Full list of Diablo 4 sound settings
Volume Sound Settings
Toggles the game's sound on and off.
- On
- Off
Master Volume
Controls the volume of all sounds in the game on and off.
- Slider bar with range of 0 - 100
Music Volume
Determines the background music volume.
- Slider bar with range of 0 - 100
Effects Volume
Controls sound effects volume.
- Slider bar with range of 0 - 100
Dialogue Volume
Adjusts voice dialogue volume.
- Slider bar with range of 0 - 100
Ambient Volume
Determines the ambient sound (i.e., background noise) volume.
- Slider bar with range of 0 - 100
Game Sound Output Sound Settings
Sound Output Device
The player's output device is where sound plays through. Diablo 4 will find and list the system's available devices (e.g., headphones and speakers).
Speaker Setup
Defines the player's headphone or speaker setup.
- Default
- Mono
- Stereo
- Quad
- 5:1
- 7:1
- Pro Logic
Play in Background
Allows Diablo 4 to keep playing sound when it's not the current focus window.
- On
- Off
Voice Chat Sound Settings
Auto-Join Voice Channels
Automatically join party voice chats.
- On
- Off
Voice Chat Mode
Controls whether the player's voice is automatically transmitted to others in the channel or only on the player's signal.
- Push-to-Talk: The player's voice is only transmitted when the push-to-talk key (`) is held down. This keybinding can be changed under the Controls tab.
- Open Mic: The player's voice is automaticlly transmitted when microphone audio is detected.
Voice Chat Output Device
The output device that outputs the voice chat. Diablo 4 uses the Sound Output Device setting listed above as the default (a headphone or speaker).
Voice Chat Volume
Controls the volume of incoming voice chat.
- Slider bar with range of 0 - 100
Microphone Device
The output device that records the player's voice. Diablo 4 will automaticallyd detect connected microphones to the system.
Microphone Output Volume
Determines the outgoing volume of the player's voice.
- Slider bar with range of 0 - 100
Voice Chat Focus
Reduces game sounds when someone in the player's party is speaking in voice chat.
- On
- Off
Voice Chat Focus Amount
Controls the amount of volume reduction of game sounds when someone in voice chat is speaking.
- Slider bar with range of 1 - 100
Transcribe Voice Chat
Toggles speech-to-text transcription of words spoken in voice chat channels.
- On
- Off
Subtitles Settings
Cinematic Subtitles
Show subtitles during cinematic cutscenes.
- On
- Off
Text Locale
Controls the game's text and subtitle language.
- English
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Chinese (Simplified)
- Chinese (Traditional)
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Spanish (Castilian)
- Spanish (Latin-American)
Speech Locale
Decides the language of the game's speech audio.
- English
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Chinese (Simplified)
- Chinese (Traditional)
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Spanish (Castilian)
- Spanish (Latin-American)
Font Scaling
Controls subtitles' font scaling.
- Slider bar with range of 0 - 10
Font Color
Adjusts subtitles' font color.
- Default
- Orange
- Yellow
- Green
- Blue
Background Opacity
Determines subtitles' background opacity.
- Slider bar with range of 0 - 10
Auto-Progress Game Dialogue
Controls whether cinematic cutscenes automatically go to the next line or require a player's input to continue.
- Enabled: cutscenes progress automatically without requiring player input.
- Disabled: cutscenes pause after each line, and reqire input from the player. Some cutscenes may override this behavior.
Screen Reader Settings
Toggles the game's screen reader feature on and off.
- On
- Off
Screen Reader Volume
Controls the screen reader dictation's volume.
- Slider bar with range of 0 - 100
Screen Reader Speed
Determines the screen reader dictation's speed.
- Slider bar with range of 0 - 10
Screen Reader Voice
Selects the voice type heard when screen reading is on.
- Option choices unavailable in Open Beta
Text-to-Speech Settings
Toggles the game's text-to-speech feature on and off.
- On
- Off
Voice Option
Selects the voice type heard when screen reading is on.
- en_US male
- Other option choices unavailable in Open Beta
Speech Volume
Controls text-to-speech's volume.
- Slider bar with range of 0 - 100
Local Text-to-Speech
Toggles the Local channel's text-to-speech.
- On
- Off
Party Text-to-Speech
Toggles the Party channel's text-to-speech.
- On
- Off
Trade Text-to-Speech
Toggles the Trade channel's text-to-speech.
- On
- Off
Clan Text-to-Speech
Toggles the Clan channel's text-to-speech.
- On
- Off
Whisper Text-to-Speech
Toggles the player's incoming whispers text-to-speech.
- On
- Off
Play Sound Separating Chat Line Breaks
Plays a sound when a chat line break is detected.
- On
- Off
Add "Character Name Says" in Speech
Determines whether the character's name is said before the speech.
- On
- Off
Add "In Channel" in Speech
Determines whether the channel's name is said before the speech.
- On
- Off
Add "Item Link - Item Name" in Speech
Determines whether the item's link and name is said before the speech.
- On
- Off
Item Drop Sounds Settings
Toggles the game's in-game sound when specific items are dropped.
- On
- Off
Weapons
Enables loot drop sounds for weapons.
- On
- Off
Armor
Enables loot drop sounds for armor.
- On
- Off
Jewelry
Enables loot drop sounds for jewelry.
- On
- Off
Socketable items
Enables loot drop sounds for socketable items (i.e. Gems).
- On
- Off
Other items
Enables loot drop sounds for all other items.
- On
- Off
Minimum Item Quality
Apply loot drop sound effects for items of this quality or higher.
- Common
- Magic
- Rare
- Legendary
- Unique
Play Audio on Ambient Loop Settings
Plays sound effects when an item is nearby.
- On
- Off
Weapons
Enables nearby ambient sounds for weapons.
- On
- Off
Armor
Enables nearby ambient sounds for armor.
- On
- Off
Jewelry
Enables nearby ambient sounds for jewelry.
- On
- Off
Socketable items
Enables nearby ambient sounds for socketable items (i.e. Gems).
- On
- Off
Other items
Enables nearby ambient sounds for all other items.
- On
- Off
Minimum Item Quality
Apply nearby ambient sound effects for items of this quality or higher.
- Common
- Magic
- Rare
- Legendary
- Unique
Play Audio on Targeting Loot.
Plays a sound effect when another player targets a dropped item.
- On
- Off
Play Audio on Error Settings
Determines the player's dialogue spoken when error text appears on the screen.
- On: All dialogue lines are spoken.
- Off: No dialog lines are spoken.
- Simple: An error noise is played instead of the dialogue lines.
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Changelog
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Beta | Published original |
