Xbox One X sound issues\clarification

Can someone clear up exactly what the Xbox One X is doing with audio? Using Bitstream\Atmos options I am noticing so issues with the X that none of my other devices have so I am trying to determine if the atmos implementation is just poor or broken. This
is coming from a sound and audio enthusiast with a dedicated theater room. So I’d like to ask some questions and address them.

1) For NON atmos games, is the Xbox One X sending Dolby Surround? As far as I can tell it is. and this needs to stop or be an option. I can’t think of a single reason a user wouldn’t want this option. The main reason is you’d rather have your receiver
mixing the audio especially for spatial sound. For example, if its not a native atmos track, I would have my receiver take the original audio track and decode as I saw fit, say Neural X so all channels are involved. What it appears the One X is doing is passing
Atmos off in a Dolby Surround container so the user does not have the option to upmix the container so when it hits the receive you cant choose how you want this mixed. What that means is for anything other than a native atmos track, your sound adoptions
are poorer period as you’re essentially forced to pick audio options based on title. So lets say it was Halo 5 and you would have to go to audio settings on One X turn off Atmos option and bitstream to your receiver so you could change it Neural X or Dolby
Surround or whatever you want.

2) Is there a reason for the significant change in dB for all speakers when a party is created without a mic? Is this by design? I haven’t gotten my meters out to measure by tracks drop volume wise significantly when you create a party and have no mic.
If you plug in mic it rises. Its faster and easier just to create a party without a mic that stops you from having to make changes in game or mute all players each round if you’re not interested in using comms or say you have a party open incase anyone joins
then you plug in your mic. It deadens the sound and its extremely noticeable.

3) I can test this but may as well throw this out here. If you turn off the Atmos option in audio settings, when using the UHD player, will this still play an atmos track in an atmos package? What would the behavior be with atmos games if you had bitstream
Dolby?

Microsoft has marketed the One X as a “higher end” device so I am just hoping to get some clarification based on my usage case which is essentially that Atmos in general appears to be broken or poorly implemented. Users usage case needs to be more flexible
with Xbox settings. I have 4 ceiling speakers for a 5.4.4 set up. I would like to see an option to choose 5 or 7 channels give the receiver the chance to do its job correctly for non atmos tracks vs just saying I have surround sound and the system throws
7 channels at it or in atmos settings case Dolby surround when no atmos track is available. Again, that option stops you from using the expensive features in your receiver and essentially stops height\ceiling speakers from playing the way they should (like
on competitors consoles). Yes you can choose uncompressed 5.1 or 7.1 but then you lose Atmos in game for atmos enabled tracks (I can test this as I am not completely sure what the One X does here). Maybe the answer is to throw 5.1 or 7.1 and if a game like
Gears of War 4 is atmos it sends all channels of audio. My guess is it would strip out all channels and you lose atmos. Hoping someone can clarify. Thanks!!!

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In-game Sound Issues Xbox One X

Depending on your 4K Televison Brand/Model, you may experience “sound loss” within games that are “4K Enhanced” or contain “4K Assets” on your Xbox One X.

According to support & your television manufacturer the “proper” set-up to obtain “4K” on your Xbox One X you must do the following:

1. Use either the HDMI Cable PROVIDED with your Xbox One X and/or an HDMI Cable that supports “4K”

2. Ensure that your HDMI Port supports “4K” transfer abilities/rates (this varies) with various television manufacturers

3. Make sure to “switch” your HDMI connection to “Enhanced” (various TV’s have something similar in the TV Settings, consult your Owner’s Manual for your TV)

4. Under Settings>Display & Sound Make sure you are set to “4K” on your Output to TV

5. Under Settings>Display & Sound> Advanced Settings you will see boxes that can be “checked” surrounding “4K” capabilities for YOUR TV

Here is where the solution lies for remediation of “Sound” issue:

Under “Advanced Details” (4K), there is an option to select “Allow YCC 4.2.2.2”

IF YOU ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH “IN-GAME SOUND” UNCHECK this “BOX” as it SHOULD resolve your issue.

Please be advised that even if your TV supports this “option”, it is known to cause “issues” with “4K” & “Enhanced” titles on the “X”.

Hope this helps!

 

4K Blu-ray playback issues on One S and One X

You need to enable hdr

And on xbox one s make sure you turn on hdr only for video

And tuen it off when playing non x enchance x games as it does causd issues

Like no sound on gameplay

Ita fine on xbox one x but bot onns

Keep in mind your cable grade must be hdmi 1.4 and gold plated not silver