How to setup Enhanced Headphone Mode with Astro, LogitechG, Corsair, Steelseries, SoundBlaster, or Razer Synapse?

To use Enhanced Headphone Mode Call of Duty with gear from Astro, LogitechG, SteelSeries, Corsair, SoundBlaster, and Razer Synapse, its best to follow this guide to turn off all 3rd party spatial processing.  The rule of thumb is only use one spatial processor at a time.   Follow the instructions below to set your gear for EHM.

Astro

Disable Spatial Audio for Astro

Follow the directions below to verify that third-party spatial audio software has been disabled:
 

1. PC: ensure Microsoft Windows Sonic and Dolby Atmos for headphones are not enabled. You can check by navigating to Settings > Sound > Output > A50x properties > Spatial Audio dropdown.

2. Xbox: Ensure Dolby Atmos for Headphones is NOT enabled on your Xbox. Navigate to Settings > Volume and Audio Output > Speaker Audio. Select Stereo Uncompressed.

Command Center EQ: Start with your EQ sliders flat or, in other words, make sure the sliders are all set to 0 dB (no boosts or cuts in frequency).

Just got your pair of Astro A50's? Check out this guide to help you get setup.  

 

Logitech G Hub

Disable Spatial Audio

1. Click on your Logitech headphones within the G Hub application.

2. Click the “Surround” tab located to the right of the “Acoustics” tab

3. Make sure “Enable Surround Sound” is NOT checked

Logitech G Hub Acoustics settings (EQ)

Start with “Advanced EQ” disabled, or ensure all EQ sliders gain levels are set to 0 dB for each frequency.

 

Steelseries GG

Disable Steel Series Sonar Spatial Audio and Game EQ:

1. Inside of the Steelseries GG app, navigate to the Sonar tab on the top left of the SteelSeries App

2. Find the Spatial Audio section and slide the toggle to the left

First start with the Sonar Game EQ turned off. But after you get used to the spatialization in Enhanced Headphone Mode, adjust your Game EQ to taste.

 

Corsair iCUE

Disable Spatial Sound on your Corsair Headset:

1. Head to your PC's Sound Device Output and make sure Spatial Sound is set to Off

2. Inside of the iCue make sure your headset is set to Stereo in the bottom left corner

3. It is best to flatten the EQ out when starting with Enhanced Headphone Mode. Then when you get used to the spatialization, adjust the EQ to your liking.

 

SoundBlaster

Disable Surround effect from SBX and Scout Mode

From the same SBX Profile menu shown, please disable the "Surround" effect. We recommend to disable all SBX sound processing at first, and then after you get used to the spatialization with EHM, add whichever options back as you prefer.

Scout Mode can be disabled on the Scout Mode menu, as shown below:

Disable Dolby Digital & DTS Encoding

Finally, go to the "Encoder" menu and select the option "No Encoder":

Special trick: all the settings above can be disabled at once (including any EQ or audio processing) by setting the Direct Mode ON, in the Playback menu:

 

Razer Synapse

Disable 7.1 Surround Sound and THX

1. Open 7.1 Surround Sound application

2. Turn off “Enable Surround Sound” moving the slide button to the left:

In addition to 7.1 Surround Sound, some Razer headsets include THX Spatial Audio which will need to be disabled when using EHM. We recommend doing this before launching the game, otherwise you will need to restart your game in order for the changes to take effect.

How to disable THX Spatial Audio:

1. 1. Type 'Services' without quotes and then press enter
2. 2. Press TAB
3. 3. Enter THX
4. 4. Navigate to the THXService (in the left column)
5. 5. Right click
6. 6. Select Properties
7. 7. Select Stop
8. 8. Change Startup Type to Disabled
9. 9. Restart the gamefor your changes to take effect