The Curse of Tarkov Audio (and other lies we tell ourselves) || Getting Tarkoved

The Curse of Tarkov Audio (and other lies we tell ourselves) || Getting Tarkoved
This video is about Tarkov’s audio and the Tarkov community. I’ll be discussing the history of Tarkov’s audio and the current state of sound in the game today, summarizing the game’s audio architecture, the aspects that are handled by Unity, the aspects that are handled by BSG, and the latest addition to the EFT’s audio - Steam Audio.
Topics include audio bugs like ghost sounds, silent footsteps, silent grenades, silent gunshots, invisible scavs, desync and netcode, cheaters, why sound on stairs is so broken along with different floors, what binaural sound is and how it works, and more. It also discusses the perception skill and active headphones, and explains what 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound is, what Dolby Atmos, Windows Sonic, and Sonic Studio are, audio compression, how they work, and if you should use them for Tarkov.
Lastly, it focuses on the Tarkov community, the fantastic content creators within it, including myself, who often get things wrong or don’t fully understand different topics or concepts, and how misinformation, rumors, and misconceptions can so easily spread.
This video is ultimately about truth, how we can know what is true, and not only what we believe to be true, but why.
Check out all of the fantastic content creators I discuss in this video!
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0:00 Intro
2:30 Part 1 - A Brief History of Tarkov’s Audio
6:30 Tarkov’s Audio Today
7:54 Part 2 - Audio Occlusion
10:04 Silent Footsteps
10:43 Unity Audio - Ambient Sounds
12:16 Unity Audio - Audio Attenuation
12:36 Unity Audio - Reflection
13:04 BSG Audio - Occlusion
15:09 EFT Audio - Factory Office Demo
18:24 EFT Audio - Dorms Demo
20:17 EFT Audio - Big Red Demo
21:56 Community Audio Bug Reports
24:53 What about Steam Audio
27:17 Comparing Between Steam Audio On vs. Off
31:19 But EFT Audio Used to be Better
32:52 Common Misconceptions about Steam Audio
34:23 Correlation vs. Causation
37:11 We’ve Had Audio Bugs All Along
40:09 Part 3 - Desync & Audio
45:08 Desync in Detail
53:38 Eroktic and the “Flechette Bug”
1:00:31 My Hypothesis Confirmed
1:01:06 Part 4 - Localization
1:03:39 3D Audio Technologies
1:03:52 Stereo Audio
1:04:02 5.1 Surround
1:04:37 7.1 Surround
1:05:07 Dolby Atmos
1:05:48 Windows Sonic
1:06:32 What should I use for EFT?
1:06:58 Why are they incompatible with EFT?
1:14:05 Hunt Showdown Example
1:15:38 Recommended Audio Settings
1:16:22 Debugging a viewer’s audio issue
1:20:36 Sonic Studio III
1:22:46 Third-party audio software is CURSED
1:29:09 Introduction to Binaural Sound
1:31:18 Do we have any 3D sound options for EFT?
1:31:55 “Tarkov has no vertical audio”
1:32:24 Binaural Sound Demo - Matthew Kerswill
1:34:31 Binaural Sound Demo - My own Unity project
1:35:47 Introduction to my EFT Binaural Sound Test
1:38:22 EFT Binaural Sound Test
1:40:01 Test Results - Binaural Sound ON
1:40:24 EFT NON-Binaural Sound Test
1:41:57 Test Results- Binaural Sound OFF
1:42:27 Test Results - EFT Community
1:43:17 Test Results - Literally random guesses
1:44:33 Winning and losing based on audio
1:45:33 Content Creator Use Case - Dinez
1:52:59 Content Creator Use Case - BreakinSkullz
1:56:10 Where does Steam Audio fit?
2:01:48 Part 5 - Examining Potential Steam Audio Issues
2:01:54 Possible Issues - Performance
2:04:21 Possible Issues - Ghost Sounds
2:11:02 Possible Issues - Grenade Popping Sound
2:12:29 What other issues are there with Steam Audio?
2:13:50 Why do other content creators hate it so much?
2:15:10 Content Creator Use Case - Glorious_E
2:18:13 Confirmation Bias
2:19:18 Why Words Matter
2:22:00 Content Creator Use Case - Vox_E
2:24:03 Content Creator Use Case - Veritas
2:29:53 JesseKazam on Reviewing Gameplay
2:31:01 Content Creator Use Case - Rengawr
2:38:11 Recent Audio Fixes
2:39:02 Changing Our Minds
2:39:42 Content Creator Use Case - Shouldaville
2:47:42 Why I Care
2:48:22 Part 6 - Even More Sound-Related Topics
2:48:39 Compression is Unnecessary & Likely Won’t Help You
2:49:58 The Perception Skill is Likely Entirely Irrelevant
2:51:42 Part 7 - The Future of Tarkov Audio
2:55:07 Final Thoughts
2:56:44 Outtro
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[@nox_ferox]

