Audio popping issue

[Starshower]

I really wanted to replay the MSQ on new game + but the sound popping is too bad... It's turning me off playing this game unfortunately... and my intel processor is quite new... I hope they fix this issue on the next patch, but if I have to wait 2 months for patch 6.1 it'll be really disheartening. I hope a fix for this comes sooner. I even disabled the gamepad features and it still happens!

[Scathan]

I really wanted to replay the MSQ on new game + but the sound popping is too bad... It's turning me off playing this game unfortunately... and my intel processor is quite new... I hope they fix this issue on the next patch, but if I have to wait 2 months for patch 6.1 it'll be really disheartening. I hope a fix for this comes sooner. I even disabled the gamepad features and it still happens!

I wish I could you guys on x86 systems. At least for those on Macs we have a working fix now as I posted earlier.

[Puss_Kat]

I really wanted to replay the MSQ on new game + but the sound popping is too bad... It's turning me off playing this game unfortunately... and my intel processor is quite new... I hope they fix this issue on the next patch, but if I have to wait 2 months for patch 6.1 it'll be really disheartening. I hope a fix for this comes sooner. I even disabled the gamepad features and it still happens!

did you post your system information, the issue is fixed barring some Computer specific configuration(app/driver compatibility) concerns.

[Scathan]

did you post your system information, the issue is fixed barring some Computer specific configuration(app/driver compatibility) concerns.

It is not fixed, too many people with either Macs or Intel/AMD rigs are having issues, some just started having them with 6.08. So no, it is not fixed.

[Larirawiel]

It is not fixed, too many people with either Macs or Intel/AMD rigs are having issues, some just started having them with 6.08. So no, it is not fixed.

They need still your computer configuration.

And they know that the problem is not fixed entirely. Because they mentioned the game controller configuration and that the players have to disable it when the problem is still there. Maybe it is another problem, which they discovered and were not able to fix so fast.




Cheers

[miragedive]

I know there’s a new update to Immerse Gamepack. Has anyone downloaded it and seen any difference at all? I haven’t had a chance to test it myself yet.

[Darkhorse1202]

Hey guys,

This is a really strange work around, but I found that if my computer is already playing some form of audio (video on youtube) when I launch FF14, I do not have the audio popping issues. Tested it both ways and have been able to reproduce it multiple times both with popping and without. Don't know why it is working for me, it is just working...

[Asche_A]

Might have found a fix for some Mac users on this thread! Seems to have worked for me. (Edited to add: Using a 2020 M1 Macbook pro, Big Sur 11.6)

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...to-Mac-players

"Work around:
After a lot of fiddling I discovered a mitigation:
1) Launch "Audio MIDI Setup" (You can find it via Spotlight with Command Space and type Audio MIDI)
2) Select your output device on the left pane
3) Change the audio format for the device *if possible* (EG, this is not possible with HDMI sound out). I've had the following results:
- 44.1khz (default on most devices) - Produces horrendous static/popping in game
- 48khz - Sounds better, but still scratchy
- 88.2khz - Sounds fine at first, but eventually breaks down into static again. (within 30 minutes in my testing)
- 96khz - So far this holds up

Note: You must exit and re-launch the game for the changed setting to affect it."

Switching to 96Khz has worked for me but didn't work for someone else so ymmv, but it's worth a shot.

Thanks. This did "fix" the issue for me. Unfortunately my Logitech G933 headset only supports 48K wirelessly. I had to hard wire it to the 3.5mm sound port on my dock. I had been running flawlessly on my 2021 MacBook Pro on Monterey (did not want to back it down to Big Sur, and have been happy with the play level) until that last 6.08 patch, then the sound went nuts.

[miragedive]

Hey guys,

This is a really strange work around, but I found that if my computer is already playing some form of audio (video on youtube) when I launch FF14, I do not have the audio popping issues. Tested it both ways and have been able to reproduce it multiple times both with popping and without. Don't know why it is working for me, it is just working...

I plan on trying this out tomorrow. Could you please give more info?
1. Does the audio need to actually be audible? (Can I set volume to 1, for example?)
2. Does the audio need to keep playing in the bg?

[Interrossiter]

So what do you do if you're on a PS5? It's not just PC users who are affected by the issue.
In game audio is fine but combat audio has been awful since Endwalker, was released & no patch release since has improved this, the 'screech' from Sage actions is horrible.
There are no settings as such on a PS5 that can be reported.
Why oh why can they just not revert audio in game to pre-Endwalker whilst they properly test any 'improvements'.