The sound in DDO has been stuttering for the last couple of weeks. Everything seems to work fine for a few seconds then the music track restarts and any audio (DM narration) clips just stop playing while other sounds seem to be fine. This lasts about 1/4 of a second then works fine for a few more seconds.

At first I thought it was on my end (driver or hardware issue) but after extensive testing and a complete computer wipe installing nothing but Windows 10 (with hardware drivers) DDO and ESO, DDO still has the same issues but ESO plays perfectly at the highest settings they allow.

This is driving me nuts and I am ready to quit the game. I have also tried installing through steam as well as the stand alone installer.

I have tried using USB headsets instead of the speakers with the same results.

Last few days it has started getting so bad that it is stuttering the game play too.

Any help please?
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OS Name	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version	10.0.18363 Build 18363
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor, 4100 Mhz, 12 Core(s), 24 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date	American Megatrends Inc. 3001, 12/4/2020
SMBIOS Version	3.3
Embedded Controller Version	255.255
BIOS Mode	UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer	ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
BaseBoard Product	ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING
BaseBoard Version	Rev X.0x
Platform Role	Desktop
Secure Boot State	On
PCR7 Configuration	Binding Not Possible
Hardware Abstraction Layer	Version = "10.0.18362.1171"
Installed Physical Memory (RAM)	32.0 GB
Total Physical Memory	31.9 GB
Available Physical Memory	24.6 GB
Total Virtual Memory	36.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory	25.9 GB
Page File Space	5.00 GB
Page File	C:\pagefile.sys
Kernel DMA Protection	Off
Virtualization-based security	Not enabled
Device Encryption Support	Reasons for failed automatic device encryption: TPM is not usable, PCR7 binding is not supported, Hardware Security Test Interface failed and device is not Modern Standby, Un-allowed DMA capable bus/device(s) detected, TPM is not usable
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions	Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions	Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware	No
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection	Yes


Name	NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Manufacturer	NVIDIA
Status	OK
PNP Device ID	HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10DE&DEV_0083&SUBSYS_38426180&REV_1001\5&8CC6F4&0&0001
Driver	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\NVHDA64V.SYS (1.3.38.16, 231.86 KB (237,424 bytes), 12/18/2020 1:27 AM)
	
Name	Realtek High Definition Audio
Manufacturer	Realtek
Status	OK
PNP Device ID	HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_1168&SUBSYS_104387C5&REV_1001\5&FA2E408&0&0001
Driver	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\RTKVHD64.SYS (6.0.8751.1, 6.60 MB (6,923,856 bytes), 12/19/2020 9:25 PM)
	
Name	Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer
Manufacturer	Nahimic
Status	OK
PNP Device ID	SWD\DRIVERENUM\{1B98EF90-CA0E-11E7-8F1A-0800200C9A66}#AVOLUTESS3VAD&6&4DB1A44&1
Driver	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\AVOLUTESS3VAD.SYS (10.0.10011.16384, 83.09 KB (85,080 bytes), 10/3/2019 2:02 AM)
	
Name	Logitech G933 Gaming Headset
Manufacturer	Logitech G series
Status	OK
PNP Device ID	USB\VID_046D&PID_0A5B&MI_00\9&14D82DC5&0&0000
Driver	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\USBAUDIO.SYS (10.0.18362.997, 194.00 KB (198,656 bytes), 12/18/2020 1:41 AM)
	
Name	NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)
Manufacturer	NVIDIA
Status	OK
PNP Device ID	ROOT\UNNAMED_DEVICE\0000
Driver	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\NVVAD64V.SYS (4.13.0.0, 68.20 KB (69,840 bytes), 12/18/2020 1:59 AM)


Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
PNP Device ID	PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1B80&SUBSYS_61803842&REV_A1\4&19DD6866&0&001C
Adapter Type	GeForce GTX 1080, NVIDIA compatible
Adapter Description	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Adapter RAM	(1,048,576) bytes
Installed Drivers	C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_a51067c0ac557884\nvldumdx.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_a51067c0ac557884\nvldumdx.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_a51067c0ac557884\nvldumdx.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_a51067c0ac557884\nvldumdx.dll
Driver Version	27.21.14.6089
INF File	oem15.inf (Section044 section)
Color Planes	Not Available
Color Table Entries	4294967296
Resolution	3840 x 2160 x 30 hertz
Bits/Pixel	32
Memory Address	0xFB000000-0xFC0FFFFF
Memory Address	0xE0000000-0xF1FFFFFF
Memory Address	0xF0000000-0xF1FFFFFF
I/O Port	0x0000F000-0x0000FFFF
IRQ Channel	IRQ 42
Driver	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERSTORE\FILEREPOSITORY\NV_DISPI.INF_AMD64_A51067C0AC557884\NVLDDMKM.SYS (27.21.14.6089, 32.60 MB (34,188,528 bytes), 12/18/2020 2:08 AM)