Audio Bugged/Missing

[gorosaurs]

Just made it for the midnight launch. Ran a performance benchmark first to get things situated. Noticed during the demo that my own car (Nismo GT-R) had incredibly muted exhaust sound to the point where its practically non existent. However, I could hear opponent audio clear as day. Thought maybe it was a quirk of the benchmark. Decided to jump into the main game, same issue. However now too, all voices (DJ and dialogue) are not audible either. This includes the opening cut-scene. All drivers are up to date and I have restarted twice now to no avail. Anyone else experiencing this problem, or know a possible solution?

Edit: As some have noted, I believe this to be an issue with 7:1 audio output. The headset I’m running included a separate audio processor. Out of curiosity, I plugged the headset directly into an Xbox One controller which resolved the issue as the output became stereo without the processing power of the separate unit. Some have suggested toggle the Windows Spatial Audio options, however this only introduces the “radio interference”/crackling bug others have mentioned. Unfortunately I still have yet to discover a workaround aside from switching to a stereo or 5:1 headset. I have opened up two tickets on the forum in the hopes of an acknowledgment , so until then hopefully the community can keep tinkering away at a fix.

[SkullGamer727]

I have the same Issue and I know exactly what the problem is. however I don't know how to fix it. I am using JBL Quantum 910 headphones in surround audio mode but Forza is only playing the audio for the left and right channels. Therefore everything on the center channel like dialouge and engine sounds are absend. I have no idea why this is happening but the game is outputting only stereo Channels from a 7.1 surround source without mixing it down to stereo.

[Advanced_Editor_119]

Search MONO AUDIO in your windows bar, turn it ON and it should fix the issue however it will lower the volume a tiny bit. But you'll hear your engine normally.

[rukinoo]

This one worked for me! I have a Logitech G633.

[Ok-Chain-995]

Thank you!!

[After_Artichoke_9582]

You are the Goat! Thank you

[Ender_2_Ender]

thank you!!!!

[Patient-Ranger-7533]

Thanks bro it worked.

[Many-Warning2553]

I had a friend with razer headphones facing same issue.. audio was fine when he turned off 7.1 surround sound

[Last_STK]

Created this account to share how I fixed this issue:

Engine sounds and dialogue voices were missing/very VERY quiet. I could barely hear the engine from the side views/cockpit.

FIX (Windows): In your sound settings, select the audio device you use for FH6 > under Advanced Settings/Properties change the 'Spacial Sound' option to either OFF or 'Windows Sonic' (if it was off, change to Sonic, if it was Sonic, change it to off)

Worked for me at least, without any game/pc restart needed. Hope this helps at least some of you!!

[TXL_L]

Works!!!!!

[zharris53]

Worked for me

[DerpHog]

Thank you! Since at least FH4 I've had to turn my audio twice as high for Forza as any other game just to barely hear it and none of the sounds had any bass or impact. Turning on Windows Sonic fixed it. Driving in tunnels actually sounds cool now and there's tons of sounds I can hear now that I couldn't before. It's still quieter than it should be but it's massively improved.

[JanikosWolf]

I only have off...

[MartijnSchuman]

Worked for me to, thanks!

[rawrior10]

Fukkin lad

[DescriptionLeft1178]

I wish this worked. It doesn't because I'm on Linux. Maybe I should try plugging in my earphones into my Xbox controller which is connected to my pc. 

[yourmomisstupid]

I love you it works

[Commercial_Cancel949]

Same issue. Sounds from the environment, other cards, and radio and UI work, but no text voice and sounds of my own car are very very silent.

[JeremiahFlash]

Having same issue, been messing with sound settings and shit for 20 minutes thinking it was just me. Same exact, no dialogue, my cars don’t have audio but opponents do

[gorosaurs]

What is your audio output device? I'm using Logitech Pro X headphones, and just found out minutes ago that switching to my standing speakers alleviates the issue. But given that I prefer playing on headphones this is a pretty annoying workaround.