NO FUCKING WAAAAAAAY DUDE!!! I watched your first vid and thought I deleted everything. I was sure of it. Your info is great so of course I watched this. When I got to 1:17:02 I couldn't believe that wasn't normal! So I went through and deleted a bunch of Asus and Reaktek bullshitttt. And... Omg dude. I can hear where shit is. I gotta retest all the headsets now! THANK YOU MAN! If it wasn't for all of your examples and viewer debugging, I would've played like the old way forever. Thank you man

[@Spawn409]

I feel the same way dude...been playing for over a year with all the extra bullshit on and just assumed it was the game. Holy fuck does it feel nice to be able to hear properly!

[@MrRaja]

I'm scared to hear normally again...

[@samuelprescott7426]

@@StayFractalesque He meant in game headsets.

[@dontclap1]

Mother of god, my direction hearing is pinpoint now!? I never thought I'd see the day. Fucking Blessing man this game just became playable again. If I didn't find this video I was 1 raid away from a brain aneurysm. ABSOLUTE LEGEND!

[@shames6796]

What kinda realtek shit did you delete? cause i feel like my audio is somewhat different to the gameplay of everyone elses but dont see anything that could change it (unless im an idiot)

[@Airwingmarine]

Much appreciation for the massive amount of work put into this to make us all less dumb.

[@Aqueox]

Being less dumb is besterest thing. -Cavebro Chazzy

[@VeritasGames]

Thanks bro!

[@ivanquiles4903]

Who's this guy? 👀

[@PixelSeekingPhotography]

Thanks to both of you, AirWing and Veritas. I've learned so much from yall information contributions to the community. Respect.

[@TheFormerTeam]

So basically to make a long story short, Use binural audio/steam audio. Make sure you're sound settings aren't being fucked with by weird programs and use stereo whatever. Stay away from stairs. Pay attention to randomly loud noises (specifically their directions) i.e. voice lines, footsteps, gunshots ect... _It's always the games fault that we die_ And have a healthly amount of skepticism towards anything and everything, including this comment.

[@adamhebert5365]

I’ve worked alongside peers who’ve written (and published) case studies / research papers that had less care, time, objectivity and structural rigor than this video. Excellent. Work. Thank you.

[@VoXEonYT]

Thanks for this video man I can't fathom the amount of hours that went into this. Sat down and listened to this while writing a script and honestly changed my outlook on alot of things in the game. Very easy to let correlation influence your opinion on causation when you play so many hours a day. It's good to sit down and be schooled by someone more knowledgeable so you can influence people in your community with the facts. Keep it up V!

[@VeritasGames]

Thanks homie!

[@swoosh6947]

@VoX_E now do you have steam audio on or off? ;)

[@dat_man_biskit5145]

Rewatched the livestream last night at 10pm PST. Watched the whole thing until 1am. Dude i feel like you are one of the most underrated Tarkov content creators out there. The work you do to satiate viewers like me who want to know more is incredible. Thank you

[@dat_man_biskit5145]

I also respect that you don't let people spew bullshit 💯 👌

[@tonyswallows4937]

@@dat_man_biskit5145 🤠

[@fpsdubs]

I did the same thing, finally got time to watch it so brought up the VOD and finished it at like 1:30am.

