This app is so great. Also, if you're having a voice doubling issue, make sure you uncheck "Add to Stream mix". This happens when you have the SteelSeries Microphone input selected in OBS. Or vice versa. You can keep "Add to Stream mix" checked, as long as you disable the mic in OBS.
If you use OBS? Because I don't have any audio doubling instead I have everything going through one audio channel. But it can all be controlled through steelseries sonar, is this normal?
I tried Sonar today and had to revert to Elgato WaveLink as it has much better integration with StreamDeck to see each channels volume levels and adjust up/down. Creating manual hotkeys just wasn't as good a user experience. Hopefully you can develop a plugin. I also dislike how Sonar demands that I set Gaming as the default audio device and then blocks my keyboard volume wheel from working. Please add an option to link the Windows volume controls to the Sonar Master (Personal) volume slider.
Hey guys ! I've a problem here with the app, basically, when I listen to music on google and youtube, I can't control the music volume, or stop it anyway. Wethere I mute the stream song, or lower it down to the max, they still hear the music as lound as it is. Someone knows the answer?
You need to lower the volume in both sonar and on your computer. You must have the correct output selected in windows sound settings. The easiest thing to do is just keep them at both the same volume. Although now since this months update it seems to be turning down the volume on both sonar and my computer at the same time by just using the volume buttons on my keyboard but it doesn't always work.
Help. I’m streaming to my friends on discord and my audio is way too quiet for them despite it being maxed on my end. I have a feeling it’s because it’s not using my sonar audio. How can I fix this?
how to add virtual cables to osb while on sonar? also how to set sonar to osb? i can hear the game see my name in game but i can not hear the people playing the game on sonar. why? love the vod ...
It would be GREAT of you did a tutorial of how to use SteelSeries Sonar in the best way for a Dual PC setup encapsulating every aspect including bit rates. With the stream mix and mic being 48 kbps, but the rest of the audio channels being 96, it can be a bit confusing to try to understand what bit rate one should set both of your PC's settings too. I've matched my 2 PC's in 48 kbps everywhere, OBS, PC sound settings, external device setting (Focusrite) and then later 96 kbps in all settings where possible, yet with either option I still get audio cracking on the streaming PC and can't figure out why. I get it with audio sent over NDI, I also get it with audio sent from each PC's speaker output directly connected via an audio cable to the other PC's Line In input. I've tried multiple sample rates on my audio device from 128 to over 1000 yet no matter how high I go the crackling still exists when I run the bell ringing audio test on the Gaming PC to be heard on the streaming PC.
Hello. What's the point of moving applications, like you did with Spotify - to Aux, Google Chrome - to Media, OBS studio - to Game, if you still have a single and unchanging audio output from your PC to speakers? Maybe you use headphones for gaming and speakers for media, but not everyone does. Someone listens to everything on speakers. I listen to everything on speakers. Why would I move applications to sections like Game, Media, AUX, if I use speakers for everything? I have one thing that bothers me about Sonar. Sonar automatically detects speakers and output, where it sets 8 channels and 96Hz and it is not possible to change it in any way. With music, 8 channels are useless if stereo is always stereo with 2 channels, so even 100 speakers will not play better, and upmix will not help either, because upmix will divide 2 high-quality stereo channels into 8 or more and the sound quality of the music is degraded. Even if I put, for example, a music player on media, there is always a preset sound output to speakers. Just like in the game, just like in the aux. And the worst part is that you can't change the music settings to play 2 channels, 24bit and 48Kh/44Kh. Or am I wrong? Can I have the music frequencies set differently in the media than in the game? I would definitely use 5.1 in the game. Do you have any advice? Can it be divided like this and change the frequencies and bits? Yes and a time 4:46 or left Bindings - Audio port - I don't have this option at all. It doesn't show it to me at all. I have the latest version of GG. Why? Thanks for the response
so i've had a problem with sonar that i've reported multiple times to their customer support. i run my speaker out to a very powerful external amplifier that doesn't have an easy to access volume control because it's meant to be used with a preamp (speaker out is a preamp) so i use the system volume control. the problem is sonar will randomly crash on my system and when it does my volume goes from say 2 to 100. my neighbors have complained about it, if i'm gaming when it happens i might as well be firing a gun in my bedroom. sonar's solution is "reinstall audio drivers" which i did before i ever bothered contacting them. this problem has been going on for a year (or more) and they give me the same "reinstall audio drivers" answer every time along with "we're working on it." think i might regret ever even trying to use this software and i will never buy another steelseries product again. i get that my situation is unique but in my mind after all this "reinstall audio drivers" is starting to translate into an insult.
