UE 5.8.1 packaged build freezes on Niagara Audio Spectrum Data Interface activation

[PALA3D (Mehmet PALA)]

I’m experiencing the same issue. As I’m using Audio Spectrum in Niagara, I’m experiencing freezes whilst rendering. I’ve also posted about this. I hope they fix this issue in the first hotfix.

UE 5.8 Movie Render Queue freezes before first frame when Niagara Audio Spectrum is active

Summary In Unreal Engine 5.8, Movie Render Queue cannot begin rendering when an active Niagara System uses the Audio Spectrum Data Interface. As soon as Local Render or Remote Render is started, the render window opens but the process never reaches the first frame. The Unreal Editor becomes completely unresponsive, while CPU and GPU usage remain close to zero. Removing or disabling Audio Spectrum immediately resolves the issue and Movie Render Queue works normally. The issue is reproducible i…