Hey gamers! Trying to get a good balance between hearing your friends' coms in a tough CoD SND and the game audio? We got you covered! Here are some steps to help you set up Chatmix!
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The way you set up your device in Sonar will affect the ChatMix feature. In this case, you have the two options:
Option 1: Use Sonar ChatMix through Sonar’s interface
Use ChatMix through Sonar:
- In the Mixer tab, select your preferred headset as the playback device in the Game and Chat widgets. Both the Game and Chat playback devices must be the same in order to use Sonar ChatMix feature, we suggest to use Game endpoint for both.
Option 2: Use ChatMix through your headset on-device wheel or GameDAC
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You want to use ChatMix through your headset on-device wheel or GameDAC
- In the Mixer tab, select the game endpoint of your preferred headset as the playback device in the Game widget
- In the Mixer tab, select the chat endpoint of your preferred headset as the playback device in the Chat widget
- Set the Microphone Input device as the headset’s Microphone input.
Note: The Arctis 7P+ does not have a chatmix wheel on the headset.
Resume table of the impact of Sonar setup on ChatMix feature.
Arctis 7+:
Once the Arctis 7+ has been set up as the playback device for both Gaming and Chat, you will be able to control the Chatmix directly from the Chatmix wheel on your Arctis 7+ headset.
Arctis 7P+:
Once the Arctis 7+ has been setup as the playback device for both Gaming and Chat, you will be able to control the Chatmix using the Chatmix Slider within Sonar. Note: The Arctis 7P+ does not have a chatmix wheel on the headset.
Nova 7 :
When used via Sonar, Nova 7's chatmix can only be controlled via the software slider.
Nova Pro Wireless :
- When using Sonar, please make sure your Nova Pro Wireless port is set to USB 1 on the transmitter.
Nova Elites:
- When using Sonar, please make sure your Nova Elite port is set to USB 1 on the transmitter.
Here also is some Frequantly asked questions,
How do I enable the ChatMix on my Non-SteelSeries device?
Open GG-> go to Sonar (login required) -> In the Mixer tab select your audio device as output device for both Gaming and Chat. Now you will be able to control the ChatMix from Sonar UI.
I have set the output on different devices for Gaming and Chat and the ChatMix doesn’t work on my headset
In order to enable Sonar ChatMix, the output for both Sonar Gaming and Chat needs to be set to the same output device.
My headset has 2 endpoints for game and chat. How do I set up Sonar to use the ChatMix?
In order to enable Sonar ChatMix, the output for both Sonar Gaming and Chat needs to be set to the same output device.
Can I use chatmix on console?
The only headset and console that offer chatmix is the Xbox console, and the headset would be the Xbox version.
On PlayStation 5, you will need to use the internal one built into the PlayStation settings.
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