Don't know what has changed in the past few months but this app barely works anymore and caused way more issues than it was worth so I just unistalled it. From the issue of getting an error that the program cannot be opened on windows to it just randomly changing my audio inputs and outputs without me changing anything when I turn my pc on sometimes its just a hassle overall.
You have to keep reinstalling it and setting up your presets again because the software doesn't do live updates or synching right now. I have to keep doing it because of a pair of roxel headphones i bought the sound on them is too harsh on a computer for some reason but sonar fixes it for me. But although it does make it a hassle i think it's worth it still because the sound enchantments are honestly great especially the spatial sound and sub bass, and with sub bass i would setup the gain all way up to 12 adding a circle to the lower part of it which i use for media.
Well suddenly i can see your videos lol i've been trying to get in contact but you can't unless it's for steelseries products. Anyway i need to tell you that i really like Sonar i do but the problem is you keep breaking it every 1 and a half to 3 months with the updates. The software doesn't update on a live basis so i continually have to keep reinstalling Steelseries GG. I've had to reinstall it twice in the space of 1 month and a half this time and Sonar stops working and so do the presets it switches to just using the default sonar equalizer sound. We can't sync our presets so i have to keep recreating my presets which is just a pain to do every time and the changes i make for my type of headphones is pretty easy but still it takes me over an hour to set it up again. You appear to be sorting out the sound on the presets the one i created isn't as good as the extra bass one now so i switched to the extra bass preset instead and had to figure out which circles to change the gain on. I just wish we could see the update changes live after updates or turn off the updates so i don't have to keep doing this and reinstalling Steelseries GG so often. Sonar has helped me balance the sound out on my headphones and i can't find anything better either but it also makes it difficult to use it so i think that needs sorting out, it needs to be like other software we can see the changes after the updates.
Sure would be nice if you were smart enough to show us how to delete the unneeded channels! I don't like scrolling through my audio outputs on my pc to swap which one's currently being used for default. Trying to figure out how to remove one, only to see that when I select one it's greyed out the "Delete" button stopping me from deleting it. Stupid.
Um, so Sonar is not recognizing literally ANYTHING I run when trying to set up the source routing stuff. The only thing I can seem to route and connect is obs, and that's it. Wtf am I doing wrong?!!!
Nothing lol it just needs a lot of work right now they've just started making improvements right when i started using it a few months ago it's still in beta. It can only do basic things right now and it only works best when switching between things manually. Backup switch is in beta too which this time when reinstalling it again which you constantly have to i've kept it turned off so if i were you i'd note down all your presets because there's no sync either.
Turning off comments on the Alias set-up video is pretty disingenuous. The mic is solid, yet they went WAY out of their way to make some bold, blanket claims to upsell it. Steeleseries, do better.
Actually there is NO access to the mixer settings possible. Since v46 there is an error popup showing which shows a "Fatal Error" whatever you want to choose in the mixer setup. The error is still there in v48 too. Steelseries have to fix it.
This is my next big move only because obs is enabling noise suppression on its own 😅 and have no idea how to disable it it automatically comes on makes my mic sound choppy 🥲
This app is so great. Also, if you're having a voice doubling issue, make sure you uncheck "Add to Stream mix". This happens when you have the SteelSeries Microphone input selected in OBS. Or vice versa. You can keep "Add to Stream mix" checked, as long as you disable the mic in OBS.
