![]() So I went to scour the web and found a whole lot more nothing, save for that some people had issues with Hz frequencies being inconsistent. I thought maybe the issue was that my ear scan was wonky, so I tried a couple more of those with no result. Also, having multiple spatial audio and/or surround sound affecting products running simultaneously often means those programs will interfere with one another, but that was not my problem either. What I got out of that is that you need to have your Character Listening Position set to 100, which was something the setup instructions had already told me. I have friends who use and love it, so I pulled up the trusty FAQ. And I wasn’t, I swear! This couldn’t be the way the program was supposed to work. I could tell the audio was placed like it ought to be, there was an obvious difference between the two spatially, but it was like I was jamming my fingers into my ears. It sounded bad - but of course not just simply “bad,” it was more nuanced than that. So it was with glee that I whipped out my chakrams, gave ’em that whirling Dancer toss… and scrunched up my nose. I’d done this whole process at my FC house so that I could immediately see what it would sound like to smack a striking dummy with my new, fancy sound settings. And I hope, I really hope, that’s all you have to do, but I had no such luck. Sure is a pretty menu, though, huh? With very evident “Help” and “Email Support” buttons there on the bottom right, which, if your experience is like mine, you will need to use.Īfter you’ve set your profile and opened up the game, you pull up your Sound Settings in System Configuration, scroll aaaall the way down to the bottom, click on the little check box, and hit “Apply.” Then you’re set. As you can see, I’ve already used five of mine: Even if you delete a previous HRTF Profile, you don’t get one of your chances back. They give you ten of these profiles total, so up to ten people using your devices could theoretically have their own.īut – and this is where we start to talk about my experience actually using the software – I think it’s more likely they give you ten so that you have ten tries to get your profile right. Once you’ve gotten your ears mapped out, the app translates that into something called an HRTF profile, which tells the audio the correct way to bounce off your ear shapes to give you that “personalized 360 spatial audio” experience which is the point of this product. Apparently the ear scan also reads minds. The directions are clear, easy, and the whole thing is quite fast, but here’s where I thought, “Just one ear? What if my ears are different?” The 2.0 update has you scan both. ![]() Prior to the update, once you’ve completely installed and opened the Gamepack, you’re presented a QR code which starts the process of scanning your ear via your phone. I started my trial out right before the application’s latest 2.0 update and getting to see the difference between the starting process of both really gave the impression that the devs are constantly looking for ways to improve it. So! Now that you know what the product is supposed to do, let’s examine if it manages it! Installation & Setup The product itself is made by Embody, (a fairly new company that already has many projects and products offered all across the audio landscape), and retails at $19.99 as a one-time, non-subscription purchase. ![]() What you are going to get out of it are player- and NPC-made audio, like weapons striking monsters and their subsequent grunts, the sound of your feet on the ground, or that blacksmith pounding away on their anvil across the aetheryte plaza. The track that plays when you’re around a lot of other players, or that random bird off in the distance, for example, will see no improvements. It’s important to note, though, that the gamepack does not affect the background music of the game and only modifies certain ambient sounds. ![]() The audio for Final Fantasy XIV is already great, with Soken constantly pumping out new, fabulous tracks and the devs behind the sound engineering always at the top of their game. Not gonna lie, I was excited when I got the code for the Immerse Gamepack. Review: Final Fantasy XIV Immerse Gamepack ![]()
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