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Tones are too soft (inaudible) (re-opened)

James S.
9 months ago

I am re-opening this because https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/cycling/f/edge-1050/377955/tones-are-too-soft-inaudible/1847368#1847368 was closed and locked without a proper resolution. The person who closed it, linked to https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/cycling/f/edge-1050/387970/too-many-beeps-just-want-varia-radar-warnings as an answer, but that post has nothing to do with this topic.

I am looking for a resolution to the audio tones, in totality, having a sound design that is not conducive to road cycling. The attack on each sound is far slower than on the 1040 and the overall tone of each sound is a lower pitch than the 1040 sounds. This makes hearing the device over wind noise effectively impossible.

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The new tones are way too soft and as a result are inaudible at speed. They could be twice as loud as they are now at the loudest setting and they still probably wouldn't be audible. There should be a way to select a different tone set that replicates the frequency, pitch, and volume of the buzzer on the 1040. I can somewhat hear the radar alerts, but the tone for hitting the first and last gears when shifting Di2 might as well not be sounded at all.

2024-07-17: to clarify, by "soft" I am referring to the design of the sounds. Yes, the volume is too low for them to be audible, but a large part of the difficulty in hearing them is due to their soft design. The 1040's buzzer sounds have hard attacks, high pitch/frequency, and loud volume.

  • 0 2 months ago

    Same here, tones are way too low, this is a safety problem. Missing some at high speed and wind. Never had that problem with my 1030 plus. 

    For a device that price , we should have the choice of tone.  Very disappointed. Thinking on going to another brand. 

  • 0 2 months ago

    Same here, tones are way too low, this is a safety problem. Missing some at high speed and wind. Never had that problem with my 1030 plus. 

    For a device that price , we should have the choice of tone.  Very disappointed. Thinking on going to another brand. 

  • 0 2 months ago in reply to cleanneon98

    How does that make any sense at all?

  • 0 2 months ago in reply to 2975112

    Sorry this is going to be a dumb question but you have tried altering the volume through the alerts settings menu?

    (I think the default is already “loud” though)

    I’ve certainly missed nav warnings but I’ve done that on every device ever so learned now to keep an eye on the top banner “distance / direction of next turn” info a bit more frequently.

  • 0 2 months ago in reply to guycollier

    He was being sarcastic in response to my post

  • 0 2 months ago

    I’m sorry to see people are still struggling with this, but I’m glad I sold my 1050 because it’s clear Garmin isn’t taking any feedback seriously. My 1040 is working fantastically, battery life over the 1050 is much improved, screen is better and the alerts can be heard all the way to 40mph and beyond. I was also going to upgrade my Forerunner 945 LTE but decided I’m not buying any of the new generation of Garmin since they’ve clearly stepped backwards 

  • 0 2 months ago in reply to Rob H

    Yes , both volume are at maximum setting