Sounds cut off or stutter in Max Payne 2 on PC

Last Updated: July 20, 2023

**Question: What can I do if the sounds are cutting off or stuttering in Max Payne 2 for PC?**

Answer:

1. Try to increase the number of sound channels from the Max Payne 2 Options dialog. Choose 'play' from the autorun screen. A pregame setup screen will appear. Select options and change the 'sound channels' option to High

2. Ensure you have sound hardware acceleration set to "Basic" or better. Click on Start and choose run.  In the run dialogue box type 'dxdiag' and press Ok. Choose the sound tab and ensure the acceleration is set to full. Click 'test directsound' and run the sound tests until completion.