Audio mix seems off in cutscenes for anyone else?

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1. LNLeo N.

   Leo N.Original post

   @leo_n · 17 Jul 2026, 01:05

   #1

   I want to get ahead of this before it becomes a habit. What confuses me is that it behaves differently depending on the order I do things in.

   The community consensus seems to have shifted twice since I last played. I can post logs or screenshots if that would make this easier to diagnose.

2. ECEchofen

   Echofen

   @echofen · 17 Jul 2026, 01:05

   #2

   Quick correction to the above: if it only happens in one mode, that narrows it down considerably.

   Worth a shot before anything drastic.

3. DPDamian Piszczek

   Damian PiszczekAdmin

   @damianpiszczek · 17 Jul 2026, 10:06

   #3

   Slightly different take — give it a clean reinstall before assuming the hardware is at fault.

4. DWDario W.

   Dario W.

   @dario_w · 18 Jul 2026, 11:31

   #4

   Only partly related, but temperature is the usual culprit when performance degrades over a session.

   That fixed it for me, at least.

5. EZElla Z.

   Ella Z.

   @ella_z6 · 18 Jul 2026, 13:35

   #5

   Quick correction to the above: the community guide covers this better than I can, but the summary is to prioritise the basics first.

6. AMAya M.

   Aya M.

   @aya_m5 · 19 Jul 2026, 16:58

   #6

   Same boat here. it depends heavily on your specific setup, so take any single number with a grain of salt.

7. HAHalcyonryu

   Halcyonryu

   @halcyonryu · 19 Jul 2026, 19:17

   #7

   This is the bit people miss — this changed for me after the last patch, so older threads may steer you wrong.

8. JSJonas S.

   Jonas S.

   @jonas_s · 20 Jul 2026, 03:03

   #8

   Had the exact same issue. nine times out of ten it is a driver or a background process, not the thing you suspect.

9. NENeonloop

   Neonloop

   @neonloop · 20 Jul 2026, 04:07

   #9

   From experience, do the cheap diagnostic first — it costs nothing and rules out half the causes.

10. SISilentstein

    Silentstein

    @silentstein · 21 Jul 2026, 11:59

    #10

    Short version: the averages hide the problem; look at the one percent lows instead.

11. ONOnyxwave

    Onyxwave

    @onyxwave · 21 Jul 2026, 13:22

    #11

    Adding to the above: the difference is real but small enough that you may not notice it while playing.

12. SISilentorbit

    Silentorbit

    @silentorbit25 · 21 Jul 2026, 16:24

    #12

    Depends on your setup, but broadly this changed for me after the last patch, so older threads may steer you wrong.

13. MWMaya W.

    Maya W.

    @maya_w · 22 Jul 2026, 21:44

    #13

    Adding to the above: it is almost always a setting rather than hardware, so try the free fixes before spending anything.

14. THTheo H.

    Theo H.

    @theo_h · 23 Jul 2026, 09:25

    #14

    This is the bit people miss — the difference is real but small enough that you may not notice it while playing.

15. NHNoa H.

    Noa H.

    @noa_h · 23 Jul 2026, 19:04

    #15

    Agreed on most of this, except the difference is real but small enough that you may not notice it while playing.

16. ARArcbyte

    Arcbyte

    @arcbyte94 · 23 Jul 2026, 20:39

    #16

    Slightly different take — it is almost always a setting rather than hardware, so try the free fixes before spending anything.

17. LVLena V.

    Lena V.

    @lena_v · 24 Jul 2026, 06:43

    #17

    Had the exact same issue. this changed for me after the last patch, so older threads may steer you wrong.

18. PHPhantomvale

    Phantomvale

    @phantomvale70 · 24 Jul 2026, 14:05

    #18

    The usual fix here is temperature is the usual culprit when performance degrades over a session.

19. TGTheo G.

    Theo G.

    @theo_g3 · 25 Jul 2026, 02:47

    #19

    Slightly different take — region and server load matter more than most guides acknowledge.

20. MKMarco K.

    Marco K.

    @marco_k · 25 Jul 2026, 09:33

    #20

    Quick correction to the above: give it a clean reinstall before assuming the hardware is at fault.