So I recently started having cracking/popping issues post install of a new CL x-fi xtremegamer sound card. I look around the forums and found a fix involving turning on "Use Hardware" in the user settings file.
Well, I did so. General popping issues have been fixed but now the firing/striking sounds in combat are messed up. Sounds like a popcorn maker is having a seizure. Everything else is just fine, music etc. plays perfectly over the sound of popping.
I'm at a loss now. Either I deal with general crackling or I have laughably absurd combat sound that, quite frankly, irritates me enough that I want to throw my monitor through a stained glass window.
And before you ask, yes i've updated drivers, reinstalled, updated everything blah blah blah.