ALL SEEING.
ALL KNOWING.
ALL YOU.
Pinpoint your enemy's location long before you see them with Sonar, a breakthrough in gaming sound that trains you to hear what matters most.
✓ Windows 10
✓ Any Headset
PARAMETRIC EQ
SPOT YOUR ENEMY SOONER
For the first time in gaming, you can tweak the entire spectrum of sound with magical precision.
Parametric EQ lets you amplify or reduce very specific in-game sounds to hear footsteps, reloads, and bomb plants better than ever.
PRO PRESETS
FLIP THE LEADERBOARD
Optimize your in-game sound with the click of a preset. Our sound engineers worked with pro players from teams like FaZe, OG and SK T1 to give you an instant edge.
Presets are the easiest way to start using the Parametric EQ. Want a bit more bass back? Personalize the preset and enjoy your climb to the top.
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AUDIO MIXER
RADICALLY REFINE YOUR AUDIO
Tune your in-game sound for winning and make friends sound crystal clear, so you can pull off that clutch.
The mixer's groundbreaking audio processing lets you tune each game and chat app separately, mix volume levels independently and send it to your headset real time.
MICROPHONE
SLAY TOGETHER, STAY TOGETHER
Whether you're calling the shots or not, you wanna stay in contact with your squad - no matter what goes down.
Make your comms clear, by optimizing your team chat as well as your mic. Set custom EQ settings and effects like noise reduction and volume stabilizer.
CRUSH THE COMP—NOT YOUR FRIEND'S VOICE
Normally you tune audio for your game and end up impacting your entire sound system.
Now, you can tune gameplay and Discord team chat separately so you don't ruin the sound of your teammates.
Now, you can tune gameplay and Discord team chat separately so you don't ruin the sound of your teammates.
VIRTUAL SURROUND SOUND
JUST GET IN THERE
Take a break from reality with Sonar's Virtual 7.1 Surround Sound. No matter the headset, you'll get theatre-like sound.
Through proprietary sound algorithms, we create an "all around you" experience that'll make you lose a sense of time and place.
COMPARISON
| Features | STEELSERIES Sonar | THX | DTS | Dolby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSRP | ||||
| MSRP | Free | $19.99 | $19.99 | $14.99 |
| Individual Audio Stream Effects | ||||
| Individual Audio Stream Effects | ||||
| Headphone EQ | ||||
| Headphone EQ | Parametric 10-band | Graphic 10-band | Graphic 10-band | |
| Microphone EQ | ||||
| Microphone EQ | Graphic 10-band | |||
| ChatMix | ||||
| ChatMix | ||||
| Audio Mix Panel | ||||
| Audio Mix Panel | ||||
| Ease of Use | ||||
| Ease of Use | ||||
| Surround Sound | ||||
| Surround Sound | 7.1 | 7.1 | 3D Spatial | 3D Spatial |
CHANGE THE GAME FOR GOOD
✓ Windows 10✓ Any Headset
FAQ
OS
Windows 10 RS4 or newer
CPU
Intel Core i5-2xxx or newerAMD FX-4xxx processor or newer
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Video
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HDD Space
700MB
Video RAM
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RAM
8GB
Sonar is currently in early access.
You can opt in by firstly signing up to be a GG beta software user through the GG.
You can find the opt in page by navigating to Settings -> General -> Toggle Beta Opt-In ON.
Once opted in, close GG via the systems tray and re-launch. After the GG restart you can then select to be part of the Sonar early access via the navigation on the home page.
Click ‘Learn More’ -> ‘Join ALPHA’
No, Sonar works with any headset or audio device connected to your PC.
GG is our new software hub where you can find all your favorite SteelSeries applications such as Moments & Engine, with more to come in the future. 😉
No, Sonar is a PC only software at the moment. So any setting, effect or feature applied in Sonar will not apply when gaming with your console. Engine is the best place to apply settings that will work on console as well.
If you are using your headset on PC, we advise you to use Sonar as it offers much more audio tuning capabilities and features. Engine is a good place for console gaming and mobile.
If you don’t want to use an app such as Moments, you can turn it off in the settings. When turned off it will not effect your performance and will not run in the background.
The same goes for SteelSeries Engine. If you don’t have a SteelSeries device plugged in, the Engine application inside GG will not be running in the background.
To turn Moments off you can do either of the following:
1. Click the dropdown menu above the Moments gallery and turn off “Gameplay capture”
2. Go to Settings -> Capture and Sound -> Turn off “Allow Moments to capture while gaming”