Battlefield 1 Audio Crackling

[Alexia Borson]

Ihave looked everywhere but it seems nobody has this problem and thats why I am here. My audio, as soon as music or any sound in-game starts to play I get massive crackling and cannot hear the normal audio.

I have looked around other answers, tried updating audio drivers, I clicked repair in origin and I've tried changing sound settings in-game. None of this works. The issue seems random, sometimes it's from startup and other times it'll just cut in randomly during a game where the audio just sounds stuttering and crackling and no in game sounds are heard.

Only happens when headphones Bose headphones connected and this only recently started happening, I was wearing these same headphone with no issues for last 12/24 months!

I have tried two sets of earbuds and playing through my monitors and this doesn't cause issues; the sound works just fine.

Okay, so I am experiencing the same issue. You can't just say, 'Oh, we're not updating this game,' and suddenly, it's not working for me. It's the same case. I don't know if you've read his/her comments about the issue, but it's mentioned that I'm having the same problem only with this game. It's the same for me. I'm experiencing this irritating cracking and stuttering sound, only in Battlefield 5, not in Battlefield 2042 or 1, or whatever it is. So, instead of providing a fix, they just say, 'Oh, tough luck, bro, keep trying.' That's not very helpful support and answer

I have a problem with audio in my game. After launching, the sound starts crackling after some time. The issue started after downloading the Season 6 update. I never had such problems before. I have my audio output configured through an external sound card. I tried changing the bitrate and sampling frequency in the settings, but without success. It feels like the game is conflicting with the ASIO driver. Maybe there are some proven solutions?

The "workaround" right now is to raise your buffer size to 1024, which is not ideal as it adds a ton of latency to things running through your interface, but otherwise allows you to play fine until they can fix this bug.

So it looks like at least Focusrite Scarletts (or at least my 18i8 Gen 2) set to 256 buffer works for now. I will continue testing lower buffer until the problem happens and report which ones work for me and don't. Next time I can play I'll test 192, the next buffer lower, and see how that works and report back.

To add to the above: I am running my focusrite at 48,000 sample rate which has worked fine, and have not done extensive testing with it yet but have ran the game while my scarlett is at 192 buffer size and it wasn't immediately buggy yet... Now to clarify, I have only tested a few minutes at this buffer size. I just haven't had time to test further yet, but I will be. If 192 works fine for a couple hours, I will continue testing down to 160 as well.

I have a Focusrite Scarlett 3rd Gen 4i4 and i am getting audio problem with battlefield 2042. Usually audio start crackling while playing, then sometimes entire pc audio stop playing. Sometimes i had BSOD while playing BF2042.

What else could cause this? I have the latest iCUE and Firmware for HS and Dongle installed. No other Audio Drivers (had to uninstall Realtek and some ASUS AI Noise Cancelling Software before because Mic Quality was really bad).

Sorry to hear about the crackling sounds you're experiencing. Which audio quality is selected in the headset's properties? I also suggest attempting a soft reset on the headset. To soft reset your headset:

I know this thread is old, but if anyone else is having this issue, even AFTER trying the soft reset, then you should try moving the USB dongle to a different bank of USB ports. I have this issue when I plug the wireless dongle into a USB hub (especially when plugging it into the integrated USB hub of a monitor, for example.) I find that plugging it in directly to the motherboard prevents this issue from happening [to me]. My case's USB ports will have it happen occasionally, but I've never had the issue with it plugged directly into the motherboard.

A powered USB hub might be different, but I don't have one to test it with.

Having Exclusive Mode on means the specific app will take full control while in use so that other apps cannot play audio through the device. But the feature can sometimes interfere with the audio driver, hence the crackling or popping sound in headphone problem. To disable Exclusive Mode:

You can update your drivers automatically with either the 7 days free trial or the Pro version of Driver Easy. It takes just 2 clicks, and you get full support and a 30-day money-back guarantee with the Pro version:

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