{RESOLVED} Audio popping/crackling/tin can - Razer Kraken

Please see this thread for resolution steps from Razer:

Razer Nari Essential sound problem - Technical Support - Diablo 3 Forums (blizzard.com)

Edit: While talking to Razer support I tried just simply uninstalling Synapse instead of ‘disabling’ it and the audio issue went away. So HAH to Razer.

Update: No resolution yet from Blizzard support, and Razer support is also not helping and refuses to escalate my ticket.

In my opinion, there is obviously something going on with Razer/D3/Win 11 update that is causing some kind of audio incompatibility with software or otherwise. It would be fantastic if someone would bother looking into this at a deeper level, but apparently that is not what Razer will do.


All of my audio in game is extremely distorted and bad. Makes the game completely unplayable. I found another thread where there was an issue with a Razer brand headset and I followed the link they provided to try and fix it on my end, this included uninstalling/deleting all folders, etc. I have now reinstalled everything and launched the game only to be met with the same bad sounds as before.

Please note this does -NOT- happen in anything other game. It doesn’t happen when listening to music or watching videos. The only time this happens is in Diablo.

Sounds : crackling, popping, going through the menu sounds like little ‘tinks’, its almost comical if it wasnt so awful.

System Information

  Time of this report: 12/11/2021, 16:23:16
         Machine name: WINDOWS-00H8NGN
           Machine Id: {4A88885A-50C1-4F73-9100-A281CCF37C82}
     Operating System: Windows 11 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 22000) (22000.co_release.210604-1628)
             Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
  System Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
         System Model: MS-7B98
                 BIOS: 1.81 (type: UEFI)
            Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700F CPU @ 3.00GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
               Memory: 16384MB RAM
  Available OS Memory: 16318MB RAM
            Page File: 8928MB used, 21725MB available
          Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
      DirectX Version: DirectX 12
  DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
   System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
      DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
             Miracast: Available, no HDCP

Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DirectX Database Version: 1.2.2
DxDiag Version: 10.00.22000.0001 64bit Unicode

Description: Pixio PXC327 (NVIDIA High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10DE&DEV_0099&SUBSYS_1028375D&REV_1001
Manufacturer ID: N/A
Product ID: N/A
Type: N/A
Driver Name: nvhda64v.sys
Driver Version: 1.3.38.92 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo’d: Yes
Date and Size: 8/10/2021 7:00:00 PM, 125568 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: NVIDIA Corporation
HW Accel Level: Emulation Only
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX™ 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2™ Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura™ ZoomFX™: No

        Description: Speakers (Razer Kraken Kitty Edition)

Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: USB\VID_1532&PID_0521&REV_0070&MI_00
Manufacturer ID: N/A
Product ID: N/A
Type: N/A
Driver Name: USBAUDIO.sys
Driver Version: 10.0.15063.0 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo’d: Yes
Date and Size: 9/17/2019 7:00:00 PM, 266240 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Razer Inc.
HW Accel Level: Emulation Only
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX™ 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2™ Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura™ ZoomFX™: No

        Description: Speakers (THX Spatial - Synapse)

Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: ROOT\THXVAD
Manufacturer ID: N/A
Product ID: N/A
Type: N/A
Driver Name: THXVAD.sys
Driver Version: 10.0.15063.0 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo’d: Yes
Date and Size: 9/17/2019 7:00:00 PM, 162184 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: THX
HW Accel Level: Emulation Only
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX™ 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2™ Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura™ ZoomFX™: No

        Description: Speakers (THX Spatial)

Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: ROOT\RZTHXSpatial
Manufacturer ID: N/A
Product ID: N/A
Type: N/A
Driver Name: RZTHXSpatial.sys
Driver Version: 21.13.12.850 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo’d: Yes
Date and Size: 4/13/2020 7:00:00 PM, 172024 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Razer
HW Accel Level: Emulation Only
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX™ 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2™ Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura™ ZoomFX™: No


Sound Capture Devices

        Description: Microphone (Razer Kraken Kitty Edition)

Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: USBAUDIO.sys
Driver Version: 10.0.15063.0 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 9/17/2019 7:00:00 PM, 266240 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF