Quote Originally Posted by TalusMarqs View Post
The images you are seeing on the sides of the screen are a new option they added on a previous patch. It's a visual clue to the sounds being played. It can be turned off by:
System Config > Accessibility settings > and uncheck Enable Visual Alerts. That should make those wave bars go away.

You are are STAR!!!! I cannot believe how simple it was. It has worked, thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! /lalahug