ME1 audio issue - dialog & sfx in surrounds instead of center

[Beardo_Sh4rk]

@ArtemisTynblade same symptom. Ps4, HDMI into Marantz AV receiver with 5.1 setup.

Temporary fix is setting it to virtual, otherwise everything is coming from the rear satelites

[GravitySmack3d]

Same issue, running on  Logitech Z5500 via optical direct input from my TV from my PS5.

[Domski80]

Same issue, on PS4 Pro with Sony AV Receiver and Teufel 5.1 speakers.

[olyver1986]

Same here with PS5 and Astro Mixamp Pro. But it is only in ME1. The 2 and 3 are fine.

[LEONkennedy44]

I'm having the same issue. PS5, 5.1, Denon S650 receiver, HDMI ARC connection.

[Carvaperc]

Same problem here, at least I'm not alone with this. I'm using 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos setup from Samsung. PS5 > sound bar > Philips hue syncbox > Sony Bravia TV. First game to have this problem.

[Carvaperc]

@CarvapercI'd like to add that surround is working, but my problem is mostly with conversations. When you talk with someone, almost all the vocal sounds comes from rear speakers. I did try playing without rear speakers and I did hear all the sounds coming normally out from other speakers. Oh and I use AV amplifier, 7.1 ch, Linear PCM.

[LEONkennedy44]

There are quite a few posts about this on the mass effect subreddit--

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/nc0llc/ps5_anyone_else_having_audio_mixing_issues_at/?u...

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/nc0ndb/broken_surroundmix_ps4pro/?utm_medium=android_ap...

[DrFab1]

I am playing on PC. While surround sound works in the both ME2 and ME3, surround sound does not work in ME1

[Lingo56]

Yeah this is an issue for me on PS5. It uses the rear surrounds for dialogue in 5.1/7.1 and with DTS/Dolby/PCM.

It seems to just be a problem with ME1 in specific, ME2 and ME3 sound fine.

Some Reddit threads about the issue:

https://reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/nbxxnq/_/gy2caws/?context=1

https://reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/nbxxnq/_/gy2bdfl/?context=1