How do I fix the Audio Crackling sound?

[LordHotspur]

Started playing the game a few days ago had no problems then I launched it up yesterday and once I get to the main menu I hear a crackling sound.

i only just barely hear it when I am actually playing the game but its a headache

things i've tried thus far: changed headset, disabled audio enhancements, disabled spatial audio, update graphics card drivers, installed windows updates.

and none of them have worked I am on windows 10 if you need to know, please help!

[Nero]

I am having the same issue and i thought I was the only one

[IcedFREELANCER]

A long shot but your mobo might be badly grounded to PC case by standoffs. Make sure you have all of those installed and screwed-in. Also there might be some interference from surrounding tech or even badly insulated cable inside your PC.

[LordHotspur]

Originally posted by Nero:

I am having the same issue and i thought I was the only one

from everything I have seen looking it up its an old issue that was supposed to have been fixed.

[LordHotspur]

Originally posted by IcedFREELANCER:

A long shot but your mobo might be badly grounded to PC case by standoffs. Make sure you have all of those installed and screwed-in. Also there might be some interference from surrounding tech or even badly insulated cable inside your PC.

definitely not that my pc is greatly insulated and it only does this with cyberpunk.

[tone-def]

Try turning the controller vibration setting down to zero. Its located in the accessibility section, in game settings.

This worked for some reddit users who had the same problem. Not sure if that will work for you but just sharing.

[LordHotspur]

Originally posted by tone-def:

Try turning the controller vibration setting down to zero. Its located in the accessibility section, in game settings.

This worked for some reddit users who had the same problem. Not sure if that will work for you but just sharing.

unfortunately it didn't work.

[Sir Danglefrögge]

I used to have this issue until the 2.0 update.

A workaround that worked with one of my headsets was to globally raise the audio quality in the sound control panel settings to 48Khz.

[LordHotspur]

Originally posted by Sir Danglefrögge:

I used to have this issue until the 2.0 update.

A workaround that worked with one of my headsets was to globally raise the audio quality in the sound control panel settings to 48Khz.

i've already done that to doesn't work.

[Bjørn]

You mentioned you disabled spatial audio. Which spatial audio software were you using? Not sure if it matters, though, but I'm using Dolby Atmos which works great in this game, coupled with the '3D headset' setting in game options.

But I don't hear this crackling when I disable spatial audio or switch audio options, so it's probably not related.

Good luck anyway. Crackling sound is extremely annoying to me in all media. In audio mixing it's often related to too much gain on the input side of the mixing desk, but that probably isn't helpful in this case, but it might be worth a try to play with the audio levels in Windows somewhere, or any audio software you might be using.

[LordHotspur]

Originally posted by Bjørn:

You mentioned you disabled spatial audio. Which spatial audio software were you using? Not sure if it matters, though, but I'm using Dolby Atmos which works great in this game, coupled with the '3D headset' setting in game options.

But I don't hear this crackling when I disable spatial audio or switch audio options, so it's probably not related.

Good luck anyway. Crackling sound is extremely annoying to me in all media. In audio mixing it's often related to too much gain on the input side of the mixing desk, but that probably isn't helpful in this case, but it might be worth a try to play with the audio levels in Windows somewhere, or any audio software you might be using.

I just disabled the built in windows spatial feature and the option in game.
I also tried the 3d headset option with dolby atmos but I still get the issue, the only way to get rid of it is turning off SFX ingame but then I don't hear any character or weapon audio.

[Hammerz]

This is the solution yeah.
For me it was:
go to audio settings (windows)
select the current audio output you're using
Audio enhancements: Device Default Effects -> Off
Solved it for me but... I was at the end of the game :(

[funkynutz]

Which headsets have you tried? It's actually a fairly common problem with bluetooth headsets (not just in this game).

[SmellofNapalm]

It has been around in 1.63, 2.00 and 2.12 for me. I have heard that it has been a problem for a lot of people since at least 1.52. It's mostly kind of playable, but whenever I get to the car chase it just shreds the sound completely. Too painful and annoying to play like that.

In any case, turning off Bluetooth* in your device is one thing you can try. I think it helped improve things for me at one point during 1.63. Turning off Surround sound has had the biggest impact in 2.12 for me, but it didn't solve the problem.

Other than that turning off unused audio devices in device manager has helped me with a different sound problem, but it might still be worth trying.

*I'm not using a bluetooth headphone. The crackling was also around when using speakers.

Edit: Aside from Cyberpunk the only other game where I'm getting the same sound distortion is with Generation Zero.

[Bjørn]

This might have been suggested elsewhere, but would disabling the microphone be worth a try for those having this problem? Not using one myself, but it might interfere somehow.

[SmellofNapalm]

Sure, why not. I'm pretty sure I have tried that before, but it might help someone else.