I have encountered a weird audio problem with my Barracuda Pro headset
Even though I have disabled THX spatial audio in Synapse, my audio quality decreases significantly when I launch any game (tested with BF2042 and 7 Days To Die), and also when I open the Windows 11 audio settings window. I suspect this might have something to do with THX Spatial audio as it has the option to automatically switch on when playing specific games.
For background info:
I have updated Synapse and all the firmware for the headset, and I also use it with the USB dongle
However, I have found a temporary solution to prevent the audio quality from decreasing (or perhaps prevent THX from turning on):
- Navigate to Windows 11 audio settings window
- Open the Barracuda Pro device settings
- Set the “Audio enhancements” option from “Device default settings” to “Off”
This has temporary fixed the issue when I am playing games, but the problem still occurs when opening the W11 audio settings window. As I have said, I Suspect this might have something to do with THX Spatial audio and the Synapse software. I hope this helps others until the issue is fixed.