Audio Pop/Clicks in-game music.

[Kage Goomba]

I've been attempting to figure out if its me or not - and frankly its the game. I've used an external sound card to trouble shoot - stripped the driver out....still comes back in due course... I play numerious games and they don't have this issue. Octopath Traveler...Final Fantasy XIV....Nier Automata...Borderlands (ALL of them).

It's sounding like the Windows system is so busy that it fails to keep up with the game in the background..very resource heavy. Got plenty of overhead and plenty of room to work. 64 GB RAM, RTX 2070 GPU, Windows 10 etc.

Its subtle at first but its obvious there's something going on.

Only running Discord and some tiny apps in the background that barely flinch the system.
And the above games don't suffer these issues....including the notoriously buggy Borderlands 3. (har har har)

[Noxious]

Had the same issue I was using straight hdmi from my video card for audio to a monitor but once I switched to my wireless headset the sound issue disappeared.

[Kage Goomba]

Don't think its the hardware in this case....Using Stereo/Line Out via 16 Channel Mixer with quite the elaborate enhancements... (as in can hear even the slightest noises that are hidden in many games :) ) the issue comes and goes....its definitely the game.

[Project KV-31]

Originally posted by Kage Goomba:

I've been attempting to figure out if its me or not - and frankly its the game. I've used an external sound card to trouble shoot - stripped the driver out....still comes back in due course... I play numerious games and they don't have this issue. Octopath Traveler...Final Fantasy XIV....Nier Automata...Borderlands (ALL of them).

It's sounding like the Windows system is so busy that it fails to keep up with the game in the background..very resource heavy. Got plenty of overhead and plenty of room to work. 64 GB RAM, RTX 2070 GPU, Windows 10 etc.

Its subtle at first but its obvious there's something going on.

Only running Discord and some tiny apps in the background that barely flinch the system.
And the above games don't suffer these issues....including the notoriously buggy Borderlands 3. (har har har)

Just curious but do you also have this issue in Cyberpunk 2077? That's the only game I also have this issue in. I didn't have this issue in this game, but I haven't played it much due to the performance/optimization in it's current state.

[Kage Goomba]

<laughs> I refused to buy cyberpunk.....Everspace 2 is a far more complete product than that death trap.

The only one that's got a personality quirk is Borderlands 3.....but I've not had audio issues in that...more graphical weirdness and game glitches.

[Hexxus]

I'm experiencing slight clicking/popping audio too.
It sounds like it's the music, but it's not constant.

I'm using my motherboard's (Asus X470-F) onboard sound (Realtek) connected via Bluetooth to Sony WH-1000XM3 headphones.

Other hardware: Ryzen 7 3700x, 16 GB RAM, 1070 ti
Also, using a fresh install (Jan 21st) of Win 10 Pro on a Samsung 970 EVO Plus.

I don't experience this in any other game or app.

[Vault Traveler]

I have some kind of crackle like old vinyls have in the BGM not sure if its an design choice or audio bug but yeah sound definitely need some live here.

[zinfinion]

Is it this specific track? And this segment more so than the rest of the track? https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/450420398807318539/802559038029168700/static.mp3

[Vault Traveler]

Originally posted by zinfinion:

Is it this specific track? And this segment more so than the rest of the track? https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/450420398807318539/802559038029168700/static.mp3

Yeah the soundeffect of the crackling is pretty much the same BUT I had this in all tracks, regardless if slow paced or in combat.

[Kage Goomba]

Yeah....cant seem to chase it down here...its especially annoying at times.

[zinfinion]

Originally posted by Vault Traveler:

Yeah the soundeffect of the crackling is pretty much the same BUT I had this in all tracks, regardless if slow paced or in combat.

Interesting as I only have it in that one specific track, the heavy segment I posted and then some additional light pops scattered throughout. I've seen some people say it's intentional on that track but I don't really know what to think given people are having it elsewhere.

[Zeratul]

hello. i'm facing the exact same issue. did anyone manage to solve it ?

[Wisedude]

I noticed the same occasionally(Random low pops/clicks)
Also when firing a missile there's a low click noise.It's out of place.

[backstagecoffee]

Originally posted by Kage Goomba:

<laughs> I refused to buy cyberpunk.....Everspace 2 is a far more complete product than that death trap.

The only one that's got a personality quirk is Borderlands 3.....but I've not had audio issues in that...more graphical weirdness and game glitches.

How do you know Cyberpunk is incomplete if you never bought it? Have you at least played it lately?

It's actually a rather full game. 80 hours on my first playthrough and I'm having fun cleaning up little things I missed.

[Sigvuld]

Originally posted by backstagecoffee:

Originally posted by Kage Goomba:

<laughs> I refused to buy cyberpunk.....Everspace 2 is a far more complete product than that death trap.

The only one that's got a personality quirk is Borderlands 3.....but I've not had audio issues in that...more graphical weirdness and game glitches.

How do you know Cyberpunk is incomplete if you never bought it? Have you at least played it lately?

It's actually a rather full game. 80 hours on my first playthrough and I'm having fun cleaning up little things I missed.

We're literally in the information age right now, you don't have to own and play a game yourself to be able to know more than the absolute bare minimum about it nowadays

But yeah, I've had a good time with Cyberpunk as well, agreed

[This PC]

I've had static/crackles on this game, the issue has been related with some discord activity for me, ie: streaming the game on discord makes it crackle uncomfortably.

I'm running a rather unorthodox setup ie: USB headphones amplifier with completely analog headphones, entry studio setup.

I get some crackling on many games, and most times, it is related to discord in some form, even if I don't have crackling across all my games.