I simply cannot hear them over ambient/engine noise.
Turning up percentage to around 50% I can hear the alerts but the loudness of the engine noise is loud to the point of shortly getting a headache or lowering it to the point of not hearing the (much quieter) audio alerts required to take eyes off INFO/NAV panels.
(TL;DR: If you've ever watched a movie where the music drowns out the voices this is my problem (in an analogy)).

Request: Some way to turn down engine noise independently or turn up the fainter noises so I can hunt ships or USS (pretty much required game play) and still enjoy the benefits of audio alerts that others with younger, more virile hearing cannot relate to (but I suspect your aging demographic can!).

Thank you for your consideration!

 

[Hazmat616]

In the audio settings I think you can set it to quiet mode which might be what you’re looking for.

 

[CMDR Texas Stu]

I have tried Full range, Normal and Night time (quiet mode?). Not boost.

The problem is to hear the quieter alert clicks I have to increase the engine volume respectively.

So I have to listen to the engines roaring or have to stare at INFO/NAV window.

Everyone without tinnitus might hear both just fine at lower volumes?

FYI, I am on NIGHT TIME and it might help a little but still alarmingly loud to hear the clicks.