[@Verlet_Cat]

He's "underrated" because everyone hates him for being a backstabbing asshole to anyone who might say something slightly against him in his presence. He does provide good information, but he hates his own community. :)

[@dat_man_biskit5145]

@@Verlet_Cat I don't know about any of that. I was just speaking as someone who enjoys the information he puts out.

[@FinestXI]

I'd be surprised if anyone ever puts more work into Tarkov videos than you do. Between this and the history of Tarkov this game is lucky to have someone like you playing it. The whole community benefits from the work you put in V! Thanks for the cameo btw :)

[@VeritasGames]

Thanks for the help my man! Sucks I had to cut out everything about you being in mono and how that demonstrated the weirdness of binaural when you have conflicting settings, but y'know... three hours long... XD

[@MCPxPhantomx]

That ending helps to digest the time spent... Thank you a thousand times over to take the time and enlighten us to the realities that is Tarkov

[@chewie8740]

It's honestly a massive shame that so many members of the community are not going to watch this because of the length. They all need to see this. I've been on the same page as V since I got into EFT. It's so frustrating seeing how often people conflate 13 other things into "bad audio".

[@Huskmini]

i mean its fair though. I dont particularly want to watch a 3 hour video explaining sound when i literally know nothing about sound. it just isnt going to interest me, or keep my interest up for long. just a nice 10 mins tldr would be ideal

[@ethan20559]

@@Huskmini people especially nowadays expect everything to be consendesed for them, and if it isn't they ignore it and continue to act like they are authorities on whatever they want. Facts often cannot be explained in minutes, hence 30+ minute videos, so instead people mix them with their opinions/misconceptions to make 5 minute versions which they push upon everyone else. Just because I took a first aid class in highschool, doesn't mean i can skip medical school and perform basic practitioning.

[@brohemian]

@@Huskmini yes this video could be half the duration or much less with just useful info. It’s slowed down and phrased for like 15yo noobs

[@captainblastems3367]

@@Huskmini A nice 10 minute tldr of my studies in school would be nice too but unfortunately the information I am learning requires me to pay attention to a lot of details so that I am able to LEARN

[@Huskmini]

@@captainblastems3367 do you think the average tarkov players wants and needs to understand the technicalities of audio engineering. No they don't, I appreciate the massive amount of effort it takes for a video like this, but just having a reason for why its like it is and not everything to do with sound would be nice

[@zeakzeric]

Watched it during livestream, absolutely mind blowing, thank you foe all the work on this video

[@bayze2449]

Huge thank you Veritas. This video was incredible! Great job man, I can’t even imagine all the work that went into this video. Looking forward to another one!!

[@infinitory9993]

Man I’m so glad I decided to research this game and found your headphones video, you’re one of the only reasons I was actually able to get into this game

[@Asgrim_S]

The perspective provided about the sound mechanics, behavior and bugs literally made me a better player by a landslide. I now have much better awareness of the surroundings and how audio works and thus I find it much easier to locate enemies and events around the map. Thank you for this video!

[@SanguinaryGuard]

I think honestly learning this aspect of how the game functions, might be a requirement

[@Boostdcoupe28]

Well it took me 3 days to completely watch this.. and all I can say is thank you.. the amount of time you had to of put into this is insane and I know most ppl won’t appreciate what you have done.. but I do and I really appreciate what you have done for this game and community!!

[@matthew_b_golden]

As a veteran audio professional just beginning my journey into the world of game audio, this is pure gold so thank you! Liked and subscribed. It is already addressing some of the concerns I have about how audio is implemented and, perhaps, how it can be approached differently with regard to more intuitive placement and worldizing treatments. Giving me lots of ideas to explore and I am only 30 minutes in!

[@Physiiks]

Took me a few days but finally finished this. Amazing video, the efforts that went into this are very admirable. Thanks V, very best.

[@francovelozofabiano1553]

this guy could very well making big bucks out there in the world yet he is still with us trying to improve our game and community. I cant put in to words how thankful i am for this, thanks a lot king

[@Jordan-jx5xg]

Coming from live, great video V! You’re doing some really great things for the life and quality of tarkov. Being a audio guy myself I can absolutely see how people get so damn confused about this stuff. It’s complicated and can be hard to explain if you’re talking to a wall… so shout out to you for doing great work! Work others don’t care do! I can’t wait for full steam audio because the first implementation changed the game for me.