Gah dayum just ran into this issue and you saved me some research time. Thank you
If you use OBS? Because I don't have any audio doubling instead I have everything going through one audio channel. But it can all be controlled through steelseries sonar, is this normal?
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No link in the description for setup of sounds in sonar as stated at 2:45 in this video. Please can someone tell me where the video is. Thanks
I had same question. It may be this one: ruclips.net/video/-FILxDJtR1U/видео.htmlsi=obHif1l2hNEniZYQ&t=135
2:42 I don't see a link in the description?
ngl this app is goated as fuck props to steelseries for making it so fucking easy
Is there a way to enable usage of the multimedia volume roller with streamer mode on?
So I got everything set up but the problem is I can’t seem to figure how to talk thru my mic while still playing music in game (FiveM) specially
Can you operate sonar with streamdeck+?
are there plugins for this?
Thanks for the easy to understand tutorial. Testing it out now and loving IT.!!
I tried Sonar today and had to revert to Elgato WaveLink as it has much better integration with StreamDeck to see each channels volume levels and adjust up/down. Creating manual hotkeys just wasn't as good a user experience. Hopefully you can develop a plugin. I also dislike how Sonar demands that I set Gaming as the default audio device and then blocks my keyboard volume wheel from working. Please add an option to link the Windows volume controls to the Sonar Master (Personal) volume slider.
Unfortunately, that's how I feel too. Hopefully something will come soon :/
Wht is legato wavelink it's noise canceling app
Does sonar have ducking feature? Like if you talk to your mic music will automatically lower then if no signal on mic music will back to normal volume
This was a great guide setting up your Steelseries Sonar! Thanks so much!
I have a question, the audio playing on my media or gaming channels are choppy. what settings do I need to look at to fix it
I have an issue with my Samson q2u mic sounding echo-y and I can’t figure out why Or how to fix it.
i need help i have a GOXLR and when i mute the music its stil playing for my stream but why?
Hey guys ! I've a problem here with the app, basically, when I listen to music on google and youtube, I can't control the music volume, or stop it anyway. Wethere I mute the stream song, or lower it down to the max, they still hear the music as lound as it is.
Someone knows the answer?
You need to lower the volume in both sonar and on your computer. You must have the correct output selected in windows sound settings. The easiest thing to do is just keep them at both the same volume. Although now since this months update it seems to be turning down the volume on both sonar and my computer at the same time by just using the volume buttons on my keyboard but it doesn't always work.
Help. I’m streaming to my friends on discord and my audio is way too quiet for them despite it being maxed on my end. I have a feeling it’s because it’s not using my sonar audio. How can I fix this?
sonar presets with nova 7p work when play in ps5 console??
is Drag & Drop App Routing only a Win11 feature? I don't see any on win10, is it worth upgrading for?
how to add virtual cables to osb while on sonar? also how to set sonar to osb? i can hear the game see my name in game but i can not hear the people playing the game on sonar. why? love the vod ...
Is there a way to route audio from chrome tab or spotify desktop app to discord voice channel?
this looks amazing xD I cant wait to download and begin learning how to use this
Dose sonar presets work on Xbox?
I tries to set it up with my Streamer X. But, my volume audio goes too high. Plus, I don'r havean ability to separate the audios for recording, on OBS
hey, love the video, the proximity chat ingame is coming out very low on the stream, any solution for this? My other audio lvls are good. Thanks.
Do you have chat volume up in game? Just curious because this fixed my issue.
Check your game settings. Sounds like in-game sound setting problem.
It would be GREAT of you did a tutorial of how to use SteelSeries Sonar in the best way for a Dual PC setup encapsulating every aspect including bit rates. With the stream mix and mic being 48 kbps, but the rest of the audio channels being 96, it can be a bit confusing to try to understand what bit rate one should set both of your PC's settings too. I've matched my 2 PC's in 48 kbps everywhere, OBS, PC sound settings, external device setting (Focusrite) and then later 96 kbps in all settings where possible, yet with either option I still get audio cracking on the streaming PC and can't figure out why. I get it with audio sent over NDI, I also get it with audio sent from each PC's speaker output directly connected via an audio cable to the other PC's Line In input. I've tried multiple sample rates on my audio device from 128 to over 1000 yet no matter how high I go the crackling still exists when I run the bell ringing audio test on the Gaming PC to be heard on the streaming PC.
