Audio crackling when launching BF6 while connected to a Discord voice channel
Hi everyone, I’m experiencing a recurring audio issue when launching Battlefield 6 while connected to a Discord voice channel. The strange thing is that I never had this problem before.
My setup was working perfectly fine, and this issue has only recently started (today) happening, without any intentional changes to my audio setup.
The issue follows the same pattern every time:
- Battlefield 6 launches normally when Discord is not in a voice channel.
- Discord can remain open in the background without any issues.
- However, when I’m connected to a Discord voice channel and launch Battlefield 6, all audio starts crackling and stuttering (game audio, Discord voice chat, etc.).
- The issue appears specifically during the game’s initial startup phase, when the small black initialization window appears, before the actual game window opens.
Here are the tests I’ve performed:
- Battlefield 6 alone: no audio issues.
- Discord open, but not connected to a voice channel: no issues.
- Discord connected to a voice channel while launching BF6: audio crackling occurs.
- Leaving and rejoining the Discord voice channel sometimes restores normal audio.
- I’ve updated my Focusrite audio drivers and Focusrite Control 2, but the issue persists.
- I’ve also updated my NVIDIA graphics drivers, with no permanent improvement.
My hardware:
- CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K
- GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3080
- Motherboard: ASUS Z690M-PLUS D4
- Audio interface: Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen
- OS: Windows 11 , on Steam
Has anyone experienced something similar recently? I’m wondering whether this could be related to a recent Battlefield 6 update, the game’s startup process, its anti-cheat, or an interaction between the game and Discord’s audio system. Any suggestions or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