[@duncanholman272]

Great video, well done! Was a nice surprise to hear and see the Hitch, I miss his view on all things. Thank you for all the effort. It's appreciated.

[@CaptCanadEh]

Took me 4 days to watch this bad boy, but finally got it done. Another great video V! Can't imagine the incredible amount of work behind the scenes that went into this, recording, sifting and organizing clips. Polls and gathering feedback. Organizing, running, and assessing tests. Glad to see this video getting the recognition it deserves 👍🏻

[@elevatedpotato2692]

HOLY FUCK... I just "sat" through the whole vid and I am as grateful for it that I actually decided to write a comment to support the content for once in a long time. I actually didnt really change my opinion on sound in tark but the amout of stuff that I learned from this just feels like a blessing. The perspective provided here just is on spot and in my opinion this is just one of the few content creators in general that I am able to trust if he expresses hypotheses or publishes well researched/tested vids. Even tho that critical thinking is always required of course. Love to what you do and provide. Cheers.

[@19SmilY89]

Thank you for your Work and another great video! You are one of the smartest people in this community! Keep up the great work! Greets from Germany

[@Dropshot_Cas]

Probably one of the best Tarkov videos ever made to date! My hat goes off to you for the unmatched effort you put in to everything you do. Thank you for everything.

[@JasonMTuftsify]

Can't watch the whole yet, but love the fact of how much detail you have put into testing and confirming issues before coming together with a final hypothesis. Keep up the amazing work.

[@Mvr_M90]

Definitely another School of Veritas Masterpiece. Worth to watch 😊🍿 Saw it in the livestream. Thank you for all the time, work and frustration putting out this great lesson.

[@stefanblehm594]

Dude I haven't watched yet but soo keen, you put in so much effort, congratulations on getting it finished.

[@stefanblehm594]

Watched all man, Bloody brilliant work man.

[@michealmorris3766]

Comprehensive! Always appreciative of your hard work and thoroughness. I need some sleep, but I can't wait to finish the video.

[@michaelperri508]

I’ve only been in the pc/tarkov community about a year now but too keep it short thank you for all you do Veritas 🙏🏽

[@CruiseToTheMoon]

Let’s all get ready for this man’s genius and love for science? Or the process? Something I wish I had.

[@takostyle]

Damn dude!!! You did it again! I watched it until the very end in two days on my lunch breaks, so worth it. Thanks again for all the good work and time you put into the game and, ultimately, the community. I particularly liked the end when you talked about critical thinking and when to change your mind or to stick with your ideas. It felt good to realize that my gut feeling about some points you elaborated on was right, and I'm glad I didn't change my settings or config after seeing so many ppl whining about it online. I knew that somehow, the experience I had was right, no matter what *insert big streamer name here* said. Thanks again for the great video mah dude!! Mad respect!

[@chrisklooz9538]

Bro, please tell me your company is hiring, they pay well and are close to me! Two lunch breaks to watch this video???? Fuck yeah sign me up for 90 min lunch every day

[@diabolicjackel8905]

The tarkov community is so lucky to have you and all of your patience to explain everything, pointing out the landmines along the way. Your determination and attention to detail. THANK YOU!

[@vitalxstingerz334]

So much work has gone into creating this and I respect the amount of effort it must have taken. The video is genuinely helpful and insightful. Great content!!!

[@Qwertyuiop99833]

damn this dude be filming, and editing, and scripting, and narrating, and podcasting and gaming and testing and streaming

[@Qwertyuiop99833]

also premiering

[@KarlHamilton]

Your grammar is appalling.

[@CDCI3]

@@KarlHamilton Your comment is prescriptivist.

[@eandavies09]

Watched the whole thing. You have literally changed my audio experience, thank you for the effort you have put into creating and editing this video.

[@abbefaria2596]

fantastic job Veritas! when i saw the length of the video i thought i would spend the next week watching parts of this... that was 3 hours ago.

[@T1cT4cGamingChannel]

Thank you for creating this, very insightful, watched it through twice! Brilliant.

