[Issue]:

Describe the bug

Audio crackles frequently during streaming.

Steps to reproduce

Playing audio at any pace for about 10 seconds produces a crackling noise/popping sound while using the Android tablet Samsung Galaxy S9 Ultra. WiFi 6, RSSI of 40~50, host is wired in. (DOES NOT OCCUR WITH WINDOWS CLIENT)

Affected games

All games

Other Moonlight clients

PC

Moonlight adjusted settings

Yes

Moonlight adjusted settings (please complete the following information)

All, but Video Frame Pacing seems to be the only thing that impacts it, the slowest seems to reduce it the most.

Moonlight default settings

Yes

Gamepad-related connection issue

No

Gamepad-related input issue

No

Gamepad-related streaming issue

No

Android version

Android 14

Device model

Samsung Tab S9 Ultra

Server PC OS version

19045.4046

Server PC GeForce Experience version

3.27.0.120

Server PC Nvidia GPU driver version

551.52

Server PC antivirus and firewall software

Windows Defender

Screenshots

No response

Relevant log output

No response

Additional context

Can provide log info if it may be relevant, I don't think it will though as server side will not demonstrate that the audio is clipping. A great way to see this issue is by playing media on the host machine, it will periodically clip out. There is no better way to describe it, it is unmistakable and more obvious the louder the volume is.

Reproduce the crackling on the Samsung Tab S9 Ultra while streaming for about 10 seconds, comparing video frame-pacing settings and the Windows client. Gather Android-side logs and isolate the audio path involved; done means streaming audio no longer clips or crackles under the reported conditions.