It did not work unfortunately. I recorded a footage at 30% of the volume. I still could hear the cracklings. I bumped up the volume during post-processing so the cracks could be heard clearer https://streamable.com/tbk4or Just an additional info though, I had no audio issue with the same setup in Ba...

Seems like I cannot attach .txt files in the thread
I posted the logs in pastebin https://pastebin.com/fPfav7Td

I have attached the screenshots

No, I do not have any surround system or hardware. Just a regular desktop audio

Unfortunately, it still doesn't fix it. I dropped the system volume from 100% to 80% and I'm still hearing cracking sounds at random intervals. This is especially apparent during seemingly busy scenes with lots of audio ongoing at the same time Never had any issue with audio until an Action update s...

Is anyone getting cracking audio in your recordings? Is it still an ongoing issue?

It is possible to set an option to disable the Action splash screen on launch?

As much as I like to stop all my work while watching the Loading Modules bar run repeatedly, I rather that the splash screen not occupy the entire screen space for a good 8-10s