Bro I never comment on videos, but Jesus Christ these setting made my Halo infinite experience 10x better. I thought these astros were a waste of money but after changing it to these setting they sound soooo dope. Thank you so much. I swear I can hear the enemies heartbeats ahahaha
@@Mrtom40 No, basically never use the Dolby button on the headset. It's awful, adds a ton of reverb and makes it much harder to determine where enemies are.
Holy moly! My right ear is about 60-70 percent deaf due to surgeries and I felt hopeless until I found this settings video. I figured I'd give it a shot and immediately tried Apex with your settings. I'm finally able to correctly hear footsteps and know exactly where they're coming from! Thank you so much for this, man! I know it's sounds like I'm exaggerating, but I finally feel free.
@@jacquizzz3476 The surgery was a 'Radical Mastoidectomy' . Long story short, it really saved my life so I'm grateful. But since the ear drum was beyond repair, it's the reason for my hearing loss. Hearing aids don't help me much either so It can be tough and often times, depressing to deal with. But I know there are people dealing with worse situations so I'm just grateful I can hear at all. 🙏 Thank you for your kind words.
@@N3VURMYND I think the same way. My macula didn't form all the way in my right eye when I was born and it usually happens in both eyes. It's a miracle I have vision in my left eye. On top of that I've had other medical problems. It can be tough, but like you said someone always has it worse. Stay safe and I wish you the best🙏
hi mate, do u use this for like cs:go / warzone? im curious which preset u use if u can share a picture to me or something? and if dolby atmos is worth getting for gaming? my astro a50 arrived today ( PC ) btw
Have you only used astros? I switched over from Arctis 9x and they sound so much more crisp. I d pick up footsteps better but the game sounds so crappy and muffled now
Every now and then I go back to these video to re-configure my headset. Honestly, I don't tend to comment on RU-vid but I still haven't found a better sollution for this Headset than to use your settings and recommendations. Awesome job man, thank you very very much, this settings are golden!
I’ve worn Astros since the Xbox 360 days and swear by them. I have never heard them like this. I’m a casual audiophile, so this was very helpful. Thank you! Keep the updates coming. I’m subscribed after this lol
@@pokelantis9155 This isn't the updated video, but I'm sorry it doesnt sound the same for you. 95% of viewers found it to really improve quality. Everyone's ears are different though. Thanks for being so kind in your comment! Have a good one!
Started using your eq settings on my ps4 since i just upgraded to the A50’s. Out of all the eq’s i’ve searched i’m so happy i landed on yours. Prob the best one i’ve tried yet. Thank you so much 🙏🏼
@@santosherrera4305 don't use the Dolby style on the headset, stay on star(IN WARZONE/FPS). I don't know if it's better in any other games, but def not in cod
You literally saved me from taking these back to the store. I have a 10yr old pair of astros with a mix amp and i thought it was about time for an upgrade. When i first tried out the new a50s i was very unimpressed. Thanks to your vid the sound quality is now clear and crisp (instead of tinny and weird). The dolby button should be destroyed!
bought my a50's 2 years ago and had the same problems. takes a while to figure out. also my front panel audio connectors had way less interference and had zero static or clipping. its worth trying around with different ports imo.
4:26 you can't see the numbers of each feq, but you can click on each dot and use your up and down keys to move them. i did 4 down for first 4 dots after first then 3 for next then try to match the screen for rest of them works great thanks Dolby Atmos really brings out the sound, specially with the custom profile thanks
those settings have been a good start for me, but they produced some high pitches in the content i was listening to so i decreased the bandwith of the last one to 1.8 like the others and as personal preference i increased 90hz to -3db and 406hz to -4db
Brother i am so thankful for sharing this EQ with us it really help me out getting the most of my Astros A50 4th Gen... both of the set ups are great ... i played a couple of games and i even took adventage of other players... it is amazin now .. i will set up one for movies ... by mysel in the dolby atmost..even tho the movie set up sounds ok.. you are amazing!!!
Well I have to thank you for making this video, I just got a pair of A50s and they didn't sound great at all until updated them to these specs and they sound incredible now! Thanks!
dude i set these for my mic it feels like im actually in the game its soo good and like i watched anime with it it sounded like i was in the movie theaters it was soo surreal
damn dude i forgot i used the dolby atmos free trial and it SOUNDED AMAZING the trial ran out and completely forgot here we are like 4 years later thanks man its totally worth it
Question… I’ve recently upgraded my Astro a50 gen 3 to the gen 4’s. And I’ve never used the Dolby Atmos on my gen 3’s. And after watching your video my question is this. With tweaking the the equalizer on the command center and using the Dolby Atmos which one over powers the other? Or does the Dolby Atmos just give you more ability to enhance the sound?