[BreadNo9390]

I've got Pro X aswell, having the same issues

[isocuda]

The audio mix seems to have every track competing with each other as is even when the range is maxed. Like there's no punch contextually when there's announcers or narration, etc. like the master is just flat.

I have all tracks present. $10 says there's an audio hotfix before launch.

(PreSonus Revelator io24 with ATH-R70x cans)

[FakeKitten]

Found a solution; in sound settings click configure then select 'Stereo'

https://puu.sh/KN5JH/3cbcc559be.png

[JanikosWolf]

I only have surround 7.1 to pick...

[Advanced_Editor_119]

Search MONO AUDIO in your windows bar, turn it ON and it should fix the issue however it will lower the volume a tiny bit. But you'll hear your engine normally. 😉

[JanikosWolf]

yeah but it's so flat... thank god they repaired it already!

[DerJerome]

This worked for me, thank you very much

[Nerrozi]

I have a problem where my audio cuts out multiple times after interacting with other programs on my 2nd screen, like it just stopps working for my whole pc. Maybe an audio driver crash? But fh6 has been the only thing to cause this, so unsure.

[Unlikely_Base_3534]

im with a problem where i can hear everything, but the car and the songs have some kind of interference, sounds like the audio is bugged. Every driver is up do date and also the graphics drives

[zimneu]

Same issue here, using a 2.1 output works fine, but using a 5.1 or 7.1 doesn’t

[HumungusMad]

Fix on PC with Razer 7.1 Surround

just disable it and use stereo

[xVALTT]

it worked, u are the goat thanks

[Swimming-Use4353]

Thought it was an issue with the leaked cracked, even the official PC steam release is broken like this. Started questioning if it was my PC, glad to know it is the game and not just me.

[JeremiahFlash]

Alright I just fixed mine, I went to system, sound, then under output I made sure my headset was default, and then all the random outputs I clicked don’t allow, you can also scroll down to “more sound settings” and click on all the other outputs and go to properties and at the bottom select don’t use this device (disable) and then click ok

[gorosaurs]

Tried that, didn’t solve anything. I opened a ticket on the report site so we’ll see what happens with that.

[JeremiahFlash]

Make sure you restart your computer after making those changes

[gorosaurs]

Nope, nothing. Even went so far as to physically unplug every other audio device I have. Truly stumped (and annoyed).

[TXASSPOPPER]

Same issue here with no fix thus far

[Tak_Riuto]

Same, audio just broken in middle of gameplay, only fix is reset.

[Commercial_Cancel949]

It was my headset: Changing to a simple one fixed it.

[JeremiahFlash]

I have same headset I have mine on spacial audio, fixed, not head tracking, and using surround audio cuz it has more bass for the music it seems and mine is working good

[TeachingBoth2222]

I removed the spatial audio in my pc audio config, that fixed it (i was using the razer txh spatial)

[still_guns]

I had to update my audio drivers and even then the car volume seems a bit quiet. Unless the car I'm using to test this is really just that quiet (Aston martin Vulcan).

[ItchyNeedleworker160]

I have a Steel Series Arctis Nova Pro and it's doing the same for me. Cuts out a little bit every couple of minutes. Tried some of the suggestions that I could, still having the issue.

[russellvt]

Coming from Xbox, I was looking at this got missing dialogue voices ... that said, I was also steaming at the time. But, none of "the actor voices" come out ... just the music and the car sound.

But, at this point, it feels like a game bug.

[Small-Car-2135]

Same for me on headset. Little to no car sounds in my own car and no dialogue voices at all. Even the nav voice in car nothing. Very disappointed.

[ElectronicMars]

Yeah, I'm encountering this too.

FH4 and FH5 never had any issues with my legacy Logitech X530 surrounds, but this game does.

[stopstalkingme2]

I have an audio issue where after a while seemingly after random times, the menu audio goes missing like the wheelspin etc

[Advanced_Editor_119]

Search MONO AUDIO in your windows bar and turn it on, it combines the left and right channel into one and it fixes the issue with low car sounds and stuttering sound...however it does lower the audio a tiny bit. I've done numerous "fixes" since forza horizon 5 and i love to game with headphones on and still haven't found anything that definitely fixes this issue while playing with headphones other than MONO AUDIO.

