The sequel horror game Alan Wake 2 has annoying audio bug that have been impacting players’ experience with no official fixes. Confirmed issues that players are facing range from audio blackout during cutscenes to bad lip syncing. There are some solutions that you can try to mitigate the issues.
We’re yet to see if Alan Wake 2 developers will roll out a hotfix for the audio issues that seem prevalent on Xbox Series X. But here are some ways you can solve the problem, compiled from the community.
Audio Bug Loss Issue Possible Fixes
Issues have range between audio being completely gone to being 5 seconds delayed. While the game continues to run smoothly, these audio issues persist.
Restarting Device
Oftentimes, restarting the device after your first install help with the issue. So don’t fret, perhaps you simply need a good ‘ol restart!
Switch to Stereo Uncompressed
Head into your console’s Audio settings and switch to “Stereo Uncompressed.” Restart the game to apply the settings and see if this fix the audio issues.
Plug Directly to PC
Another solution that’s been found by a user who encountered static, muffled sound in the game.
Previously, their headphones were plugged into the USB Audio Controller. After re-plugging the headphone directly to PC, the specific audio issue was gone.
Windows Audio Settings
Open your Control Panel, and then open the Hardware and Sound. Then click Sound and right-click on your active audio device.
Select Properties and under the Enhancements tab, tick Disable all enhancements.
And then under the Advanced tab, make sure that you’re using the 16 bit, 48000 Hz (DVD Quality) settings.
Reinstall on (another) SSD
Some users have confirmed that reinstalling on an SSD help the game work more smoothly than before in general. That includes reducing to completely removing the audio issues. If you’re already installing on SSD, try installing on a different SSD.
And those are some of the known solutions to the various audio issues existing in the game. We’re hopeful to see Remedy address the audio bug and if they’ll roll out a patch to provide fixes for Alan Wake 2.