I can't believe I had the dolby light "ON" this whole time... it sounds SO MUCH BETTER off. Definitely not intuitive to set up this headset properly, thanks so much for the video!
If you do any more EQ do it with directional keys and count how many times you tap the key and post that maybe in the description or comments, obviously don't hold down the directional key but it will give people a better idea as to where its at rather than just a visual reference to match up. Edit: you sort of did that so yeah I think its all good
just wanted to say thanks. this helped so much. I was so disappointed in the sound of this 300 dollar headset and the presets were horrible. Really appreciate the help.
Not sure if this has already been stated as I haven't read all the comments but I can confirm that Dolby access is to your account and can be used across devices, I first installed it on my Xbox and then on my PC for the one cost. Unless of course they've changed this since I purchased.
I have A50 Gen 3, and I am having an issue. I have no Spacial Audio options. I don't even have Windows native Windows Sonic option. When I set the headset to Voice instead of Game I have spacial audio options, but the Voice option only utilizes 2 channels.
Wow, I am so happy I stumbled across this video. I was ready to return my A50 since they sound was horrendous out of the box. Thank you so much for sharing this! Just curious, which frequencies would you recommend changing if I want to adjust bass or treble levels?
Thanks for the video. Can say for anyone reading red dead redemption 2 sounds way better. Watched x men 2 on Disney plus and again sounded amazing. Played a a few other games and all sounded way better. Was hearing all kinds of background noises I never noticed before.
Just purchased the a50’s for the series x. Do I have to adjust the settings for the Astro command center also or do I only need to adjust them for the Dolby atmos app?
Turn dolby off don't use dolby some say sound better personally I think I sounds washed out just use command centre and get someone settings or try them yourself
I honestly only found this because I barely noticed my A50's change when I pressed the button, I thought it was broke and ended up finding this instead XD
Loved the last vid and like this one as well. I do play WZ on boost high as for the previous settings this was a huge difference for me (I saw in the comments that you preferred boost low). Kinda weird to drop all the lows / boosting all the highs and than picking the boost low no? :) Anyway nice vid again, good to have a bit more precise information on the db +- levels. Keep it up!
I appreciate it! I actually don't prefer using either of the COD presets, you may not have seen my comment on that. The people I recommended the boost low to thought there wasn't enough bass. I'm happy you like it!
Can you make video of settings for a non competitive player who maybe plays different games too, listens to music and watches videos/movies with these same headphones?
had no idea the sounds could change so much. I have no idea how or why this works, is this a good audio file for any games or just COD? thank you for the guide. subbed
If someone misses bass, I recommend going to the advanced Windows sound settings and turning on bass boost. Please update your settings and add this to the video.
Hi bro! Thank you so much for the video. It is great! Just a question. Are these settings useful for racing games? I have diferent settings, and I tried them with Forza Horizon 5 and sounds regular. The motor sound is not the better.
In properties, the Dolby Atmos option for spatial sound is available when the Astro A50 Voice is selected for output. It's not available when selecting Astro A50 Game as output. Update: It requires an optical audio cord to make it work. Just need to plug into the motherboard's optical audio port and to the "audio in" of the Astro base station. In sound settings, the default output is Digital Output (will be able to select Dolby Atmos) and not Astro A50 Game. Default communication is Astro A50 Voice.
@@shifty25_ Just FYI, you DON'T want it on "Voice" while it sounds a little lounder it is only one channel (not stereo) so it's awful for gaming. Keep it on Game.
FYI, what I've done is, plug in the base station with the optical cable, then set the output device to 'Digital Audio (S/PDIF)(High Definition Audio Device)', and then with Dolby Atmos enabled (the symbol on the base station) you get a fuller directional sound. Maybe it's just me, but with Dolby Atmos turned off, it just sounds awful, like a little man in a box in the middle of a massive hallway.
If you've gotten use to the Dolby Button being on then it would be really weird to adjust to just using the Dolby software like in the video. Theoretically you should have better directional awareness with the setup shown in the video, but what you said about the optical input is completely true. An optical cable is a massive improvement in data transfer speed and quality compared to wireless or that of a 3.5mm jack. I really appreciate your input!
Yo man great vid! Quick question I just got a pc today and was wondering how to get live wallpapers like yours? Looks sick keep grinding man! Almost 200 subs!
I appreciate that a ton! Congrats on the PC! Open up the Steam store and download the Wallpaper engine. I think its like 4 dollars for it, but well worth it. Almost Infinite live wallpapers, some made by brands, but most made by art designers. Have a good one!
I'm finding that the "S" sounds with these settings are very "sharp" or noticible (idk how to describe it). Any sugesstions on what to modify in the EQ to make that jump out less?
I found the given Command Center EQ settings to be suuuuper hissy and sharp, so I adjusted it a bit, kept the curves and all that the same, but my base values are now -4,-4,-1,4,4. Cheers!
Are these settings optimal for playing COD Warzone for hearing footsteps, doors opening, people reloading, etc.? Or are these settings meant for just all around game play experience? Thank you in advance.
I personally think these are optimized for it, but everyone's ears are different. I've had people say they're great for it, and some say it's terrible for footsteps. I think the only way to truly know is to test it out. Thanks so much for watching!
Thanks for a helpful video. I also have a question, I am new to better quality headsets so I don’t really understand what is the difference between voice and game mode that you can change between in your windows 10 sound settings. Whenever watching a video on RU-vid, for some reason (voice mode) comes off much louder and more refined while (game) sounds dull. So which mode should I stick to if I want my headset both for music and gaming? Or should I switch between these modes depending on whether I am watching RU-vid or playing? Btw: I will also add that while astro settings work great, dolby atmos setting the other hand makes the sound terrible. I am not sure whether I did something wrong but this is most noticeable while listening to music.
Thanks so much for the kind words! You definitely want to keep it on Game mode all the time. I never understood why they even put a voice input to select. I'm glad you like the sound! Thanks so much for watching!
Some application allows you select a different output from the configured one from the OS sound configuration. For example: On windows you select the game mode output so everything by default will deliver the output sound to your astro in game mode. And if you are using Discord for instance, it allows you to select another output other than the "default" one. So you can select the voice mode output. Now that you have this set up, you can increase or decrease the volume from the discord straight from the headphone by pressing the outside of the ear cushion balancing it toward the desired mode you want more emphasis (volume)
For anybody wanting Dolby Atmos to work on Astro A50 gen 3s, you need to plug in the optical audio cable to your pc. If you’re like me, you don’t have one on your motherboard config. But you can purchase an audio splitter/converter that plugs into an HDMI port as a work-around and use Atmos. People who purchased the A50 gen 4s are lucky because they don’t have to worry about this issue as Atmos is native with just the USB input for the 2019 generation.
Gen 3 had an update that doesnt require the optical cable, just usb now if u want to use atmos. If you dont want to use atmos u can just plug the optical cable to your tv/monitor if it has one, and just use the astro command centre
@@sc800ter I heard Astro say that the usb wouldn’t natively support Atmos on Gen 3, therefore it wouldn’t work without an optical cable even if there was an update. Either way, you still need to have the usb cable plugged in. If you don’t want Atmos, you don’t need to have the optical cable plugged in.
@@KeeganBennett update with astro fixed it to work exactly like gen 4, no optical cable needed, they did this specifically so they could work with ps5 and xbox series x/s as they no longer use optical ports. The only difference with atmos between gen 3 and 4 is that gen 4 gets atmos for free, gen 3 have to pay the one off atmos purchase
@@sc800ter Hmm I’m not sure about console, since I recently switched to pc. But I’ll have to check it out and see if it’s true for my platform. I appreciate the heads up!
I tried this and it doesn’t work for me. I got the Astro hdmi adapter to use since my pc doesn’t have optical port. Didn’t show up in my sound control panel at all and it also limits to 120 hz
This mix sounds amazing but I've been having an issue with these headphones on Series X. Has anybody else experienced popping sounds? I've tried turning mic monitoring off n doing different things but nothing seems to get rid of it. It sucks cuz I love the sound but the popping is super annoying...
Same problem here I thought it must be because it’s not optical cable anymore now its a USB, so I bought a converter with optical cable attachment and I still get the audio pops, only thing that works is switch from Xbox to PC and then back again unfortunately 😕
@@vinddictive_8468 I sit at a desk with monitor & Xbox on the desk too, I just think it’s something to do with the new audio not being fully compatible with the Astros
"Enable Dolby Atmos to access audio settings" on Dolby Access but its telling me that my headphones ( Astro A50 Game ) may not be compatible? Anyone have a fix?