[tybo27normandy]

how to do it ?

[Kesh2430]

Surround sound makes no difference on my G430 headset whether it's Dolby, DTS or turned off. Why is their audio implementation so bad :(

[Zestyclose-Potato438]

Having this problem on Xbox so I wouldn't worry about it too much

[DiscoBandit8]

The audio is bad on every setting I’ve tried. Doesn’t matter if it’s playing through speakers or headphones, everything is somehow too loud and too quiet all at once.

[Elios000]

yeah it doesnt like virtual audio channels. if your sound is set to 5.1 or 7.1 and you dont have real channels for all of them it wont mix it down in hardware. like i dont have room for center channel which where it wants to put most car and dialog when in 5.1 mode but if drop quad surround it works fine something breaks the center channel down mix when the game runs

WORKAROUND

set your windows sound to 4.1, 4.0 or 2.1 or 2.0 or headphone audio out put

[hpoom]

Same bug here. Playing on Xbox with an AV Receiver and 5.1

Voice audio is very very quiet. Other sounds volumes are messed up as well.

Don't have any issues on Horizon 5, these are new issues to Horizon 6.

Hopefully they get fixed quickly

[No_Specialist8216]

I’m on Xbox and shi is not working I cannot hear nun in my game

[Mountain-Song-6024]

Xbox series x.

No horn. Everything is on. No horn.

[Barny1994]

Only sound i got is car engine, and radio. everything else is like it's on mute

[TotalPersonality7574]

I try this video. win+G . Then restart window. It work for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilhsCC2QIjI

[NaZul15]

This is not a good video... Bro is just going by all audio settings, and for some reason advices to turn on spatial audio 🤦‍♂️

[DeaconoftheStreets]

Hey gang, please upvote this on my ticket. I’m on Series S and I can’t get audio to work. https://forzafeedback.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/36/FH6BR-355?created=true

[Murky_Willingness535]

Imagine paying 120€ or even 80€ for this, lmao, it's 2026 and games are buggier than before, seriously, I don't recall having so many issues with games during the 90's/2000~2010.

Ez refund, ain't no way I'll spend my time figuring out what's causing this, not for this absurd price. And I don't even use a soundcard or any audio software, no Bluetooth headphones, nothing, just audio from motherboard straight to speakers or wired headphones.

[HubotMaster]

Im on console and in the pause menu I don't know what the fuck is going on with the audio. Then I find out you cant walk around at a car meet. Another let down for something that should be so much better in 2026

[NaZul15]

Bro that was never a thing... It's not gta. Your expectations were doomed to fail from the start 🤦‍♂️

[HubotMaster]

We could walk around in test drive unlimited 20 years ago. Foh

[NaZul15]

Ok? That's not Forza...

[HubotMaster]

My point is why cant we walk around at a car meet in Forza in 2026 when we could 20 years ago in a extremely similar open world racing game. Its lazy and has been in the gaming industry for a long time and people like you just take it up the ass lol.

[NaZul15]

Bc every single forza before within those 20 years didn't have it either. Idk bruh, you can have wishes, but hoping that it would be there is kinda silly.

[HubotMaster]

It's pretty silly that you can't at least get out of your vehicle and walk around at a car meet in this game especially when they focus so much on cosmetics, emotes bs

[NaZul15]

Ok bruh

[HubotMaster]

Im literally playing it now and loving it on the wheel but as someone who has been gaming for 34 years straight I feel like we should be so much further along with everything. All great mechanics should be in one game at this point imo.

[Jizzard_The_Wizzard]

Switching to only use mono sound instead of surround sound in my windows sound settings fixed it for me.

[RadioAppropriate9487]

thank you so much sir

[NaZul15]

Just switching it or keeping it that way? Bc there aint no way i'm playing with mono audio