Audio popping issue

[Aethyn]

I want to chime in and say that I also have this issue of noise cutting in and out.

It happens anywhere and everywhere, mounting up exacerbates it, and it seems flying makes it even worse. I don't remember hearing it in 6.0, and I quit playing between then and 6.1, so I don't know if 6.0.8 was the culprit for sure.

It's very obnoxious, and while I initially thought I could deal with it, it's wearing on my nerves.

[StrifeBlade]

Happening to me as well, can you guys not at least add a sound restart button to save us rebooting the game?

[StrifeBlade]

Still happening. Any update or information?

[FarahDahlgren]

This issue has only cropped up for me recently and I found this thread stretches back...quite awhile. And the new patch has not alleviated it. Extra frustratingly, half my attempts to find a workaround/troubleshoot with sound settings in windows requires a full restart of the XIV client, because the audio just stops.

Is there anyone with more technical insight into how XIV coded their audio setup to explain why it's the only program I ever installed that simply disables all audio if you change a single windows setting related to audio, even if not changing the audio source?

[Travithymia]

My audio issues started in late 6.0 which sound like a skipping record player every so often and I think it even includes a couple of frames of visual lag. The original suggested fix was to turn off DUALSHOCK 4 functionality but that never did anything so the problem still persists. If anyone could point me towards any suggested fixes for a Windows 10 user who never has a controller connected to their PC at all I'd appreciate it.

[ashurbanipal]

Also chiming in to say I have had this issue right from start of 6.0, and it hasn't gotten any better. I have had the issue mostly in the overworld, around the sanctuaries, it still shows up now and then in cities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFYhFu3n_18

[Shinjo]

Also chiming in to say I have had this issue right from start of 6.0, and it hasn't gotten any better. I have had the issue mostly in the overworld, around the sanctuaries, it still shows up now and then in cities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFYhFu3n_18

Thats exactly the same problem i have since 6.0 launch and i also hear short crowd sound after i log out of the game.

[ashurbanipal]

Yes doesn't matter where I am logging out from, the crowd sound shows up at the end.

[SilverSurfer]

6 months into release, this isn't getting fixed. I doubt they even acknowledge the problem exists.

[SilverSurfer]

Turning ambient track off completely fixes the problem. That means the problem is THE GAME.