Audio popping issue

[Nommers]

Improved slightly on PS5 but still remains really muffled or 'tinny' sadly nothing like the sound quality prior to Endwalker and the audio quality we were used to having.
As it is evidently something server side why can't audio output simply be reverted to Shadowbringers settings?

This was never a server-side issue. On PC at least, the new audio engine was using too many audio channels, which was basically clogging up people's systems and, in some incredibly specific hardware configurations, causing the sound to slow down and stutter like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDMf7c4qJJA I'm not sure what the issue is on PS5 that's causing audio to sound tinny - after this fix, I think my audio sounds as good as it ever did, if not better. Your issue may not be related. You might try disabling the "Enable DualSense/DUALSHOCK 4 functionality" option under System Configuration/Gamepad Settings (it doesn't disable your controller, just rumble and controller audio output) to see if that helps.

[Yin]

It is really fixed, thank you so much <3

[TermNerdy]

Seems like my wifes audio is fixed. She is doing P4N right now where it always broke, and it sounds clear as day.

[Grimno]

When I get home I'm goimg to test more out.

The bad part for me is....
I've been running the Immersive Audio Pack for about a little over a month now and have gotten used to the audio this way.

When I loaded into a new zone and the loading screen didn't crackle... It felt weird.

[AsheNabuddis]

I am glad to announce that it seems fixed to me too.
Ran a few roulettes with graphics set to maximum, no issues.

[Ashbury]

I just ran a Tower at Paradigm's Breach as a test since before the patch the audio would completely break down on all bosses, and it was literally unplayable if the audio was not mutted.

I'm happy to report that the issue has been fixed.

[miragedive]

Status update: Tested after a complete reinstall and switching off DualSense functionality. It’s definitely far less common but the issue is there and my FPS dips to 34.

[Au-ro]

I ran msq trial 2 and got the stutter. Severely reduced in effect and harder to trigger, but still happens. Dual shock was turned off.

[miragedive]

I ran msq trial 2 and got the stutter. Severely reduced in effect and harder to trigger, but still happens. Dual shock was turned off.

Out of curiosity, what kind of CPU do you have? Looking at the three currently posted bug reports (incl mine), it seems to now be only on Intel CPUs, but I figured I'd ask you as well.

[rutilation]

Unfortunately for me, this patch didn't really fix the audio issue, it just made it... different. I got my hopes up when I saw a bunch of people here saying the issue was fixed on their end, and I was even happier when I walked inside the buildings in Great Work, which had always triggered the stuttering for me before, and didn't experience any issues. But when I started doing my roulettes, the issue came up again, and it was especially bad in the alliance raid I did. The best way I can describe it is that the stuttering effect in particular is gone, but the audio becomes very scratchy, laggy, and--for lack of a better term--bass-boosted. What's more, adjusting the camera while in combat doesn't alleviate the issue like it did before.