Crackling audio and Stuttering Video

[proxos666]

@CipherChain

Just to confirm a repair has been run ?

Non-Streaming launcher - Log into the launcher but don't click Play. Check for small letters "ST" in the bottom left corner.

If this is NOT present, With the new launcher after login , select the username pulldown on the top right and select settings, then press repair.
Streaming launcher - If the letters "ST" is present, close the launcher, right mouse click on the game shortcut,

select open file location and delete the BitRaider folder. Then start the launcher

[Grashnazraz]

@proxos666@CipherChain@Lereux

I have run the repair function and it did not resolve the crackling audio. The other person I met in game who has the audio problem says that her problem is also still persisting.

[proxos666]

@Grashnazraz

I can flag this with EA here for taking a look

Have you tried things like a reinstall of the sound drivers , adjusting the sound quality etc see if anything has an affect on this ? 

[Grashnazraz]

@proxos666

Yes, I have done a complete reinstall of the sound drivers and I have played around with sound quality (studio, dvd, diff hz, ...). It did not change anything.

[proxos666]

@Grashnazraz

I have flagged this thread for further investigation

[CipherChain]

At this point I have updated both audio and video drivers, uninstalled audio drivers and reinstalled them, run the repair tool twice for the game, done a complete reinstall, changed the acceleration of the sound, changed the priority for resources towards the game, all suggestions that were made back on the old customer service forums, and none of them have helped.

And I'm almost certain that the issue is not in the sound, but the crackling is a byproduct of something else. Remember it coincides with a drop in Frame rate as shown in the videos I put up earlier, and the issue is exclusive to SWTOR

[Grashnazraz]

Still not resolved for me.. how about you, @CipherChain?

[proxos666]

Haven't forgotten this thread either , been looking for other reports (none yet) to see if indication of commonality or cause

[CipherChain]

Seeing as these forums are relatively new for SWTOR you should look at the old Swtor support forums. There are plenty of topics about the issue, not one of them that I found had resolved. When I get a chance I will compile a list of threads

[CipherChain]

@proxos666,Here is a list of threads I have found talking about the Issue, I've limited my selection to the problems that sound the closest to the ones described here, and there are still ALOT of other threads to go through.  This is not a small issue.

Stuttering and intermittent sound

Heavy Stuttering/Jittery Gameplay!

Static, stuttering sound and lag spikes

Sound and Graphic Stutter, But Only When Playing for Awhile

Odd Audio Issues/Lag

Crackling sound in game

Really bad sound stutter. Extreme slowdown and buzzing in speakers after 30mins.

Static/crackling sounds in-game

Crackling sound + fps drop

Sound Crackling, Visual Lag, Glitches in and out of Conversations

Cracking sound and lag after five minutes of play time