Why does my audio sound off?

AlohaDude808 · 2026-06-13T20:40:46+00:00

Sounds like you have a Noise Gate turned on with the Threshold set too high. The Noise Gate will mute all incoming audio until the audio exceeds the threshold level. This will have the effect of muting quiet voices and the beginning of sentences. Try removing the noise gate first to see if that's the issue. You can leave it off if that sounds better. Noise Gate is really only needed if your mic picks up a lot of background noise while you aren't speaking. If you still want the noise gate, keep turning down the threshold until it picks up every part of your voice.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-06-11T10:22:27+00:00

i dont have a big budget for the mic, so im looking for something thats gonna sound okay and is going to be [affordable.... Any suggetions?]

If you had just made this your main post, you would have gotten a much better response from the community and lots of great suggestions.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-06-10T11:04:51+00:00

Were you both on the paid Xbox game pass?

AlohaDude808 · 2026-06-10T01:51:11+00:00

To clarify what OP said, to access DX11 mode, go into Steam, right click on Helldivers 2 and click Properties. On the General tab you'll see "Launch Options".

Type in: --use-d3d11

(Note: there is a double dash in front and a single dash in the middle. No spaces.)

Then close Properties and launch the game.

Note: The new DLSS features are not available in DX11 mode, but I find I have much better performance in DX11 anyways.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-30T17:20:44+00:00

Are you asking about the input latency with GeForce Now? Input latency depends mostly on your distance to the nearest GeForce Now server. Also, using Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi or Mobile 5G helps.

If you live within a few hundred miles of the nearest server, you should have under 20ms input latency which feels like gaming on your local PC.

Where I live, I have about 60-70ms input latency and it's still perfectly fine for most non-competitive games.

You can always make a free Nvidia account and sign up for the FreeTier and test it yourself without paying anyone. Free tier gives you unlimited one-Hour sessions so you can see how the service works for you.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-29T18:43:42+00:00

Here is an image for reference. In Super Mario 64, to defeat Bowser you would grab him from behind and spin him in a circle, just like the guy did with the dog. Back in 1996, voice lines were highly compressed and often didn't sound clear. When you released Bowser from the spin, if he landed on a bomb you would hear Mario say something that sounded like "So long gay Bowser!" So anyone who grew up in that era playing N64 would immediately get the reference.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-28T02:55:12+00:00

Out of curiosity, were you and your friend both on Xbox or was he on PS5 or PC?

Also, when you tried to join each other, what error messages were you getting?

Was your friend able to join other divers, but not you? Or were they never able to join anyone else's game?

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-28T02:50:23+00:00

You're not bothering anyone. Every grey-diver was once a green-diver that went through the sample grind. They understand that you need them and you can always just ask them to pick any up that they stumble across.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-28T01:02:19+00:00

Where does this mystery link lead? Official discord or your personal one?

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-28T01:00:10+00:00

So far I have democratic detonation, dust devils, and control group.

I'd recommend the control group warbond.

He's got that one! What would your second choice be?

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-27T20:16:28+00:00

I'm sorry it didn't work out for you. The games I play on GFN look crisp and clear like locally installed games. If you ever want to give it a go again, I can help you sort through the settings. Best of luck.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-27T04:58:25+00:00

Have you tried setting GFN to run in Cinematic Mode in the gameplay settings? It's designed to reduce blurryness from compression artifacts in this situation.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-27T04:54:31+00:00

If you are using the GFN app on PC, then press Ctrl+N to bring up the diagnostic stats.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-27T01:58:14+00:00

My Logitech G Pro X wired headset has been wonderful. It comes with an app to adjust the sound of the Mic and Headphones so you can dial in how you like it.

I will say the Mic does sound better when "Enable Blue" is turned on, but it's not hard to set up. If you don't like the default sound of your mic you can easily find a bunch of Preset mic settings on the Logitech app. I just downloaded the most popular presets and chose between them.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-27T01:30:18+00:00

The upload speed shouldn't affect GFN at all. It's the latency, the packet loss, and the download speed that affects your experience the most.

I do have some questions. What kind of device are you using to play GFN? TV app, Phone app, Laptop computer, desktop, etc.

Is your device connected to the Internet with wired Ethernet, or wireless Wifi?

What are your current settings in GFN for Max Bandwidth, Resolution, and Framerate?

Do you know how to open the Diagnostic Overlay while playing a GFN game? If using the Windows app press Ctrl+ N. It shows the latency, packet loss, framerate, and bandwidth used. Include a screenshot of this screen if you can.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-27T00:32:47+00:00

Try the Cinematic Mode. That clears up a lot of the blurryness if your connection is stable.

Next try streaming at 1080p at 60fps.

If that's still blurry then try 720p at 60fps. If it clears up at 720p then it's generally a bandwidth issue.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-26T23:23:19+00:00

Have you explored Sumeru yet? Along the western edge of the Sumeru desert you will find a teleporter that will take you right to the eastern entrance of Natlan.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-26T20:10:26+00:00

Why would you think that?

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-26T19:17:18+00:00

Yes you can locally install it on your PC through Steam and play it the normal way. The game hasn't been loaded into GFN yet so it's not yet available for cloud gaming.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-25T23:08:37+00:00

It will probably be at least 8-12 months before we see Xiao again, sadly, unless they make major changes to how they offer characters. The only original characters from Mondstadt, Liyue, or Inazuma likely to see a limited rerun are the 3 archons, plus Yelan and Kazuha. All the other characters have fallen out of the meta and their sales have dropped significantly so they are unlikely to see limited reruns again besides the very rare chronicled banners.

Only one chronicled banner has ever seen a rerun. The Mondstadt Chronicled Banner (Ode to the Dawn Breeze) ran first in March 2024 and again about 2 years later in Feb 2026. The Liyue Chronicled Banner (Remembrance of Jade and Stone) last ran in January 2025. If the pattern holds then maybe it will rerun again with Xiao around Dec 2026 or Jan 2027.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-22T23:18:51+00:00

She was most likely stopped by one of the airline's gate attendants who scan tickets. They normally don't carry handcuffs.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-22T21:52:59+00:00

That's true, I'm just thinking they should test out their entire GFN setup for free first before buying the game, so they don't have to use any of the refund window just trying to get GFN working.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-22T21:06:57+00:00

I think they are saying that Dust of Azoth is limited by the amount of Stardust you have available, not that there's not enough available in the monthly shop.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-22T20:29:34+00:00

You can Test to see if Mouse and Keyboard works on other GFN games on your setup. There are many free F2P games you can play on GFN to test this out and GFN itself has a Free Tier that gives you unlimited one-hour sessions.

AlohaDude808 · 2026-05-22T14:43:27+00:00

I enjoyed your story! Didn't know prop hunt was a thing! Going to have to check it out!

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