Sound is broken. Just bought the game.

[thats_it]

When I start the game the sound is good ... but when it reaches menu of the game.. you can hear crackling. When I started a new game in the video the cracling still is.. and then when characters are talking... they are talking twice as fast. Dont know if its any kind of bug or what is it. Someone knows pls?

[Xenohenheim]

Hi there,

I believe we know the issue :

- Open properties on your playback device.
- Under the advanced tab, check if the sound is on 192000 hz.
- If so, turn it down to 96000 hz

Let us know if it works.

[Jäveln]

im sorry what? playback device? i have the same problem the game runs amazingly well its just the sounds thats the problem

[Major Stiffy]

In your windows control panel>sound

[Steven]

Right click the speaker icon next to the clock on your desktop
Playback devices
Click your device, properties
Advanced
96000 hz

ta da

[thats_it]

yeah it worked... thx guys... should I get it back that soudn setting after finishing the game?

[Xenohenheim]

Hey guys, little bit of explanation there.

The problem is due to one of our Third Parties software which doesn't handle 192 000 Hz. Like not at all.

So we can't due much on our side. However, I think that we're ought to (in the next couple of days) create a Pinned Thread with these kind of known issues and their workarounds.

Please excuse us for the inconvenience.

[[cAmA]PhreXes Phowltear]

Originally posted by thats_it:

yeah it worked... thx guys... should I get it back that soudn setting after finishing the game?

Why should you? Are you running professional-grade sound applications on your PC? If not, be assured that 96 000 Hz is more than enough to satisfy even audiophiles.

[42BelowVodka]

while we are on the topic of sounds. i noticed that whenever styx talks in the game his voice is only coming from my rear speackers. is this intended? give you the feeling hes looking over your shoulder?

[thats_it]

I dont know.. just numbers feels like better quality :D even If I dont hear it..just set it on. :D

[Major Stiffy]

Originally posted by 42BelowVodka:

while we are on the topic of sounds. i noticed that whenever styx talks in the game his voice is only coming from my rear speackers. is this intended? give you the feeling hes looking over your shoulder?

I agree, I have 5.1 with speakers in rear. Sound positioning is off.

[Zednaught]

I had this same issue, and the fix worked perfectly.

[[cAmA]PhreXes Phowltear]

Ther eis another thing that's bugging me. When the game is starting, the Unreal, Focus Home and Cyanide logos are displayed. However, on my system, there is no sound while the logos are displayed. The rest of the game has normal sound, it's only the logos. Does anyone else have this?

[USHiRi-CARROTTRiBE]

I can agree about the co-op experience but the sound works for me, sad to hear and hope you got it working.

[b1k3rdude]

Originally posted by Xenohenheim:

The problem is due to one of our Third Parties software which doesn't handle 192 000 Hz. Like not at all.

Just bought SoD, all of Styx dialogue keep coming from the rear left speaker. I tried the above fix, also tried going to 44khz and no joy. I'm running Win7 Sp1, Sound-blaster Xfi, GTX1070. This is the only game I have this weird dialogue placement issue.

[AleXioS]

I was seriously considering buying this game...seeing that it's on sale and I also have the original game (tho yet to play). But reading this thread has turned me away from buying completely. I can very well adjust with 96000 Hz sound quality, but this weird bug where Styx dialogues can only be heard from rear speakers (!!!) is bizarre and should no way be suffered throughout the entire game. So unless the Devs fix it, this issue will just discourage potential buyers like me.

I hope there will be some workaround or a patch...