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Sound issue, cuts out randomly for game, but not other applications (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 days ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.world
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I am having the funniest issue! Somewhat recently, I have been having my audio crackle and randomly stop, but ONLY in Counter Strike 2 itself. discord (yes i have to use it as all my friends do and wont change) and background applications keep sound going fine, until I unplug and replug my headphones to get sound back in CS. Then It goes for about another 10 minutes until I have to do it again. It feels like its sometimes triggered by a certain gun or grenade sound, and i hear some fizzing and crackling before it happens. No other program does this.

Very weird. I believe I have pulse audio installed. I am not sure how to check if pipewire installed over top of it or what (i read maybe pulse is the issue?) I tried verifying game files which did not help.

Linux mint, newest stable kernel (i forget which)

Any help appreciated..I know linux doesn't have the best audio situation.

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[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

One thing that happens in my laptop that I'd recommend checking is what happens if you lower the volume until you find a threshold you can listen well to but that hopefully doesn't have crackling noise issues. In mine, the microphone is so sensitive anything over some 10~15% volume picks machine noise I'd normally not listen to. Otherwise, at the limit of the treshold my voice comes out clean when picked up by the microphone.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh sorry if I wasn't clear, my mic has no issues, is the audio output that shuts off but only from the game.

[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 1 points 2 days ago

It should be I asking sorry, as I didn't make it quite clear. I could tell it wasn't the mic, and meant that a similar issue could be happening, noise coming as interference and becoming noticeable as volume is higher.