Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has some annoyingly loud sounds. For example, when a flashbang explodes right in front of your sight. It is followed by ringing in the ears. In addition to being just annoying, such sounds can damage your hearing. Today, CS.MONEY Blog tells how to protect hearing when playing CS:GO. It will take only ten minutes.
Loud Sound Problem
Regular exposure to loud noises can lead to tinnitus. This term rings a bell, literally and figuratively. One of the most popular reasons for tinnitus is constant noise exposure. Whether it’s the roar of a chainsaw, shooting range sounds, or a deafening click when you get a headshot in CS:GO. In worst cases, tinnitus can be so loud that it can lead to disturbed sleep and other problems in daily life. This is why it is so important to take care of yourself!
Lower The Volume
The easiest way to prevent loud noises from appearing while playing CS:GO is to avoid being affected by them by lowering the volume in the settings. Unfortunately, it has a serious negative effect: lowering the volume will immediately cut you off from a whole layer of important information about your enemies. For example, footsteps sounds, which can only be heard from a short distance. This is obvious damage to serious competitive play. Therefore, the best option is to mute only the loudest sounds.
Simple Solution
To deal with the deafening sounds in CS:GO, you can use a special audio compressor or a limiter. For example, Sound Lock, a free app appearing to be the latter. This is one of the easiest solutions. Just follow these simple steps to install Sound Lock:
- Download and install Sound Lock
- Open the app’s settings, click Filter mode and choose Filter master
- Save by clicking Save
- After that, using the slider on the main window, adjust the comfortable maximum sound volume
- Finally, click On above the graphics
Now, just choose your comfortable maximum volume individually. The easiest and harmless way to do this is to launch an empty server or start a bot practice. Throw a flashbang at your feet, and adjust the slider in Sound Lock. You’re ready!
Limiter features
There’s an important feature of Sound Lock needs to be noted. This application reduces the volume of all sounds when the volume limit is exceeded. This means that in addition to reducing the deafening ringing when hit in the head, the sounds of steps or shots will also become quieter. Although, they will become quieter only for as long as the ringing from hitting the head will last. In the vast majority of cases, it will drown out any other sounds anyway, so you don’t have to worry about missing important information in the game because of the limiter.
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