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Clegg Mar 12, 2015 @ 1:54am
Anyone having sound crackling issues?
For me it's just in this game, there is minor sound crackling/popping. No idea how to fix it... :(
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Synapse Mar 12, 2015 @ 2:01am 
i have minor cracking
Not bother much though
Last edited by Synapse; Mar 12, 2015 @ 2:03am
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Clegg Mar 12, 2015 @ 2:04am 
Originally posted by Synapse:
i have minor cracking
Not bother much though

Okay so it's not just me, It's just in this game for you though right?
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MONZUN Mar 12, 2015 @ 2:18am 
Exactly the same here. And it's bothering me a bit tbh behause it destroys the fantastic immersion within the Game :( i Hope the devs can fix this.

The Problem also only persists in this Game. Hundreds of other Games that ive tested on my pc throughout the past 3 years worked flawlessly.

Ive an Asus xonar dx soundcard. Please fix this @devs. The Game is a masterpiece but this should be fixed:)
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Clegg Mar 12, 2015 @ 2:19am 
I think it may be from the ambient nose. I'll do some testing. Btw I have reinstalled my sound card drivers and disabled all effects in my sound options and nothing seems to work.
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simonmd Mar 12, 2015 @ 2:20am 
Mine is fine, built in sound on MSI 970 gaming motherboard.
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Peek Mar 12, 2015 @ 2:24am 
I experienced cracking sound first few minutes of a game and then it's gone. Pretty weird, it always happens when I start a new game.
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BigGarBear75 Mar 12, 2015 @ 3:11am 
I have this issue as well. On board audio. Its quite jarring. No fix found yet. Guess a patch is in order.
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Costarring Mar 12, 2015 @ 3:28am 
In game sound levels are not uniform.

There could be 2 different issues causing this.

One is a sound issue (too much gain on an already hot signal creates distortion)
The other is a DAC issue with conflicting/different sample frequencies (Digital to Analog or Analog to Digital converter).

For issue one, CO has to even out the levels/unify the sound levels.

For issue 2 you could check the sampling rate setting of your soundcard (44.1 kHz (CD), 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, or 96 kHz or even 196kHz)
Your card probably is 48kHz (being an audio card). Try changing it to 44.1 and see if it still happens. Or try 96kHz even.
(To do this, righ-click the "speaker icon" in the bottom right corner. Select "playback devices".
Then slect your card and go to properties. Thre should be a tab displaying the sample rate settings. Go from there)
Last edited by Costarring; Mar 12, 2015 @ 3:29am
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Clegg Mar 12, 2015 @ 3:35am 
44.1 still happens
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BLÀde Mar 12, 2015 @ 3:43am 
yep i have them. i ended up turning the music off and running winamp in the background plaing my music instead :P
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Rekka Mar 12, 2015 @ 8:44am 
Got this problem too. With an integrated sound card and Realtek audio drivers.
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simonmd Mar 12, 2015 @ 9:31am 
Odd that it doesn't do this on all systems, I fear that will make it hard for the Devs to track down.
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「Raigara」 Mar 12, 2015 @ 9:39am 
i have the same crackling. It sounds the music just skips abit.
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simonmd Mar 12, 2015 @ 9:41am 
Couldnt be a RAM issue causing the music to skip?
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「Raigara」 Mar 12, 2015 @ 9:42am 
my ram is not even near 100% usage and its not broken either (even tested it a few days ago)
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