Sonar

• Performance update – launching Sonar is now 75% faster and uses 45% less CPU. Onboarding operations are 60% faster as well.
• Introduced the “speaker mode” for Spatial Audio. Selecting speaker or headphone will change the Sonar HRTF. You can now enjoy the best Spatial Audio experience no matter if you are using headset or speakers.
• Added a new Game preset for CS:GO officially provided by Valve
• Fixed a graphic glitch where, in some languages, spatial audio tuning slider was hiding texts
• Fixed a graphic glitch where on the Parametric EQ the notch filter was not correctly displayed
• Minor bugfix and improvements

Engine

• Engine support for the Apex Pro Mini and Apex Pro Mini Wireless keyboards
• Enables Engine Apps functionality for the ArctisNova Pro headsets

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Engine

• Fixes an issue for some Nova Pro Wired users where the firmware updating wasn’t correctly able to restart if there was an error
• Enables firmware updating on Mac for all Nova Pro headsets
• Included an additional message for users to turn back on their headset after the Nova Pro Wireless firmware update

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Moments

• CLAIM WHAT’S YOURS: THE ULTIMATE GENSHIN IMPACT GIVEAWAY! Play Genshin Impact with some free rewards AND get entered into a lucky draw to win a SteelSeries gaming pack, just by trying out Moments. Genshin Impact players can now clip, edit, and share freely with others (Barbatos approved). Relive magical adventures forever via classic recording or auto-clipping. Learn more at: https://steelseries.com/gg/moments/genshinimpact
• Moments now supports auto-clipping for Genshin Impact! Auto-clip will only save clips based on in-game events when playing with supported modes & configurations. Check out the latest Release & Support info for Moments to learn more: https://support.steelseries.com/hc/en-us/articles/6375708698125
• Genshin Impact auto-clipping is in Early Access utilizing GameSense AI and we look forward to hearing from the community on your experiences. We hope this helps you create some awesome Genshin Impact auto-clipped videos. Let us know how you’re liking it by uploading your clips directly to the SteelSeries Discord (https://moments.gg/discord) and tagging @SteelSeries #MadeWithMoments on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Engine

• Fixes an issue for some Arctis Pro Wired (non-GameDac) users where the configuration page was not being displayed
• Fixes an issue for some users where an error would occur after successfully updating device firmware

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Sonar

• Sonar officially releases
• Support to ChatMix in Sonar for Arctis Nova Pro line of headsets
• Introducing Clearcast AI Noise Cancellation on Microphone for Arctis Nova Pro line of headsets
• Introducing Clearcast AI Noise Cancellation on Chat for Arctis Nova Pro line of headsets
• Introducing the option to tune distance in Spatial Audio for Arctis Nova Pro line of headsets
• Introducing the option to tune distance in Spatial Audio for Arctis Nova Pro line of headsets
• Added a Rainbow Six Extraction preset by Ubisoft
• Added a Rainbow Six Siege preset by Ubisoft
• Updated the existing Rainbow Six Siege preset
• Fixed a bug where Sonar was losing Bass/Treble/Voice information when switching OFF the Parametric EQ
• Fixed a graphic glitch where the Parametric EQ curve did not change shape after notch filter deletion

Engine

• Arctis Nova Pro, Arctis Nova Pro for Xbox, Arctis Nova Pro Wireless, Arctis Nova Pro Wireless for Xbox support in Engine
• Fixes an issue for some users with an MSI GT77 ALC lightbar where lighting effects could not be assigned to individual zones

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Sonar

• Added a new audio sample to test and tune audio from Chat. This new sample is helpful to test communications in a noisy environment.

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Sonar

• Added new presets for PUBG and Escape from Tarkov
• Fixes a bug where the target device was lost when the device sample rate was changed

Moments

• Moments now supports auto-clipping for Apex Legends! Auto-clip will only save clips based on in-game events when playing with supported modes & configurations. Check out the latest Release & Support info for Moments to learn more: https://support.steelseries.com/hc/en-us/articles/5372337024397
• Apex Legends auto-clipping is in Early Access utilizing GameSense AI and we look forward to hearing from the community on your experiences. We hope this helps you create some awesome Apex Legends auto-clipped videos. Let us know how you’re liking it by uploading your clips directly to the SteelSeries Discord https://moments.gg/discord and tagging @SteelSeries #MadeWithMoments on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
• Updates Valorant auto-clip event related to clips being created while spectating
• Updates Fortnite auto-clip events to now capture with “Any headshot” instead of “Any knockdown or elimination”
• Improves video capture performance with the real time synchronizer & debounce logic
• Updates interface copy to consistently utilize the term “auto-clip”
• Fixes a bug with Fortnite where video capture might lock-up on the loading screen
• Fixes a bug in the Editor associated with add/deleting too many text elements and gifs
• Fixes a bug in the Settings - “Add Game” button which locked up in some instances

