Greetings All,

I've already seen multiple posts regarding the sound cracking/popping/stuttering after 6.0, and I'm also having this issue (returning player from a year ago, never had the issue before.)

However, I also noticed the problem extending to all my system sounds while FFXIV is running (waiting in queue.) It's obviously being caused by the game because if I close it, all good.

Regarding my system and drivers, I'm not going to list all that unless someone asks but everything is up to date, I've tried all the fixes people have mentioned, fps isn't an issue it's just the audio, and regardless of how high or low I set settings it doesn't make a difference.

Has anyone else had the audio issue extend beyond the game while it is running in the background?