[@sniper_shot]

Saw it was 3 hours - said to myself i will watch bits of it. Well... here i am 3 hours later. Thank you Veritas for your work. This is a mind blowing educational video.

[@ubemvuossas665]

the windows sonic comparison is really weird to me, i'm not a developer or anything but i have played around with windows sonic's api and as far as i can tell it doesn't activate any sound processing for any stream in stereo, it only applies processing for 5.1 and 7.1 audio stream processes or software directly calling for sonic's api, most of the time it's running even when you have it disabled as it allows for enabling it while audio is streaming causing just a few ms of audio loss while it redirects surround audio streams through the api and applies the processing. windows even has a notification on the sound flyout that triggers whenever the sonic api is running audio streams through it, be it surround or sonic itself, my own test showed tarkov not triggering sonic's api in any way and as far as i can tell my ears didn't hear anything out of the ordinary even when enabling it mid game. sonic's api isn't something like a normal headphone software that applies general sound processing to simulate surround for stereo audio, but rather a downsampler and virtualizer of audio streams above stereo, it also runs independent of other audio streams on the system, so if you run a surround game and a youtube video for example none of the virtualization and processing like reverberation transfers to the youtube video

[@randy0120]

Just finished watching it. Couldn’t stop it the last hour and a half. Amazing work dude. Love everything

[@labcoat22]

Fantastic job thanks for all of the hard work and engineering rigor. This was a long video but worth the time. Thanks for making it as short as you did I can see that you could have made a series of videos. Now I have to go check some settings and I have so many questions

[@oddlessTV]

3 Hours very well spent, this knowledge will no doubt increase my enjoyment and lack of frustration in Tarkov, even if shit still happens, having a greater understanding makes the situations more humbling. Thanks for your hard work on this Veritas

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

58:00 I have had NO problem getting word through to devs for bugs. I reported a weird graphical glitch in the launcher. Just a weird swirly glitch from the "loading" animation lingering. Posted a private video on youtube to share with them and such and they got back with me relatively fast (within 12 hours of initial bug report sent) and then had the issue whatever it was fixed a couple days later. Completely irrelevant. Useless ass bug that really didnt do anything, But they jumped to fix it. If the rest of the team acts this way I cannot complain. People just need to take the time to "do it right" and not make "wild claims" without Real - Useful - Evidence.

[@Illumian84]

Reminds me of the bug I submitted a while back where I was able to duplicate the traders. Had like 17 Prapors on my screen. sent them some screen shots and the game logs, then like a week or two later, note in the patch notes says its fixed, and I havent seen it happen since.

[@comradesillyotter1537]

I'm really tempted to send a bug report on how you can instantly reload your guns if you're med'ing at the same time. It feels like an over sight?

[@designator7402]

There's also the matter of ease of fixing. I feel like sometimes people, given the benefit of the doubt that they reported it properly and everything, expect bugs to be fixed within days, like yours has been. Sometimes... stuff is just multi-layered, and even a good bug report won't give the proper data a developer needs to fix it. Some bugs are simple enough, just something that hasn't come up in testing. Other times it's an arcane clusterfuck of hard- and software coming together to make your life hell. I know this first hand. In the one game I actually released into the wild I had ONE report of a game breaking bug. It happened for one person on specific hardware, and they could replicate it consistently, but I couldn't, nor could any of the volunteers I asked to check it out. Still haven't fixed that bug to this day. Don't know what causes it, can't figure it out. Now I'm just a single person and there have been maybe a few dozen people who've played the game. But even with a major team and a lot of players and reports... some stuff is just obscure and will take a while to figure out.

[@StayFractalesque]

@@comradesillyotter1537 do it, 🤷‍♂️ sounds like oversight to me, but also, it is convenient for those hot moments of juggling healing reloading etc.. if you think the game will be better if the playing field were leveled, go for it 👌🥲

[@christianshaffer5382]

@@comradesillyotter1537 the reason you can do it is you unequip your gun and equip the meds, so during that screen you are modding a secondary essentially. The fix would be to make unequiped guns take time to load/ unload as well.

[@Facelezs]

I really appreciate the in depth audio tutorial, for someone new to tarkov like me this is very useful. Thank you for taking the time to make the video.

