War tapes or Hi Fi?

01-31-2011, 04:21 AM

Just tried War Tapes. Must say you do get quite immersed. Is their an advantage from one or the other?

wasteful · 01-31-2011, 04:39 AM

The Home Theater setting actually sounds best on my setup.

Itchy · 01-31-2011, 07:42 AM

I find war tapes has the most immersive sound. Normally, that's what I use.

However, due to my headset breaking, I was forced to change it to headphones because I am playing on a stereo headset (g330).

shotbirds · 01-31-2011, 08:04 AM

Hi-Fi, war tapes gets annoying after a while because it sounds like everything is muffled and TOO intense - my opinion anyways

pat_pat · 01-31-2011, 08:48 AM

from what i know. Hi-Fi only plays what really happens while wartapes have some fake helicopters flying around or some fake gunfire playing.

i choose hi-fi

Tr|pw!r3 · 01-31-2011, 12:22 PM

I always use War Tapes...a lot more immersive.

M249LMG · 01-31-2011, 12:40 PM

War Tapes all the way, it's a lot better.

Alex1981 · 01-31-2011, 01:13 PM

It's mostly up to personal preference. Footsteps and voice call-outs are easier to hear in Hi-Fi most of the time, I think. War Tapes puts too much extra sound that covers up the subtle stuff.

Ace Quat · 01-31-2011, 01:30 PM

gfx quality > performance
wartapes > hifi

otherwise my mid-highend rig and my 5.1 surround sound system would serve no real purpose

Robotkio · 01-31-2011, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shotbirds

Hi-Fi, war tapes gets annoying after a while because it sounds like everything is muffled and TOO intense - my opinion anyways

I feel the same way. I like war-tapes, they make encounters feel a lot more intense, but on smaller maps where there's always combat going on around me it's too cacophonic.

Mastershroom · 01-31-2011, 03:15 PM

War Tapes sounds like everything is amplified and just really loud; it's an audio overload. I generally use Headphones, because I play with a headset.

Desi · 01-31-2011, 04:17 PM

What annoys me in both modes is the metallic clanking sound. I'm not sure if this is a sound coming from you, or an ambient sound in the map, but even when standing still there's a sound like carabiners clanking against each other, and it makes me think a recon is sneaking up on me.

Kalabalana · 01-31-2011, 04:27 PM

As I recall, wartapes just seemed to reverberate everything longer

laazrockit · 01-31-2011, 04:31 PM

wartapes makes ♥♥♥♥ty speakers sound better.

Not_Matlock · 01-31-2011, 07:17 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cFgWKEYC2g

You decide. I personally like War Tapes. Sounds awesome in surround sound.

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01-31-2011, 04:39 AM	#2
wasteful Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 21 Posts: 503	The Home Theater setting actually sounds best on my setup.

01-31-2011, 07:42 AM	#3
Itchy Join Date: Feb 2010 Reputation: 71 Posts: 401	I find war tapes has the most immersive sound. Normally, that's what I use. However, due to my headset breaking, I was forced to change it to headphones because I am playing on a stereo headset (g330).

01-31-2011, 08:04 AM	#4
shotbirds Join Date: Nov 2008 Reputation: 43 Posts: 1,989	Hi-Fi, war tapes gets annoying after a while because it sounds like everything is muffled and TOO intense - my opinion anyways

01-31-2011, 08:48 AM	#5
pat_pat Join Date: Apr 2010 Reputation: 31 Posts: 880	from what i know. Hi-Fi only plays what really happens while wartapes have some fake helicopters flying around or some fake gunfire playing. i choose hi-fi

01-31-2011, 12:22 PM	#6
Tr\|pw!r3 Join Date: Feb 2009 Reputation: 9 Posts: 406	I always use War Tapes...a lot more immersive.

01-31-2011, 12:40 PM	#7
M249LMG Join Date: Sep 2010 Reputation: 37 Posts: 420	War Tapes all the way, it's a lot better.

01-31-2011, 01:13 PM	#8
Alex1981 Join Date: Jan 2010 Reputation: 226 Posts: 2,629	It's mostly up to personal preference. Footsteps and voice call-outs are easier to hear in Hi-Fi most of the time, I think. War Tapes puts too much extra sound that covers up the subtle stuff.

01-31-2011, 01:30 PM	#9
Ace Quat Join Date: Jul 2006 Reputation: 190 Posts: 3,150	gfx quality > performance wartapes > hifi otherwise my mid-highend rig and my 5.1 surround sound system would serve no real purpose

01-31-2011, 03:15 PM	#11
Mastershroom Join Date: Nov 2008 Reputation: 289 Posts: 4,057	War Tapes sounds like everything is amplified and just really loud; it's an audio overload. I generally use Headphones, because I play with a headset.

01-31-2011, 04:17 PM	#12
Desi Join Date: Sep 2010 Reputation: 155 Posts: 2,401	What annoys me in both modes is the metallic clanking sound. I'm not sure if this is a sound coming from you, or an ambient sound in the map, but even when standing still there's a sound like carabiners clanking against each other, and it makes me think a recon is sneaking up on me.

01-31-2011, 04:27 PM	#13
Kalabalana Join Date: Dec 2003 Reputation: 188 Posts: 4,361	As I recall, wartapes just seemed to reverberate everything longer

01-31-2011, 04:31 PM	#14
laazrockit Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 175 Posts: 2,171	wartapes makes ♥♥♥♥ty speakers sound better.

01-31-2011, 07:17 PM	#15
Not_Matlock Join Date: Dec 2008 Reputation: 588 Posts: 4,688	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cFgWKEYC2g You decide. I personally like War Tapes. Sounds awesome in surround sound.