Der Arctis Sound Manager wurde in Version 1.5.2 veröffentlicht - kurz darauf folgte Version 1.6.0 mit Streamer-Modus und Unterstützung für das GameBuds-Ladecase.
Das Tool verwaltet unter Linux die Audio-Einstellungen von SteelSeries-Arctis-Headsets, etwa Mikrofon-EQ, Filter-Ketten und die Bildschirmanzeige des GameDAC. Erst vor Kurzem war Version 1.5.1 erschienen.
Version 1.5.2 brachte einen automatischen Sonar-Preset pro Spiel (Steam, Lutris, Heroic oder per Programmname), ähnlich GGs QuickSet. Die Funktion ist standardmäßig aus. Außerdem zeigt das OLED-Display nun den EQ des aktiven Kanals an, und Bug-Reports enthalten USB- und Sound-Meldungen des Kernels.
Änderungen in Version 1.5.2:
Added
- “Automatic Sonar preset per game.” “Turn on ‘Automatic preset per game’ on the Sonar page and ASM applies the matching Game channel preset as soon as a game starts (Steam, Lutris, Heroic or by executable name)”. Similar to GG’s QuickSet feature. Manual preset selections during gameplay are remembered per game. Tray menu allows forcing a preset or selecting “Do not change.” Disabled by default; preset switching causes brief audio interruption.
- “OLED screen now displays active channel EQ.” The display “follows the channel actually playing (Media, Chat, Output…) and is labelled with its name.” Previously always showed Game preset. Discord calls won’t override running game displays.
- “Enhanced bug reports include system diagnostics.” “Bug reports include the kernel’s USB and sound messages, from the current and the previous boot” (Issue #317)
Fixed
- “Microphone card display lag resolved.” “Picking a microphone switched the input but the card kept the old name until the next pick.” (Issue #318)
Änderungen in Version 1.6.0:
Der neue Streamer-Modus liefert einen zweiten, unabhängigen Mix aus Game, Chat, Media, Aux und dem bearbeiteten Mikrofon, der als “Stream Mix” in OBS und anderer Aufnahmesoftware erscheint. Zudem behebt die Version Probleme mit dem Arctis Nova Pro Wired (Lautstärkeregler) sowie mit SteamOS/Distrobox, und ein Startfehler unter Linux Mint 22/Ubuntu 24.04 (X11) wurde beseitigt.
Added
- Streamer Mode: “a second, independent mix of Game, Chat, Media, Aux and the processed Mic” with individual volume and mute controls. This output appears as a “Stream Mix” source for OBS and other recording software. The feature delivers clean audio to viewers while keeping the user’s headset mix separate.
- GameBuds charging case support: When connected via USB, the Headset page displays battery status, charging state, lid position and earbud placement within the case.
Fixed
- Arctis Nova Pro Wired volume knob (#321): Resolved problems causing sound cutoff, maximum volume issues, microphone malfunctions and lag. The application was using incorrect communication protocols for the wired DAC.
- SteamOS/Distrobox audio (#181): Fixed missing Sonar audio on container-based systems by implementing retry logic through distrobox host execution.
- SteamOS permissions (#181): Addressed recurring “Operation not permitted” errors after permission repairs by granting per-port and per-node access.
- Linux Mint 22/Ubuntu 24.04 (X11): Resolved missing
libxcb-cursor0dependency that caused silent crashes at launch.Contributors: rasmus91, baccatuesday, TheV-git
Quelle: GitHub