Engine

• Aerox 3/5/9 Wireless:
  • New firmware to fix issues for users with playback of certain multi-key bindings
• Aerox 9 Wireless:
  • Fixes issues with the tilt wheel bindings not support certain driver-based binding types
  • Fixes issue with playback of “Repeat While Pressed” bindings on certain keys
• Aerox 5:
  • Fixes issue with an incorrect ‘left click’ registering when using a custom binding on button 9
• Rival 5:
  • Fixes issue with an incorrect ‘left click’ registering when using a custom binding on the CPI button
• Rival 500:
  • Fixes issue with playback of “Repeat While Pressed” bindings on certain keys

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Moments

• GameSenseAI (GSAI) improved for Fortnite auto-clip event “Victory Royale with Crown”
• GameSenseAI (GSAI) improved for Fortnite Chapter 3 / Season 2 update
• GameSenseAI (GSAI) improved for Fortnite events associated with Head Hunter & Headshot auto-clip timeline events

Engine

• Rival 5: Fixes an issue for some users where the onboard settings are not saved after a power cycle
• MSI Aurora: Fixes an issue for some users where this wasn’t being detected

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Sonar

• Bass, Voice, Treble controls have now been integrated in the Parametric EQ widget and their effect is now visible in real-time on the Parametric EQ graph
• Error messages are now shown in the Mixer tab when no playback/input device is selected
• First-setup onboarding design has been updated and new screens have been added to improve overall onboarding experience
• Added three new Music presets (Bright, Clear vocal, and Deep Bass) and two new Movie presets (Clear dialogs, immersion). Presets are now sorted in the drop-down menu by type (Game, Music, Movie)
• ChatMix slider design has been updated. Now the slider will snap to zero to easily get the balance between chat and game
• Noise reduction and Impact Noise widgets have been merged in one widget to manage noise reduction in one place
• New Spatial audio Spatial audio test sample has been added
• Minor UI-consistency improvements including better positioning for drop-down menus, widget wording update and updated tooltip messages
• Fixed a bug where Sonar microphone volume was boosted by third party apps causing volume too loud and static noise
• Fixed a bug where Virtual Surround was not correctly applied until manual ON/OFF of the effect
• Minor UI bugfix solving PEQ visualization glitches

Moments

• Moments now supports auto-clipping for Brawlhalla! Auto-clip will only save clips based on in-game events when playing with supported modes & configurations. Check out the latest Release & Support info for Moments to learn more: https://support.steelseries.com/hc/en-us/articles/4967837092109
• Brawlhalla auto-clipping is in Early Access utilizing GameSense AI and we look forward to hearing from the community on your experiences. We hope this helps you create some awesome Brawlhalla auto-clipped videos. Let us know how you’re liking it by uploading your clips directly to the SteelSeries Discord https://moments.gg/discord and tagging @SteelSeries #MadeWithMoments on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
• Addressed bugs related to game detection for Heroes of the Storm
• Addressed bugs related to exporting videos with new file names
• Improved Moments capture performance and memory stability while concurrently using OBS for stream capture
• Streamlined performance of GG error logging and error log clean-up over time
• Updated GG DLL files that were flagged as malware within some antivirus products
• Updated Fortnite auto-clip event names to be more accurate
• Updated UI Game Capture Icons found in the drop down

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Moments

• The promotion with Discord offering 3 months free of Discord Nitro has officially ended. The ability to redeem or request a promotional code has been removed from GG. We look forward to bringing you more fun promotions in the future.
• If you are still seeing the Discord Nitro Promotion in Moments, please update to the latest version of GG 16.1 or higher by launching GG and navigating to Settings -> About

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Sonar

• Introducing a new Virtual Surround widget allowing to tune the reverberation
• Increased the trigger area of the Q factor handles for the Parametric EQ
• Increased the size of the “add-a-band” button for the Parametric EQ
• Fixed a bug that under certain conditions was impeding the deactivation of the VAD when closing GG
• Fixed a bug where the Q factor for the first band was resetting its value

Moments

• Updated naming / labels for the GameSense AI -Fortnite auto clips
• Corrected issues related to alphabetical clip sorting order when videos are imported
• Corrected issues related to exporting video clips with commas in the file name

Engine

• Fixed an issue on Mac with the Rival 5 wherein binding any macro to button 9 disabled button 1
• Fixed an issue wherein the PrismSync banner would appear in the config window for Bluetooth-connected devices

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