Kronar, sorry for late reply.
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> * Does this mean that any device with any audio driver issues will crash when trying to play any sound effect?
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Yes, if the sound effect exactly triggers the driver bug.
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> * Is there any work around to this problem?
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Since it is a hardware issue, the only workaround is not to use that sound effect.
Are you suggesting that the sound file that Construct 2 encoded is the cause of the crash?
Earlier you suggested it was a sound driver issue. But now you suggest it is a hardware issue. Which is it?
Sound effects and streams played on the same device through other applications and games do not have a problem. The exact same sound effect files play fine on an audio player on the same device. I highly doubt this is hardware issue nor a sound driver issue otherwise audio would be a major problem on this device and it is not.