The Sound Sensor is a piece of Equipment in Phasmophobia. It detects sounds in a large area around it, allowing the player to track potential ghost activity in combination with the Sound Monitor.
Usage[]
A sound sensor can be placed on the ground or other flat surface. The detection area is highlighted as an orange circle on the Site Map in the truck. The sound sensor picks up most noises, except for players talking through local and global chat.
Any noise picked up by a sensor will appear as a bar on the Sound Monitor, showing how loud the sound was and identifying which sensor picked up the sound. The screen will display the total volume of all sounds detected. The value displayed will update every second.
By default, the sound sensor picks up sound in a 5-meter radius on the same floor, ignoring walls. This radius can be increased by clicking on the enlargement icon on the Sound Monitor in the truck. The sound sensor can also be muted by clicking on the speaker icon.
The Tier III Sound Sensor has two additional modes which can be switched to by interacting with it while it is placed, or toggling directly while in hand. These modes can't be switched from the truck.
Tips[]
- Placing sound sensors in a central area of several rooms is a good way to cover a lot of ground when looking for the ghost's location early on.
- Sound sensors detect the noise of the Haunted Mirror if it is in their range.
History[]
| Early Access Alpha | |
|---|---|
| 24 March 2020 (Part 2) |
Added a preview outline when placing a sound sensor. |
| More sounds can now be detected. | |
| 19 June 2020 | Sound sensors are now level-locked. |
| 27 June 2020 | Sound sensors are now unlocked at level 7. |
| 13 August 2020 | Sound sensors can now be picked up after being placed. |
| Increased the cost from $60 to $80. | |
| 16 August 2020(Part 2) | Sound sensors now detect doors being shut. |
| Early Access | |
| 0.4.0 | Sound sensors can now be placed on the floor. |
| 0.6.0 | Changed the sound sensor model. |
| The range covered is now a spherical radius instead of a cube. | |
| Placement now matches that of other equipment such as candles and video cameras. | |
| Sounds on sound monitor in the van are now more accurately displayed. | |
| Players talking or using the walkie-talkie (global chat) are no longer picked up. | |
| 0.7.0 | Sound sensors now show room name of the room it is physically in, instead of the room the player was standing in when they placed it. |
| 0.9.5.0 | You can now rotate the Sound Sensor III whilst placing it. |
| 0.10.0 | Sound sensors can now be muted from the truck |