I cant hear my friends on my in game captures... how do i fix this?
Do you have to have your headset plugged into your computer to do this.
why wouldn't you
Please I got the wireless pro and I want to make the gun shots louder or higher sound they sound muffled
That’s EQ
Not Sonar
I cannot log onto the Steelseries GG software. Cannot create a new account either. What do I do?
Im having trouble moving Discord to Chat. It just straight up wont let me move it
inside of discord, select steelseries sonar - chat, as the output, itll be in the chat after you did that
I switched it to chat but can't hear anything if I do@@silana13
Hello. What's the point of moving applications, like you did with Spotify - to Aux, Google Chrome - to Media, OBS studio - to Game, if you still have a single and unchanging audio output from your PC to speakers? Maybe you use headphones for gaming and speakers for media, but not everyone does. Someone listens to everything on speakers. I listen to everything on speakers. Why would I move applications to sections like Game, Media, AUX, if I use speakers for everything? I have one thing that bothers me about Sonar. Sonar automatically detects speakers and output, where it sets 8 channels and 96Hz and it is not possible to change it in any way. With music, 8 channels are useless if stereo is always stereo with 2 channels, so even 100 speakers will not play better, and upmix will not help either, because upmix will divide 2 high-quality stereo channels into 8 or more and the sound quality of the music is degraded. Even if I put, for example, a music player on media, there is always a preset sound output to speakers. Just like in the game, just like in the aux. And the worst part is that you can't change the music settings to play 2 channels, 24bit and 48Kh/44Kh. Or am I wrong? Can I have the music frequencies set differently in the media than in the game? I would definitely use 5.1 in the game. Do you have any advice? Can it be divided like this and change the frequencies and bits? Yes and a time 4:46 or left Bindings - Audio port - I don't have this option at all. It doesn't show it to me at all. I have the latest version of GG. Why? Thanks for the response
so i've had a problem with sonar that i've reported multiple times to their customer support. i run my speaker out to a very powerful external amplifier that doesn't have an easy to access volume control because it's meant to be used with a preamp (speaker out is a preamp) so i use the system volume control. the problem is sonar will randomly crash on my system and when it does my volume goes from say 2 to 100. my neighbors have complained about it, if i'm gaming when it happens i might as well be firing a gun in my bedroom. sonar's solution is "reinstall audio drivers" which i did before i ever bothered contacting them. this problem has been going on for a year (or more) and they give me the same "reinstall audio drivers" answer every time along with "we're working on it."
think i might regret ever even trying to use this software and i will never buy another steelseries product again. i get that my situation is unique but in my mind after all this "reinstall audio drivers" is starting to translate into an insult.
the noise cancelling feature isnt working plaese help
man i been using gg for ages and didnt know to switch the apps into the right channels XD
i dont understand why you would put SS gaming in discord output and not SS chat
Sonar is great but when using AMD ReLive to capture game content while Sonar is on the sound cannot be captured and doesn’t play which is a shame.
i cant put OBS into media tab anymore
Don't know what has changed in the past few months but this app barely works anymore and caused way more issues than it was worth so I just unistalled it. From the issue of getting an error that the program cannot be opened on windows to it just randomly changing my audio inputs and outputs without me changing anything when I turn my pc on sometimes its just a hassle overall.
You have to keep reinstalling it and setting up your presets again because the software doesn't do live updates or synching right now. I have to keep doing it because of a pair of roxel headphones i bought the sound on them is too harsh on a computer for some reason but sonar fixes it for me.
