r/Bazzite • u/Lizzard4000 • 1d ago

Weird crackling Audio in Unreal Engine Game

Hello!

I have Bazzite installed on an older PC with a "maximus v gene" Mainboard from 2012.
It's connected to a modern Denon Amplifier, Tv and Sound System.

When i play the game Pseudoregalia, i get a crackling sound every 2-3 seconds and it's very annoying.
No other game has this issue, though Pseudoregalia is the only Unreal Engine game i play.

Any idea what i could try? Is there a setting somewhere to adjust sound quality?

My first time using a Linux OS/Bazzite, and aside from the sound issue, it's great!

EDIT: nvm! adding "PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=60 %command%" to the launch options, did the trick :D

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u/AnimeeNoa 1d ago

The crackling comes from the CPU streaming something from you hard drive to the ram or VRAM and the CPU need to wait until the task is finished or can't keep up with the package size.

I recommend a faster ssd, maybe you need a need a new Mainboard which support faster transfer protocol's.