Panasonic’s SoundSlayer GNW10 features three preset gaming sound modes: RPG, FPS, and Voice. Each one varies in frequency levels to accommodate what players of that game genre typically need.
RPG (role-playing game) mode creates a soundscape that puts you inside the virtual world of whatever game you’re playing. This happens by boosting the lower, bass frequencies and higher frequencies, and leaving the middle frequencies at a normal, stereo level. This makes in-game explosions and crashes more intense, and in-game fighting and exploring more immersive.
FPS (first-person shooter) mode uses spatial audio to help players hear footsteps and other subtle sounds that give them an advantage. This mode sounds incredibly similar to RPG mode, but the middle frequencies are boosted to pick up footsteps. FPS mode is also helpful for third-person shooter games.
Voice mode amplifies human voices in adventure games, which is useful if character dialog contains clues or if you just want to take in all the game’s lore. Lower frequencies are brought down and higher frequencies remain level to allow mid-frequency dialog to come through. It’s easy for an adventure game’s dialog to get lost beneath the sounds of combat, and Voice mode is a simple solution to this problem.
If you don’t want to worry about switching game modes based on the type of game you’re playing, RPG mode is the most well-balanced, full-sounding mode because of its classic V-shape in the equalizer. Voices still come through crystal-clear in RPG mode, and the atmospheric sound is best for most games.
