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Hrodric2

Bad sound in games and extremely low microphone ROG STRIX X870E-E DOLBY ATMOS

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Hello, I just upgraded my PC, I went from a ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II with RYZEN 7 5800X to a ROG STRIX X870E-E with RYZEN 7 9800X3D, in terms of performance everything is excellent, but I have one complaint, the audio in games, I miss SONIC STUDIO III quite a lot, since, to my surprise, this board does not have the software, which for some absurd reason ASUS discontinued this driver in these last generations, replacing it with DOLBY ACCESS, which is not even the shadow of what SONIC STUDIO III was, the fact is that I continue using the same sound equipment (AIWA sound bar with subwoofer) and the same microphone (Generic) that worked great with my previous board, but now, although I have good sound for multimedia content (music, videos), in games, and strangely only in these, the audio is very bad, the bass is quite highlighted The highs are barely audible, and in the case of the microphone, I have to shout to be heard, even though the sound is at full volume and +30 dB of amplification. The noise cancellation doesn't work either, as it did with the previous setup.

I've changed the Realtek driver settings and the few options offered by DOLBY ACCESS, and nothing works. It's also worth mentioning that when I change the equalizer in DOLBY ACCESS in the default profiles, I don't notice any change in the sound; it's only noticeable when I change the customizable profiles.

Any ideas?

Posted Jul 9, 2025, 4:11 AM UTC

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