Metal Gear Solid 2 - Audio Glitch
#1
Hello everyone. I'm having trouble with Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance on the PCSX2 emulator. I've tried two different copies of the game and the issue persists. My issue is with the audio crackling and lagging. I have recorded some game play so that the issue is more clearly understood. For the clearest representation of the problem, you may skip to 00:30.

VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RpqGo0B...e=youtu.be

Here are my comp specs:

CPU: i4770k Haswell 3.5GHz
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780Ti 3GB
RAM: 16GB
MB: Asus Maximus VI Hero

There should be absolutely zero problems running the emulator/game on my PC, so I am inclined to think that the issue is in configuration (which I am admittedly unclear on) or the emulator/game itself.

Any help is sincerely appreciated. Thanks all!
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#2
I know this tanker part is particularly demanding.
what do the EE% & GS% say when you get thos lag/crackles ?
CPU : AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Mobo : Asus PRIME B450-PLUS
GPU : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
RAM : 16 Go
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#3
Thanks for the quick reply, jesalvein! The EE% hovers between 60-80% but quickly settles down to between 65-70% after spiking to 80 and the GS% never really goes above 40%-ish.
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#4
that's quite high and could explain the slight lagging.
tried using speedhacks, especially MTVU hack ?
CPU : AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Mobo : Asus PRIME B450-PLUS
GPU : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
RAM : 16 Go
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#5
I have not tried speedhacks yet. I'll give that a go and reply back here to let you know how it goes. Thanks for the suggestion.
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#6
Regardless of overall speed, you can fix the sound issue by:

Config->Audio->plugin settings->Change "Timestretch" to "Async mix"
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#7
Blyss, you're wonderful <3 That totally fixed the issue. Thank you both for your help and suggestions. I am thrilled to be able to play this game now without cringing every 10 seconds. So am I correct in thinking that this was not an issue of speed? I would think that my system is OP to run this kind of thing.
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#8
I'd tend to think it's a lack of power in your system.
while it's a very good one, it can be a bit limited for some games.
CPU : AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Mobo : Asus PRIME B450-PLUS
GPU : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
RAM : 16 Go
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#9
PCSX2 is special as far as system requirements. It WAS an issue of speed. The settings I gave you allow the audio to run independently of the video. So even if video slows down, the audio does not. And hence it does not crack, pop, or whatever.
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#10
Awesome, thanks for the explanation. This is an incredibly demanding program then it seems. Either way, glad to have it fixed! Now, time to get reacquainted with Solid Snake.
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