Major CPU usage and compatibilty update — SPATIAL SOUND CARD Steam update #625577

The Spatial Sound Card just got a major upgrade to the internal algorithm :) Don't worry, the resulting audio quality will be 100% like before, but now...

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SPATIAL SOUND CARD (444970)
Event type
patch note
Published
29 November 2016 - 20:14:25 UTC
Source
steam_community_announcements
The Spatial Sound Card just got a major upgrade to the internal algorithm :) Don't worry, the resulting audio quality will be 100% like before, but now there's the option of producing the exact same result with less CPU usage, if you accept a tidbit more latency. We're calling this new functionality "Latency Target". You'll find it in the options menu and there you can choose how much audio latency is tolerable for you. For example, when you're watching a cinema movie ( = 30 fps ) on your laptop during a train ride, you probably want good battery life and you just don't need a 60 fps audio responsiveness, because it's a 30 fps movie anyway. Or on the other end, if you're an absolute shooter fanatic, you probably don't give a hug about CPU usage, but you want the lowest possible latency. Personally, we enjoy both movies on the train and shooters at home, which is why there's this new conf...

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