Regression: inFAMOUS 2 [BCUS98125] audio broken (#9760)

[Darkhost1999]

#9760 Broken audio
RPCS3.log
#11215 Works perfectly
RPCS3.log

[kd-11]

Can confirm. Very strange audio pop, seemingly from one ear.

[Darkhost1999]

Additional info that might help
I just now tested PPU Interpreter (static) works fine on the modern build.
When using LLVM I turned off my left channel speaker audio in windows settings (no change) turned it back on.
Turn my right channel speaker off in windows settings and the game was completely muted. With the left channel on full volume.
This is using the downmix to stereo audio and no settings were changed from my logs already provided.
If you'd like logs of the PPU Interpreter I can provide those from the modern build as working just fine.

[AniLeo]

Adding @Nekotekina since it broke on #9760

[Xcedf]

Retested this issue, not 9670 broke this, regression caused by #11379
this exact commit df24cff
reverted it for recent build - audio works

[Darkhost1999]

This is what I hear roaring rapids. The audio is bad I would not wear headphones for the video.
https://youtu.be/V_Iwzc-hNsg
There is no strange audio pop, seemingly from one ear.
I am in progress of cloning the repository in order to test those changes you mention locally and report if the fix also applies to me.

Turn my right channel speaker off in windows settings and the game was completely muted. With the left channel on full volume.

As of my tests today this is outdated. Audio is not isolated to 1 channel anymore.
log

[Darkhost1999]

this exact commit df24cff
reverted it for recent build - audio works

Just finished testing reverting it locally on my PC. Still broken.

[Xcedf]

@Darkhost1999 did you remove PPU cache before testing it?

[Darkhost1999]

@Darkhost1999 did you remove PPU cache before testing it?

No, I did not. The fix does work. 🤦
I really just think PPU verifies itself upon loading and if invalid should/would recompile itself.

[Xcedf]

@Darkhost1999 It's annoying, but that's how it works, everytime smth changed in PPU LLVM - cache must be recompiled. Thanks for confirming.

[Nekotekina]

What PPU settings are enabled when the issue is reproducible on master? A bunch of them on Advanced tab.

[Xcedf]

I tried all that available, no difference

[Darkhost1999]

The issue shouldn't require any settings changed for it to immediately have sound issues as soon as you press start a new game

[Nekotekina]

That's weird that interpreter works since it uses the same logic in master.

[Darkhost1999]

Yea, it is weird. Interpreter works fine.
Llvm does not.
All ppu settings in advanced tab appear to have no effect.
Rolling back df24cff
And clearing the ppu cache. Works just fine with LLVM too.

At first I thought because everyone seems to have a different experiences from just a crackle here to roaring rapids constantly that it was just a sign of an underpowered pc. /shrug

[Nekotekina]

Try #11916 (some wild guess) — don't forget to clear PPU cache.

[Darkhost1999]

Yep works just fine. To solve audio issues here

[Darkhost1999]

Fix for audio merged