Thank you for this. I am on my third set of Astro`s now. PC here. Previously had the 2nd gen, then the 3rd gen, which I have had for over 5 years !. Just recently the 3rd gens began to have some issues with the base station, trying to locate the headphones on the pins so that the charging lights would appear. Normal wear and tear I guess. Then I had no lights and no sound. Could be needing to reset them, or could be a battery issue ?, not sure. So to avoid any future issues with my ageing 3rd gen I decided to purchase the 4th gen. The 4th gen has an upgrade to the headphone drivers , so that is a plus point. The software is what it is. The Command Center is ok, but nothing elaborate, but it does work and is sufficient for me. For my PC gaming use I bought the Xbox headphones as it comes with A Dolby Atmos licence. ( apparantley the PS4 version does not have this Dolby Atmos licence, so buyer beware ). The Astro 4th Gen is a 2.4ghz wireless frequency as opposed to my previous 3rd gen which used the 5Ghz wireless range. Normally the 5Ghz range would offer more power, however the 2.4Ghz range offers better battery life and is more than adequate for a reliable connection, so another plus point. Comfort value for me is excellent, nice soft cloth ear pads, as opposed to plastic leatherette on some other brands. Dolby Atmos is really very good, another plus point. As with the previous Astro headphones, mainly a plastic build. I have had no breakages from any of my Astros in the past. They are robust for me, and I have had Astros for more than 8 years. with heavy gaming use and music etc, no problem. Like any expensive headphones, just be respectful in use. The 4th gen are lighter than the 3rd gen, but offer very good comfort. The Astros offer excellent sound quality, always very good !. Really really good !!. Its a pity now that you will not see Astros being advertised much in the usual, ubiquitous gaming websites or hardware web sites. I dont know why, because the Astros are a cut above many other competing top brands. I can say this because I have tried other brands in the past. I always went back to my Astro`s. Honestly I am very pleased with the 4th gen, of course you have to adjust them carefully within the Command Center, and Dolby Atmos settings. Remember also, that your ears wil need to adjust to the new drivers, as the sound is subtely different from my previous 3rd gen. Not negatively, just different, but after a few days of settling into the sound, I love my Astros !!!!!!. Of course the original price was about $319 dollars, now reduced to about $220 dollars, depending where you shop. I think the 4th gen came out about 2019/20, so I expect we may get a 5th gen at some time. it depends on competition and how the hardware markets fair in this financial segement of the 21st century. However my 4th gen Astros will suffice for me. Thank you.
I get the same issue on Series X, after scouring the net I read it could be caused by a power supply issue such as a lot of devices running at one time off an outlet, or wifi interference. I have multiple consoles hooked up at once so I did a full shutdown on the console, full shutdown on all my other consoles that were in sleep mode and disconnected the headphones and unplugged the series x for 30 seconds to get rid of any residual power. Plugged it back up and it fixed the problem, no more popping and static waves, but I found it comes back after waking the console up from sleep mode. So I literally do a full shutdown and restart every session and make sure my other consoles are always shut down. Annoying workaround but at least it works, hope this helps..
Also wanted to point out the A50's for PC/PS4 work on the Xbox One X, (may work on the S and Series S/X but i dont personally have the newest xbox) so you dont have to be bummed if they only have that version. only difference ive found is the color.
sorry quick question on Dolby access do you turn on game "performance mode" under "game" only thing you didn't go into. THANKS! FOR THE VIDEO HELPED ME OUT ALOT... nm answered my own question you have to use one or the other again thx!
he used a custom eq in dolby not the game mode. but if you like the game mode stick with it and turn on performance mode to give you a better 3d audio experience.
every song will be eq'd differently so this wouldnt work unless u have a specific genre you always listen to saying that the best eq for music is absolutely none when it comes to headsets especially if ur listening to music for mixing and mastering purposes
Thank you for this video but one question that I was hoping you would address is if I play on PS5, do I still need the Dolby EQ access, also, when I plug my Astro A50 to my PS5, I dont have the option to change it to 5 channels. What am I missing please.
With atmos you cant tell where footsteps are coming from in warzone, thats how i feel like anyway. if anyone else has dolby atmos on and plays warzone and he is fine please let me know
Thanks for the video! It really helped me. However, I was wondering if you could help me. I downloaded the Dolby Access from the MS Store but Im not able to use it since I don't see any "Dolby Atmos" configuration in the Spatial Sound settings. I tried troubleshooting with no exit at all...
If you right click on the sound icon on the bottom right hand of your windows homescreen it will give you a few different options. One of them will be an option to turn Windows Sonics, DTS X, or Dolby Atmos on or off. By default your PC may use Dolby atmos on every output, but you can simply turn it off as described above and it will remember to keep it off on that device. Thanks for watching!
