Audio popping issue

[Sarhina]

Just bit the bullet and downloaded that Trial Embody thing they were advertising. It SEEMS to be working, but bar the lack of audio stuttering I'm not really seeing an improvement of sound quality, so you would be getting it to fix a problem they created.

[Nommers]

And that's 700 posts in the thread. My experience with this game up until 6.0 has been nothing short of immaculate. It always seemed like YoshiP and the team were on top of issues and always made announcements about problems, which were quickly sorted out. I'd never seen a team so willing to acknowledge problems in their own game, and it was a huge breath of fresh air in today's hellscape of a videogame industry.

However, the apparently lackadaisical response to this audio stutter BS is quickly burning through my (frankly enormous) mountain of goodwill. It's been a beautiful journey and I'm very glad I was able to finish EW MSQ before 6.01 made all of this even worse, but if this isn't fixed in 6.05 I'll be unsubbing, and it will be quite some time before I look back.

I'll keep banging this drum - PLEASE give us the option to roll back to 5.55 or benchmark audio (y'know, the benchmark that told me I'd be able to play the game without these issues). EDIT: And for the love of god, SAY SOMETHING ON LODESTONE.

If anyone from Embody is looking at this thread, no, I will not download Immerse on the off-chance it fixes a problem Immerse's inclusion in the game caused (apparently it doesn't even fix it for most people who try), and no, you cannot have my ear pics.

EDIT: Aside from the absurd post count, I'm pretty sure this thread just got 800 views in the last hour. This is a PROBLEM, Squeenix, FIX IT.

[Grimno]

Just bit the bullet and downloaded that Trial Embody thing they were advertising. It SEEMS to be working, but bar the lack of audio stuttering I'm not really seeing an improvement of sound quality, so you would be getting it to fix a problem they created.

I downloaded the trial Embody as well a few days ago.
It doesn't get rid of the crackling 100% and the audio in combat and sound effects sound like crap now...
But I can do Trials/Dungeons/Raids without popping, though going inside my house makes it sound like the game is dying and there's slowdown/choppy music when loading between zones but stops as soon as I portal in.

It's not a solution.
Honestly if people can do for FFXIV what they're doing for FF7 Remake on PC, I'm all here for it.
6.01 ended up making it worst for many, and made many who were fine now experience issues.
I'm legit worried for 6.05 now.
Like I'm actually scared 6.05 is going to make it even worst somehow.

I feel like despite having options, I have zero options.

I could buy a new computer sure, but we've seen 2019 models having issues, so what if I buy a new PC and the issue exists there too? I'd be screwed then for FFXIV.
I have a PS5, but they're having their own issues so I can't just spend money on a keyboard/mouse/headphone setup, hook up the PS5 to my television, and play from there. Because it too could have issues!
Every corner I turn, there is no guarantee!

[Elliah-Seraheart]

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Is there a way to reduce bit depth or straight up compress the audio before it reaches the output, reduce the amount of calls made, or increase buffer size/ introduce a buffer? The only information on something that would be able to do that I found online, would be an ASIO driver. Do you think this would be a temporary solution for people suffering? Unfortunately I could not find a working Realtek ASIO driver to test this out. All the ASIO drivers are tied to specific audio recording or editing software - and do not function as a standalone "funnel" for audio on a system, similar to a VAC.

[sylphic]

AMD FX 8320 E this is the processor I have and I am having this same issue. I am going to try the Dx9 switch and try that.

[Grimno]

Got a notification through the ingame support desk about the bug report I submitted.
Same response everyone else got. Decided to go into my house and lowered graphical settings to the lowest they could go. Closed all additional programs. Sat at 135 fps near my Orchestron and the audio didn't improve even in the slightest.

[Nommers]

The in-game notification requests that a follow-up bug report be made if issues persist. Please do submit those follow-up reports if you've done any additional testing, or have any new information. Personally, I've found the "speak to other players" suggestion particularly enlightening, and since it really does seem like the devs aren't looking at or being forwarded the information from this thread at all, I've included a link to one of MiaShino's posts in the (perhaps painfully naive) hopes that those suggestions will help the team.

[ShadowedStranger]

Personally, I've found the "speak to other players" suggestion particularly enlightening.

They have a point though.
If players talk to each other instead of listening to horrible audio issues, maybe the problem will go away magically.

[cod3dude]

same issue here, got an AMD FX-8320, first time I logged in the sounds in general was horrible, swapped to DirectX9 which fixed the sound for most activities except combat, finally I went back to DirectX11 and tried the trial for the spacial audio pack which fixed the sound issue during combat but instead moved the sound issue to cutscenes.

[Grimno]

They have a point though.
If players talk to each other instead of listening to horrible audio issues, maybe the problem will go away magically.

When i click off the game to click on the forums, all the audio popping (and audio from the game) are magically gone!
Thanks Square Enix! This solved all my problems! /s