Audio stuttering, slowing down, SFXs missing in cutscenes/overworld/duty

[Kazemon15]

This has been happening since the launch of 6.0. Nothing has helped when attempting to fix this issue. Directx9 helped a little, but the problem still persists. It has gotten worst when trying to implement the suggested fixes from SE.

Date & Time: 12/24/2021, 10:43am
Frequency: Constantly and persistently
World name: Balmung
Character name: Luna Yue
Retainer name: n/a
NPC name: n/a
Monster name: n/a
Class/Level: 90
Party or solo: both
In-game time: n/a
Area and coordinates: all areas
Housing: all areas
Steps: n/a
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*Add more steps if necessary

Connection Specs
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■ PC Specs

To obtain the system information, open the FFXIV launcher and select Config → System Information → Display.

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MyDocument C:\Users\Kazemon15\Documents
ProxyEnable 0
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SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DAC Integrated RAMDAC
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SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
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SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_PIXEL_SHADER 3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VERTEX_TEXTURE SYSTEM_SUPPORT
SYSTEM_SOUND Headset Earphone (6- Wireless Controller)
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SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME USBAUDIO.sys
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_VERSION 10.0.19041.1202
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 8/25/2021 16:00:00
SYSTEM_SOUND Headset Earphone (Corsair VOID ELITE Surround USB Adapter)
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SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
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SYSTEM_SOUND LG FULL HD (NVIDIA High Definition Audio)
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SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
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[Kazemon15]

I recorded and added video for reference as well:
https://youtu.be/SQfqDHjB8i0

Here is what it looks like in cut scenes. Absolutely terrible and unwatchable, and this is a 2.0 cut scene, mind you:

https://youtu.be/Gq2Liuk-N9c