Xbox Game Bar records game audio as bassy, crackling, and distorted.

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It seems that you're experiencing issues with recording game audio on Xbox Game Bar that resulted to bassy, crackling and distorted outcome of the audio. Let us work as a team to get to the bottom of this.

One possible solution is to check if your audio drivers are up to date. You can do this by going to the Device Manager, finding your audio device, right-clicking on it, and selecting "Update driver."



Another possible solution is to adjust the audio settings in Game Bar. You can do this by opening Game Bar, clicking on the gear icon to open the settings, and then selecting "Audio" from the left-hand menu. From there, you can adjust the volume levels and quality settings to see if that improves the audio recording quality. You can also try disabling any unnecessary background applications or processes that may be interfering with the audio recording.



We look forward to your response. Kindly let us know, if there is any misunderstanding or clarifications of our description by sending us a reply.



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I have been having a similar problem with audio pops and crackles.

When I have my Xbox One connected to my TV with an HDMI cable and my surround sound receiver plugged into my TVs optical out port the audio pops and crackles (only from the Xbox One, not from any other audio source going into my TV and out to the receiver.)
Yet if I plug my receiver directly into the Xbox's optical port the audio plays normally with no distortion whatsoever. I even tried replacing the HDMI cord but got no results that had no popping or crackling in the audio. Hence leading me to believe that
the HDMI port on the Xbox one is having trouble sending audio to the TV through its HDMI cord as I even tested each of my 4 HDMI in ports on my gaming TV and my living room TV that achieved the same exact popping and crackling audio issues.

Hi,

A distorted audio when communicating with Xbox Live parties online is possibly caused by a network connection error or a server connection error. If you're using headphones, speakers, or another audio accessory and you hear a crackling or distorted sound,
the accessory might not be connected properly. To properly isolate your concern, please provide us the following information:

• Are you using a headset to chat with Xbox Live parties?
• Is the microphone working on a different device?
• Have you tried to update the sound card drivers on your computer?

In the meantime, you may refer to this
link for solutions that can help resolve the audio issues on Windows 10.

I Think with the audio Controls In Xbox Game Bar Affect the Transmission and recording gameplayers, but no affect the game volume, for that you need change in game