[@trauma5288]

Another very good science video! The mention and credit to Restrepo interested me so much that I paused and went to watch the documentary before coming back and finishing the video.

[@M3dicinePYT]

Incredible work. Thank you so much for the hours that went into this video.

[@randy0120]

Love it man, watching it in chunks because it’s a lot to take in but this is phenomenal. You do not get the credit you deserve. Every tarkov player should watch this.

[@paulusdergelehrte6167]

Big video especially the message you provide at the end just really shows that you´re a very decent humanbeeing which we can be thankful of having so activly in the tarkov communtiy! nothing but love for you and your work

[@ttvwaackypanda2198]

Damn... I think this is the longest and at the same time the most educational video I have ever watched. Amazing work.

[@ChromeDrakeGaming]

This was a thoroughly phenomenal video. My only point on compression is that, while I may well be hurting my gameplay, at the very least I have it set up so I won't blow out my ears. I already suffer problems, so on that front it's a great help.

[@pjoned]

Mr.Tarkov Science strikes again! For me the greatest Tarkov Content Creator that i follow . Keep up the great work V you are the best!

[@starp6650]

Just finished it, watched between raids, good informative and helpful video, i love this kind of stuff, keep this up man, my god, so good!

[@yansuke]

Finally got around to watching this and damn am I glad I did. The amount of work that was put into this video has got to be astounding and I applaud you for going through with it. This info definitely helps me to have something to point to when talking about myriad problems people seem to perceive they have. I've always had no problems with the audio outside of the obvious issues that have been pointed out in this video and I've wondered how some people I've played with did. Now I can just have them watch this video to see where their problem may lie, at least for now. Also, any time you do a large video like this, I get excited for playing Tarkov again. Keep up the superb work, V.

[@Malphorus]

Went through my settings and the sound and the way it actually "just works" now. The new sounds actually made me physically sick thinking about what I had been listening to. Literally have been handicapped my whole playtime. Godspeed Veritas.

[@tomoyat1]

This video deserves more views.

[@paulnorra]

Wow! 3h video! I will take my time watching it soon. Thanks for all the great work you are doing!

[@kickinwing696]

Top tier Hitchens clip and quote near the end, great informative video all the way through it was very much appreciated.

[@EvokerKing]

i dont know why, but i love this style of editing. i barely ever see it since it requires a bit more effort and you want the content more focused, but when it is done, it is done amazingly

[@RedneckR0nin]

Thanks Veritas for all that you have done for the community and for me. I would think I am somewhat a Chad and I owe that solely to you. I learnt so much about this game in the beginning and throughout my time playing it because of you....you made this game fun and you made me a actual contender because of it. Love your app and videos, please keep making content...I watch all you release.

[@leonm4273]

What a banger video. Just amazing! Thanks for all the work! Much love!

[@MasonsCustomPC]

Phenomenal video @Veritas. Thank you for taking the time to actually do the work everyone else won't.

[@dentedhed1786]

I'm imagining the feeling you had to feel when you could finally upload this monster of a video lmao great video I know it took alot of time to gather the info and put everything together in such a palatable way.

[@potato1499]

Great video. I also like the Binaural "performance hit" point people had been talking about. All I could think when people mentioned it, was something along the lines of "yeah disabling all gun models in the game would improve performance as well probably, but it's kind of a vital part of the game experience."

[@JerradZonna]

The explanation for how a gun fires a bullet has me ready for a nap. That was so in depth and fast I didn't have time to sleep.

[@pommespeter420]

Thanks dude for All your work on this Video! Fantastic 3H about Sound etc👍🏻

[@OGshmo]

The reason you are able to hear a floor under you while laying down on the ground is because there is most likely an overlap capsule around the player's character, and when you lay down the game recognizes that your character is overlapping with the volume underneath you. I also noticed that between floors in Tarkov has no actual dimension - the floors are essentially 0 pixels/units thin - which obviously doesn't help this issue. They should be able to fix this quite easily though, tbh. They just need to check if the actual character is overlapping with that volume, not the surrounding overlap capsule - and they need to fix the floors so they have actual width between the levels.

