Yea Pen - that's why I have always played with the sound off. Welcome Eorn, and hope you enjoy the game as much as the rest of us. The community is pretty helpful if you ever run into any issues.
Thank you Indeed, the community is helpful and polite unlike some other games I tried.
Framerate was fine. It happened in Eldevin Barracks and only till I left the area (I had left my character there before the patch). After a while I returned back to check but it was fine. I guess it was a temporary issue and when the game loaded the next area, it was gone. If it ever happens again, I will report.