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Originally Posted by Splitter
...there's a lot of hearing loss in the future of our modern societies...
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Yeah, there's definitely going to be a lot of that happening.
No need for PM's, the settings are really basic, it's just the technology involved and the way the whole program works that can be complicated, but I don't need to explain any of that, beyond saying, basically what the 'Breakaway' program does is sit inbetween whatever application you're using and your sound-card, filtering and adjusting in real-time whatever sound the application (game, media-player etc.) feeds it, before passing it on to your sound-card which works as normal sending the signal to your speakers.
So.
***Once the program is running, all you need to adjust are the 'Range', 'Power' and 'Speed' sliders, by moving them all to the right so they're fully green.***
As simple as that.
That should bring all available sounds into the narrowest range possible, then you adjust the overall volume to a safe level.
Some other points though -
Maxing out the 'Speed' slider might degrade the sound a bit and can be adjusted to suit, it's mainly the 'Range' and 'Power' sliders that are adjusting the effect you're after.
There's a 'Bypass' button up the top that switches off the programs effect and allows you to hear the sound as it usually is. Be careful with that as there can be extreme changes in overall volume level when it's switched on or off.
The 'Breakaway' program, processing sound in the background, is using CPU resources, but I didn't notice any performance differences because of it. I might have heard some glitches in the sound when I was checking out IL-2, but I can't be sure. If you notice the sound distorting or dropping out, you can try going back to the 'Breakaway' install setup and choosing a 'slower' setting, at the risk of introducing latency or lag into the mix.
You might not be able to use the default Windows volume control, even when the 'Breakaway' program is being by-passed, as the 'Breakaway' program becomes your default volume controller. In my case for example, I can adjust the overall volume level by using the 'Breakaway' program itself, or by using my sound-card's control center, or by using the volume button on my keyboard, but not by adjusting the slider of the little speaker icon in the Windows taskbar on my desktop.
Anyway, I think that's about it.