Best audio settings in Black Ops 6

One of the most important parts of success in Black Ops 6 is your audio settings, so here is how to maximize sound throughout the game.

Black Ops 6 is officially available for players to jump into. With heaps of new gameplay changes, including the new omnimovement mechanics and dedicated melee weapon slot, players have many new features and systems to learn and brush up on.

With much more freedom and versatility regarding movement comes a much more fleshed out sound design across all game modes and experiences.

Therefore, BO6 makes tracking and hearing your opponents more complex than other Call of Duty games. Enhancing your audio settings to maximize your capacity to hear their footsteps and approach is essential.

Here is our rundown of the best audio settings to use in Black Ops 6 to give yourself the best chance at hearing your enemies before you see them and, in turn, get the jump on them before they even hear you coming.

Best BO6 audio settings: Headphones are a must

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First, use headphones in Black Ops 6 when optimizing your audio setup to help you hear footsteps. Even when using the best audio set-up without headphones, it will be much harder to hear all sounds from the game and will be more muddled when using your TV and monitor speakers. This is especially true for directional audio, helping you hear footsteps from all around.

When using your headphones, the Bass Boost is your best friend as it is the best way to make your Black Ops 6 audio experience the most immersive it can be while also increasing the chances of you hearing enemy moments.

In addition, you’ll want to dial down all non-gameplay audio. We recommend turning down the music volume to 0 to avoid any unnecessary noise taking away from movement audio.

Furthermore, dialogue volume can be dialed down to around the 60 or 70 mark so that you can still hear teammate callouts and Scorestreak announcements.

Recommended audio settings and specs

Now that you’ve got your headphones sorted, here are our recommendations for the best audio settings for Black Ops 6 to help hear footsteps and movements.

Volumes

• Master Volume: 100
• Music Volume: 0
• Dialogue Volume: 70
• Effects Volume: 100
• Cinematic Music Volume: 0

Audio Device

• Enhanced Headphone Mode: On

Global

• Audio Mix: Headphones
• Speakers/Headphones Game Sound Device: Default System Device
• Mono Audio: Off
• Mute Licensed Music: Off (for content creators) or otherwise On
• Asymmetrical Hearing Compensation: Off
• Speaker Output: Stereo
• Mute Game When Minimized: Off

Functionality

• Reduce Tinnitus Sound: Off
• Hit Marker Sound Effects: Classic/Default

Voice Chat

• Voice Chat Volume: 50
• Voice Chat: On
• Proximity Chat: On
• Body Shield Chat: On
• Last Words Voice Chat: Off
• Game Voice Channel: Party Only
• Voice Chat Output Device: Default System Device

Microphone

Microphone Level: 100 (can be altered for personal preference)
Test Microphone: Off
Microphone Mode: Push to Talk
Mute Yourself When Connecting to Channel: Off
Microphone Input Device: Default System Device

These are the recommended audio settings to get the most out of your Black Ops 6 experience, naturally feel free to alter these depending on your own preferences and needs from the game’s output.

How to enable Loudness Equalization on PC 

Loudness Equalization is an audio feature for PC users that significantly increases footstep clarity. 

However, this particular audio enhancement is unavailable for PlayStation or Xbox users. For those playing on PC, here is how to enable Loudness Equalization.

1. Go into your PC’s settings.
2. Select audio settings.
3. Find and click on the ‘Playback’ tab.
4. Scroll to your audio device and right-click.
5. Select ‘Properties.’
6. Head into the ‘Enhancements’ tab.
7. Check the box next to ‘Loudness Equalization.’
8. Click ‘Apply’ to save the settings.

These audio settings and tips will make it much easier to pick out the enemy’s footsteps in all game modes when playing Black Ops 6 and maximize your chance of success.

The devs have also released a brand new Advanced Headphone mode for those who want an even bigger edge in Black Ops 6 through their audio output.

There is a free version available to use, as well as a $20 version that provides even better audio specs.