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Spatial sound has always been enabled (windows sonic for headphones) on my windows PC device using Realtek sound driver. Previously, upon having the crackling sound issue after 1.20.30 minecraft update, I turned off spatial sound to see if that would correct it, and it did not at that time. So I left spatial sound off until I could test again. Upon the 1.20.31 minecraft update, AND turning back on spatial sound on my windows device, the issue is corrected on my device. (although I still had crackling when spatial sound was turned off)

I have no idea why a driver, which hasn't changed for over 5 years, could be the issue causing a problem that only occured after Minecraft updated to 1.20.30, and the issue ONLY occured with Minecraft and literally no other game or app on my PC. Regardless, whatever was updated in Minecraft 1.20.31, the issue has been corrected on my device with no changes to my driver or anything else on my computer. Thanks for looking into the issue.

Perhaps others need to check 1. spatial sound enabled to windows sonic for headphones and 2. the realtek Hz format is set to 16 bit 48000 Hz

The HZ setting can be found in your sound control panel, playback tab, select the speakers/headphones using realtek, click properties, advanced tab, default format set to 16 bit 48000 HZ. If that selection does not fix it, try another Hz format, but be aware that another Hz format might interfere with recording/streaming apps.

Switching audio devices to use graphics card for sound is not the solution. Whatever code minecraft 1.20.30 added or changed to make Realtek drivers scratchy/unclear  needs to be changed back.. that "workarpund" doesn't work for me.

@alan hodge  The problem seems to be WITH minecraft bedrock edition itself, seemingly affecting only people with realtek audio controller drivers. I spent about 8-9 hours troubleshooting every possible other area that may have been causing the issue before i checked the bug tracker for minecraft.

I tested my theory by opening 2 other xbox games purchased in the microsoft store (ARK and Sea of Thieves) and neither of those games have the crackly/scratchy sounds. ONLY minecraft bedorck edition after the 1.20.30 update is having the audio issues.

The only similar factor that the other commenters and myself seem to have in common is the realtek audio driver on a dell laptop.  It would appear to me that something in the latest update is causing only people using a PC to play bedrock edition (mostly dell laptops) and only those having realtek audio drivers.

I also have this problem, only after the 1.20.30 update! However, my game does not crash, but I have the audio issues which is basically sounding like a constant scratchy record/crackling in the background during the game menu and in any world or realm. I can get it to be quieter if I turn off music but it still is there and is very annoying. Cannot play with this constant sound. I tried opening other game that use microsoft/xbox apps and the sound does not occur with those games. Only with Minecraft bedrock 1.20.30. I also have realtek audio drivers, I checked and there is no update for that driver. I also am on a Dell windows 10 gaming laptop.

I have tried updating every sound setting within windows, xbox apps and minecraft to no avail, even replaced my earbuds thinking maybe that was the problem. Nope.

Please upgrade this issue to be looked at soon.

Ghasts need to be "heard".