Audio plays a significant role in Warzone, as it’s largely responsible for bolstering your situational awareness. Just like other BR games, you’ll need sound cues for footsteps, nearby gunfire, enemy parachutes, and more to constantly be aware of what’s happening around you. Not only is this essential for remaining competitive, but it also helps you avoid getting surprised by enemy assaults. Depending on who you ask, Warzone’s audio is either lacking or passable. However, most players will agree that it needs to be tweaked manually for the best experience. With this in mind, we decided to compile the best Warzone audio settings you can use to hear every footstep clearly.
How to Change Warzone Audio Settings
Before you begin actually changing the Warzone audio settings, here’s a mini-guide for folks who don’t know how. So, launch Warzone and follow the steps below:
- Use your controller or your mouse to click the Settings cog in the top right corner.
- Once there, hover down and click on Audio to open the game’s audio settings.
From here on, you can customize all the audio settings easily.
Best Audio Settings for Warzone
The Warzone audio settings mentioned below are optimized to highlight important sounds, such as footstep audio, door interactions, and the self-revive cue, more audibly. Of course, the best Warzone settings for you might be different depending on your audio setup, but these recommendations work well on stereo speakers and headsets alike. With that, let’s begin.
Volumes
- Master Game Volume: 80
- Gameplay Music Volume: 0
- Dialogue Volume: 50
- Effects Volume: 100
- Cinematic Music Volume: 0
Audio Device
- Enhanced Headphone Mode: Off
The Enhanced Headphone Mode setting offers multiple options, including a paid, custom audio profile created by Embody. It also features a Universal profile that aims to improve the spatial audio experience, but can actually muffle some sounds instead. This is why we recommend turning the setting off, but you should try it and see if it enhances your audio experience.
Global
- Audio Mix: Treyarch Mix
- Speakers/Headphones Game Sound Device – Default System Device
- Mono Audio: Off
- Mute Licensed Music: Personal preference
- Asymmetrical Hearing Compensation: Off
Functionality
- Reduce Tinnitus Sound: On
- Hitmarker Preset: Classic
Voice Chat
- Voice Chat Volume: 40/ Off
- Voice Chat: On/Off
- Proximity Chat: On
- Body Shield Chat: On
- Last Words Voice Chat: On
- Game Voice Channel: Party Only
- Voice Chat Output Device: Default
Microphone
- Microphone Level: 100
- Open Mic Sensitivity: 70 (Adjust as needed)
How to Use Warzone Audio Focus (PS5 Only)
Audio Focus is a new feature available on the PS5 that enhances critical audio cues such as footsteps in games, and it appears to be doing wonders for Warzone players. It’s super easy to enable and offers four distinct settings for different audio setups. But do note this option only works with headphones. We recommend experimenting with all four to decide which option works best for you. With that out of the way, here’s how to enable it:
- From the PS5 homescreen, select the Settings cog in the top right of the screen.
- In the Settings menu, navigate to the Sound option.
- Once there, select Volume and then Audio Focus.
- Finally, toggle Audio Focus on and then select Focus Type.
And those are the best Warzone audio settings you should use. If these recommendations helped your audio, be sure to let us know in the comments.
