It's like the bitrate is really low, or that something is otherwise hurting the fidelity.

Can't hear the instruments/melody unless there's *NOTHING* happening -and it's not a volume thing. All of the weapon effects sound like they're 100 ft away and underwater, while the music is just weird with no dynamic contrast. And after all this, no matter which sound configuration you're using, there's something VERY VERY wrong with the mix. Won't help with Multiplayer though I think. Fortunately for single-player Halo fans, Steam gives you an option (in the open!) to run the game without anti-cheat. The first time, you'll get a message about untrusted xaudio files, but I only got a message once. This, I believe, is why a lot of people are reporting no audio or missing chunks of audio (not all the sound gets processed with these). Welp, Battleye (I know from R6:Siege) and now Easy Anti-Cheat (Halo) do not like these files. DLLs (stolen from Windows vista, I think?) because of incorrect digital surround implementation in Windows 10 (no rear channel audio without these hacked. Trouble with this is that a lot of people with RealTek sound chips (like me) are forced to use hacked xAudio. The digital audio mix, say Dolby Digital or DTS via Optical, is much better. In the meantime, Halo: Reach PC Is now available on Steam and the Microsoft Store for Windows 10.The analog audio mix subscribes to a theater mix standard that will hardly send *ANY* bass to your subs and will sound pretty bad if your satellites aren't pretty beefy.

Unofficial workarounds or improvements are yet to surface, but keep an eye out for the days following launch. While Halo: Reach PC audio issues are proving frustrating for some, it appears Microsoft is already pushing toward a fix. We also plan to go into more detail on our Reach audio journey in a later blog.”

When it is ready, we will flight to test the fixes we can make prior to updating the title. “It will take some time to work through solutions to improve the overall experience for audio and that work is already underway.

“We are aware that areas of the title don’t sound like what you or we ideally want them to,” stated Community Support & Engagement Coordinator at 343 Industries, Tyler Davis. However, it doesn’t appear entirely unexpected, with developer 343 Industries warning of potential hiccups in a past November blog post. This week's arrival of Halo: Reach on Xbox One, Windows Store and Steam is a highly significant release. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue, stating it is “actively investigating” audio quality issues. PC and Xbox One versions of the Master Chief Collection remaster analysed in depth.

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