But although it does make it a hassle i think it's worth it still because the sound enchantments are honestly great especially the spatial sound and sub bass, and with sub bass i would setup the gain all way up to 12 adding a circle to the lower part of it which i use for media.
this app made my cheap headset sounds like a expensive one. highly recommend specially if your picrophone is barely recording your voice.
hi anyway u can send me screenshots of ur settings?
@@atshar2562 i just select the Alias - boom art configuration + ai noise cancellation to 50%.
Well suddenly i can see your videos lol i've been trying to get in contact but you can't unless it's for steelseries products. Anyway i need to tell you that i really like Sonar i do but the problem is you keep breaking it every 1 and a half to 3 months with the updates. The software doesn't update on a live basis so i continually have to keep reinstalling Steelseries GG.
I've had to reinstall it twice in the space of 1 month and a half this time and Sonar stops working and so do the presets it switches to just using the default sonar equalizer sound. We can't sync our presets so i have to keep recreating my presets which is just a pain to do every time and the changes i make for my type of headphones is pretty easy but still it takes me over an hour to set it up again.
You appear to be sorting out the sound on the presets the one i created isn't as good as the extra bass one now so i switched to the extra bass preset instead and had to figure out which circles to change the gain on. I just wish we could see the update changes live after updates or turn off the updates so i don't have to keep doing this and reinstalling Steelseries GG so often.
Sonar has helped me balance the sound out on my headphones and i can't find anything better either but it also makes it difficult to use it so i think that needs sorting out, it needs to be like other software we can see the changes after the updates.
Sure would be nice if you were smart enough to show us how to delete the unneeded channels! I don't like scrolling through my audio outputs on my pc to swap which one's currently being used for default. Trying to figure out how to remove one, only to see that when I select one it's greyed out the "Delete" button stopping me from deleting it. Stupid.
I find it unfair to have purchased dobly and dts and not be able to use it with the free sonar application. for that reason I uninstalled it
Anybody else having a problem on gg where its way too zoomed in?
Um, so Sonar is not recognizing literally ANYTHING I run when trying to set up the source routing stuff. The only thing I can seem to route and connect is obs, and that's it. Wtf am I doing wrong?!!!
Nothing lol it just needs a lot of work right now they've just started making improvements right when i started using it a few months ago it's still in beta. It can only do basic things right now and it only works best when switching between things manually. Backup switch is in beta too which this time when reinstalling it again which you constantly have to i've kept it turned off so if i were you i'd note down all your presets because there's no sync either.
Hey, can I also use the Steelseries Alias Pro for streaming for the PC and the PS5 at the same time?
this app makes my want to find a tall structure
You can’t pull in the sound from your elgoto capture card
Now just make a hardware controller so I don’t have to alt tab 😢 to change volumes or mute
Like could you not I'm listening to the same song right now lmao what are the odds. No bs wish I could prove it lol 6:20
My Hyper X can't be found in the list.
Super helpful and simple. Thank you for this video!
I can't fully download the software cuz there's an error occuring in my computer when I got the apex pro mini
thank you so much
Turning off comments on the Alias set-up video is pretty disingenuous. The mic is solid, yet they went WAY out of their way to make some bold, blanket claims to upsell it. Steeleseries, do better.
I cannot figure this out for the life of me.
my personal mic mute will not work no matter what i do
Tanks !
Everytime a on my arctis nova pro it will always turn to my mic default even inset up my alias pro
That could be a windows default problem try going into sound settings and change default
When new mouse steelseries
very good ! thanks à lot !
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put the fucking sonar in windows 11
chat in
Actually there is NO access to the mixer settings possible. Since v46 there is an error popup showing which shows a "Fatal Error" whatever you want to choose in the mixer setup. The error is still there in v48 too. Steelseries have to fix it.
nope, it's just happening to you
no its actually broken since 45 or the 46 update
@@zarkraken
@@easyorigamiwithag9020 I'm literally on update 48 with no issues, fix your PCs
This is my next big move only because obs is enabling noise suppression on its own 😅 and have no idea how to disable it it automatically comes on makes my mic sound choppy 🥲