[@lagerbier738]

joke is on you I spent the last 3 hours playing tarkov while having your video on a second monitor. No I didnt survive a single raid. Great video very informative as always this one was a banger.

[@Hysteriix1]

Thanks for the video dude! You answered all my questions and even ones I didn't know I had!

[@TheStormchaser1979]

Great vid, Thanks for the effort you put into these videos. Opened my eyes to a few instances where I have definitely called bullshit on a death without critically thinking it through first.

[@defect0r1]

I love your discussion of topics like epistemology, false memories and how bad most of us are at critical thinking. It makes me wonder how often you deal with these issues in non-computer gaming related discussions. Top video!

[@TaterTheRedneck06]

There’s no such thing as a video that’s too long when it has this much information in it. I appreciate all the hard work you do for the Tarkov community. Maybe we can get the sight zeroing fixed one day….

[@cmjfoxfyre]

Completely baller video about the games audio and how people can interact with that audio. Watched it in one sitting due to useful information that was throughout the whole thing. Especially computer settings and "extra" audio programs. Keep up the wonderful work. May your time and effort be rewarded.

[@jayykt]

This video is incredible . Thank you for putting so much effort into everything you do. Awesome work as always

[@AlphaTube]

Wow, what a well thought out video! Insane that all three hours had legitimate info and thoughts. I feel more well versed in how things work. I will say that while I didn't notice much of a difference with binaural/steam in regards to stairs, direction, and occlusion...I noticed that with binaural I hear shots and they sound more like clipping and I also tend to hear more random scav voices for just a brief second. I found it hard to gauge distance because of the clipping in shots. I also only ran it for a few days just to test. I liked how directional the binaural audio was, I felt I knew the exact direction someone was at quicker than with normal audio. With the normal audio it sounds more "he's in this area" vs "he's in this exact spot". They both seen to have pros and cons, I just couldn't get used to the clipping/buggy sounds I was hearing with binaural. I'm wondering if I was missing some sort of update on my end (if that's a thing) and would love to try it again if that were the case! Again, excellent video man! (Sorry for the long message)

[@CDCI3]

1:56:04 That clearly says "bianal." Binaural audio is pretty decent. Bianal audio, however, is something I've tried to perfect for years and have determined is a fanciful pipe dream.

[@minimushrom]

I can give you some bianal audio ;)

[@ItsReplayBro]

@@minimushrom Ayo 😂😂😂

[@nctomba]

Great video. Thanks for all the work and testing you do for the community. It is much appreciated!

[@Spawn409]

I can't believe what I watched.. What a true masterpiece! I learned so much from this video and although I've used your advice in the past and always make sure my "surround sound" on my headphones is turned off but I had no idea that my computer was running sonic suite! (Not anymore) I truly admire the real message you were trying to deliver throughout the video and tying it all together at the ending. Thank you for what you do for the Tarkov community. PS I hope everyone watches this!

[@pueblotobakko]

Absolutely incredible work. My special thanks for the "confirmation bias" part. Hands down

[@Illumian84]

Something to note about Sonic Studio, It is also known as A-Volute, and Nahimic. It is also a bitch and a half to get rid of if it was installed as part of your standard realtek drivers.

[@Slann_ted]

Appreciate you veritas, your tarkov videos are always really educational

[@felix6587]

It's such a wonderful thing to see people use the scientific method and explaining it to others. Love your approaches for problem identification and I thank you very much for your hard work.

[@decode9160]

Just get this man a position on the dev team

[@samjochu4771]

this

[@anno-fw7xn]

how? the dev are in russa?

[@mosese1172]

@@anno-fw7xn I think he meant in general and not really involving politics

[@Rlaxox]

I've dropped my entire evening and watched the full video within 4 hours. I can say that this is THE best video on the internet I have ever seen, I wish people would just use logic more often and stop spreading stupid rumors which then turn into facts....

[@Jdohndough]

CLARIFY HOW RUMORS TURN INTO FACT PLEASE...

