stubby Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I just bought this game, put in my 360.... The opening cut scene starts, but I can't here a damn thing they're saying because the music is too loud and the speech volume is waaaay too low. Seriously, it's completely unhearable. Sometimes the voices sound fine, but most of the time they are too soft. I have tried everything, tried setting sound to stereo, headphones, surround rear and surround side but nothing works! Any help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogan2442 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I just bought this game, put in my 360....The opening cut scene starts, but I can't here a damn thing they're saying because the music is too loud and the speech volume is waaaay too low. Seriously, it's completely unhearable. Sometimes the voices sound fine, but most of the time they are too soft. I have tried everything, tried setting sound to stereo, headphones, surround rear and surround side but nothing works! Any help? turn subtitles on in the pause menu, it will help with those strong accents aswell, but in the same menu there are volume levels for different parts of the game such as music etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 i've tried adjusting everything, nothing works. it totally ruins the gameplay experience by resorting to subtitles. there surely must be some fix?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratphour Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I got the same problem on the PS3 .. had to turn on the subtitles .. Hell, for a while there I would have to pull over the car to a nice quiet area (good luck finding one) just to listen to the phone conversation.. In RL I'd just roll the damn windows up ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 so is there any fix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogan2442 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 if its the radio thats the problem then turn it off by holding right or left, all i can think of is the options in the pause screen that allow you to change the volume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishouldntbehere Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 its probly your speaker settup, imo. your problem is the first ive heard of it, so maybe the problems not with the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nealmac Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Yeah use the subtitles. You get used to them pretty quickly. Also, no matter what your volume levels are set at, you still won't have a clue what the hell Little Jacob is saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Up&Coming. Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Well, it helped me, but if you go to Audio in the menu, you want Voice Chat at "Retain Radio Volume". I have to use subtitles. It is a bit too soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzknuckles Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Just wait till you get to the last mission. There's a 30 second cut scene that's completely drowned out by gun fire. I couldn't hear a word anyone said. Signatures are dumb anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Killa Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I can hear everything crystal clear. Must be a problem with your speaker setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benfolio Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I have some problem, but would have appreciated more in depth audio adjustments. Like separate levels for car noise, radio noise, ped noise, ambient noise, etc, like some games have, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 ok, have found a solution to this problem. the sound is only stuffed if you have the GTA IV DVD in the drive when booting up the xbox 360. U'll notice the xbox 360 menu sounds are also too soft if this is the case. Just boot up the 360 without the GTA IV DVD in the drive and then insert the DVD and play. Sound is perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITSprstar Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 ok, have found a solution to this problem. the sound is only stuffed if you have the GTA IV DVD in the drive when booting up the xbox 360. U'll notice the xbox 360 menu sounds are also too soft if this is the case. Just boot up the 360 without the GTA IV DVD in the drive and then insert the DVD and play. Sound is perfect. Nice I'll try that, because I have the same problem with low audio level, when I play any other game in my 360 I put the home stereo volume below 20 points and with GTA4 I have to raise it to 28-30. Regards and Tnxs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cj Killz Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 I have a PS3 piped through a home theater system, and I can tell you that this game requires the sound to be turned up much higher than other games. When I quit the game I have to turn down my volume by almost 40% or I will wake the neighbors in the next town. Here is what gets me,,....if you watch t.v. in your safehouse, you have the option to turn the volume up....and if you crank it to the max, it will get VERY loud even with your t.v. volume low....but once you shut the t.v. off, the game reverts to its "hush mode". Weird. I think this is a legit issue but the game is already out and it will not be fixed. Turning the volume up is no problem unless you forget to turn it down when done with the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBates666 Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 I can't stand this either. There's only volume adjustments for SFX and music. They shoulda made a speech volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JukeJuke Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Trust me, they aren't saying anything important in the opening cutscene. It's basicly Niko telling the 2 having sex in the back room that they reached the harbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donfyy Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Hey for anyone that still has this problem just go to audio settings and switch output to headphones. worked for me, goodluck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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