In doing searches about the audio output of ED, I've noticed that there is often frustration about sound configuration, especially "Dynamic Range." People seem often confused as to why "Night Time" actually makes things seem louder, or why "Normal" sounds flat on their high quality headphones.
I would suggest reworking the phrasing of the plain language explanations. Instead of describing the scenario a setting is meant for, describe the result of using it. "Full Range" could be explained as something along the lines of "Provides the most dramatic change in volume from quiet effects to loud effects." "Night Time" might be described as "Loud effects and quiet effects will be at similar volume levels."
Also, since ED isn't like Battlefield 4 where you can easily sample the full dynamic range and surround effects in a few seconds (such as walking in crouch, then shooting a gun and spinning around,) it might be tremendously helpful to have an audio test in the menu option.
A button to play a sample of a ship going from full-stop, accelerating into FSD, and arriving at the destination would be excellent. This would let someone quickly and easily pick the ideal volume level and type of compression for their individual output device(s) and preferences.
- Jas
I would suggest reworking the phrasing of the plain language explanations. Instead of describing the scenario a setting is meant for, describe the result of using it. "Full Range" could be explained as something along the lines of "Provides the most dramatic change in volume from quiet effects to loud effects." "Night Time" might be described as "Loud effects and quiet effects will be at similar volume levels."
Also, since ED isn't like Battlefield 4 where you can easily sample the full dynamic range and surround effects in a few seconds (such as walking in crouch, then shooting a gun and spinning around,) it might be tremendously helpful to have an audio test in the menu option.
A button to play a sample of a ship going from full-stop, accelerating into FSD, and arriving at the destination would be excellent. This would let someone quickly and easily pick the ideal volume level and type of compression for their individual output device(s) and preferences.
- Jas