Good afternoon everyone and thank you for posting in the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Forums.

I do apologize for the audio issues you may have experienced. We suggest to perform a clean boot by opening the task manager and selecting the 'Start up' Tab. Then, Disable everything and then restart the PC. Additionally, you may want to try switching to DirectX 9 by selecting the ‘Config’ button on the launcher.

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