diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/AudioManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/AudioManager.cs
index c00020e..a47e29a 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/AudioManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/AudioManager.cs
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ public class AudioManager : MonoBehaviour
         if (fmodSystem.hasHandle())
             return;
         
+#if UNITY_PS4 || UNITY_PS5 || UNITY_GAMECORE
+        // Move FMOD mixer thread off the already heavily congested core 1
+        FMOD.Thread.SetAttributes(FMOD.THREAD_TYPE.MIXER, FMOD.THREAD_AFFINITY.CORE_4);
+#endif
+        
         FMOD.RESULT result = FMOD.Factory.System_Create(out fmodSystem);
         CheckFmodResult(result, "FMOD.Factory.System_Create");