Audio Filters

Please Kunos, add audio filter selections (similar to the way graphics filters are selectable).

I am tired on seeing people with poor audio equipment complaining that sounds are not as impressive as in "insert game here".

Basically a "filter" might be simple equalizer-setting that increases bass when person has poor audio equipment. It might not be useful for most people but maybe it would satisfy some people.

Personally, I think sounds are great as they are already!

 

I want an audio filter that makes it sound like a have a helmet.

 

Just use some material to muffle the sound from headphones.

 

I agree in part; some of the cars (new ones) sound really good and the environmental audio in replays is quite good IMO. If the older cars could have updated / improved samples or mods available, it would be nice.

 

What! You mean you don't wear a helmet?

 

I'll add bit more of explanation of what I had in mind exactly..

While effects like reverbation would be neat those need plenty of processing power too.

Bigger problem is that people have anything from low-grade TV/PC speakers/headphones to 5-point hi-fi systems and making sounds fit each one can be a problem. So having some presets/filters available to select a "profile" of sorts might be helpful for people. Let's face it, people might use different setup when driving late at night or during the day and might change what they are using. So that might improve customer experience perhaps? At least it might reduce flamewars in forums I think..

 

Different profiles to suit different audio systems is something other developers have used to maximize / optimize environmental effects & surround and it seems particularly important in regard to flyby's in replays where some sounds are missing due to speaker configurations or setup not being optimal.

 

I dont know where i sit with this one. I'm not sure its kunos responsibility to dial in your sound. There are so many user preferences & hardware configs out there. For those who want a bit more control I recommend Equalizer APO, its free and comes with a 15 or 31 band adjustment option + many other profile options.

 

It is not supposed to be ready-made configs for all hardware: just tunable settings and/or some preset configs so user can select what works for them.

There's always more advanced/complex solutions but very simple adjustment might be suitable for majority of cases already.

Think about this way: there's already adjustment for different sound volumes (engine, tyres etc.) for adjusting by user. The way audio filters would work is they would adjust the "tone" of sound instead of volume/intensity of sound.

Sure, programmable shader-like filters would be extremely cool but that might way beyond necessary already.