[@2arrowknives]

Great Vid V enjoyed it much. Sharptooth had the same hypothesis about ammo stacks, reloading and such. He occasionally would come into raid with no magazine in the weapon then reload in raid

[@Koubles]

You're the one creator who can push a 3 hour video that I will watch all the way through in one sitting. Thank you for all the effort in making this data freely available to the rest of us who may be misinformed or lacking in the same passion you have to obtain this information. Absolutely perfect video Veritas, thank you, that small little pick in game is not big enough to represent just how impactful you've been not only within the community but also within the development team at BSG.

[@mosese1172]

The research and quality for this video is insane man, I can’t imagine how many hours it took to write the script record and edit as well as research it all. Just glad we have some tarkov scientist out there helpin clear information in the community 💪

[@ktkmica]

I hope the algortihm gods rewards you for hard work and dedication you put into this video, was a pleasure to watch! 🍻

[@ALPHAWOLFE1337]

This video has single handedly solved not only my tarkov audio issues, but issues I've had in other games as well as with recording. That clip of turning on the spatial audio in your PC settings is what all of my game captures sound like and the gamer mode is what my game sounds like. Absolutely top

[@anotherkenlon]

I actually set up a compressor at one point because I started to get tinnitus from the audio spiking so high - I have since replaced that with a set of decibel limited headphones, which work better anyway since they do it much more cleanly and seamlessly.

[@maxipieper]

I have also a tinnitus and can't hear 100% i try this limit software two and sounds from distance sounds so close is this better with this headphones? Which one you buy? First hours in tarkov i played almost to loud and its not easy to find the right volume to hear the game and maybe your teammates.

[@caedenreeves201]

I have so much respect for the amount of work Veritas put into this.

[@Jonathan-wm6eg]

Holy shit dude thank you so much!! I had noticed around 5~6 months ago my audio just didn't sound right, it sounded like the audio at 1:16:36. Around that time I had bought a new mouse and both my old headset and new mouse use iCUE Corsair's Device management software. I never had it installed until I bought the mouse and for whatever reason you CANNOT DISABLE whatever the software did to make it sound like it did at 1:16:36. I uninstalled the software went back to my old mouse because the side buttons dont work without the software running, but I can hear again. Another banger of a video, thank you for the time and dedication to the community!

[@dodgems4327]

Dude. One of the best videos I’ve ever seen on yt. Hope a lot of people will take some life lessons out of this and become a better human being. I definitely do. Thank you for your effort.

[@michaelsteinberg5496]

amazing video. i think its also going to bring a lot more positivity to peoples experience.. even if things like staircases are still an issue today, you now understand it and can use that information.. great job @veritas.. and maybe just go work for bsg?

[@themeteorologist8169]

Solid movie. 10/10 Will watch directors cut when it releases.

[@the-yomma]

This video is amazing and more than worth the time investment. Also, big shout out for how the intro ends, I almost spat out my drink 😂😂😂

[@matthewlozy1140]

Wow this is an instant sub, well done Veritas. The amount of testing, information, and quality delivery in this video is amazing. I really do hope that this video makes it to as many in the community as possible and that they actually take the time to watch it. Also happy to know that those ghost sounds was exactly what I thought it was. Actual sound that's not getting attenuated correctly at first.

[@zawa11ksysiu]

That's a damn good video talking about the biggest problem in Tarkov: AUDIO. Then, why the hell is the audio OFF SYNC with the video? It's driving me crazy dude! Other than that, good job!

[@timothyglueck1980]

This video should be watched by every gamer that has complained about audio, Veritas made this video so we understand how audio in games work and why it can have issues. Not only just for Tarkov I can only imagine how much time and effort was put into this video. I want to also add that I DID WATCH THE FULL 3HRS AT ONCE, just had to pee a few times :) amazing video without a doubt, I feel like I have such a better understanding on how the game audio works and that some times that game desyncs so some audio might be missing. We all appreciate you

[@tiagojesus1065]

Just wanted to say that your work is appreciated. What an incredible video.

[@ZPaul2Fresh8]

I want my 3 hours back... A video about the intricate audio accuracy of EFT and as I watch I can't help but notice the synchronization of the audio is a bit ahead of the video... LoL! But in all seriousness, great video.

[@travisdallenbach7480]

"applying some honest critical thinking and healthy dose of skepticism to everything in our lives" quote of the decade. This is why I love you Veritas keep doing what you know is right n fuck them haters