iPadOS 14.5 Audio Skipping and Glitching

Same here as well. We're developing an audio app and as you can imagine this issue is causing nightmares. As techtonic specifies it's occurring more evidently with an external interface via usb, temp fix is to unplug/replug it, and then after a few minutes it's back. This is a huge risk for a professional audio application and renders it non usable. we've tried changing sample rates and buffer sizes and still no luck. I've testing on an ipad using ios 14.0.1 and no issue. Only on the one using ios 14.6. The sound itself starts with a small amount of clicking, then goes into a super trashy sound, but it sounds like the original sound is still there, only making a duplicate of the original with the trash sound that is slightly delayed. You can hear the latency when you pause the audio and the trashy sound is slightly behind. We really hope this is looked into as other audio apps seem to be suffering from the same.

I’ve experienced all of these audio issues on my iPad Air 4 … however the audio glitches appear to be gone after applying the latest iPadOS 14.7 just released today.

hoping the audio stays good!

I hope others have a similar experience.

I have two adapters(Βοth are usb c + 3,5mm audio to usb c) . The satechi was fine till yesterday and now there is no audio neither power . I bought a belkin and it’s coming no sound from it, only charging . I ve updated to 14,7 and said that have a bug fix exactly for this but it isn’t working again. What kind of issue is this? Can we get some help from someone?

I have updated to 14.7 and I can't tell if there is a glitch present still or not because I haven't tried listening to audio with headphones, but i'm bummed to know it's still present on your device after updating. It *does* need attention.

Well my iPad Air 4 is still glitching... and was working fine up until iOS14.6. 14.7 did not fix the problem - Ughh!!! Running straight out USB-C to USB-3 into Ecamm Live app,,,, a buzz every 20-30 seconds occurring.... NOTE: my iPad Pro (2 years old) works fine w Ecamm Live and iOS14.7. I have changed cables, and performed a clean install... problem remains...

Hi again. Last night it worked perfectly fine for a couple of hours, today there is no sound from the audio adapter, neither of them. I am on iPad Pro 11” M1 and I think this that is totally unacceptable for the price range of the pro.

So I just sit here and w8 for another update? Or I go buying again other adapters that may work?

Dear, Apple company, these kind of issues souldnt even exist. What is going on? I understand that this may be a very strange issue to even fix it but can we get some attention?

I am also having this problem with my brand new iPad Pro 12.9 M1. It’s a little frustrating as one of the reasons for purchasing this iPad was to experiment more with music production on a high-end iPad. When it starts happening I can also unplug my adapter and plug it back in the temporary solve the problem. Before I bought the adapter, I thought I noticed some odd audio artifacts over Bluetooth when I had several audio centric programs opened at the same time. I don’t know if that’s related or not. I don’t think I have noticed the very strong and obvious digital glitching over Bluetooth audio however (Apple AirPods) or from the speakers. That doesn’t help however as music production using Bluetooth for audio is not really an option due to the lag time. I hope this gets resolved soon. I am tempted to hook up one of my more pro audio interfaces and see if it happens with them. I am wondering if this tiny DAC built into this adaptor is just not all it’s cracked up to be. If I can’t use this as a mobile music workstation with headphones, 50% of the reason I purchased it just went out the window.

NO - has NOT been resolved for my setup. iPad Air 4th Gen - USB-C direct out to USC3 input. Ecamm live App seeing iPad as Video/Audio "source". "Glitch on audio at semi-random intervals of 15 - 40 seconds continuously. MacPro 2013. This did not start happening until 14.5 iOS. Ecamm Live Tech team has been able to duplicate the issue and verified this to be an Apple iOS "bug".

Yep, brand new iPad updated to 14.7.1. Still getting glitches and audio engine not running messages . Bought this for music production as extra cpu needed but never had these issues with iPad Pro 1st gen. may be getting returned 😒

I am sorry to hear that others are still having an issue with this, hopefully it is in the process of getting resolved for various configurations. I can report that for the last several days (nearly a week) since updating to 14.7.1 I have had no noticeable issues on my 2021 iPad Pro, and it was pretty terrible before. Perhaps the fix still needs some refinement, but at least for me, audio is working again.

I am on version 15.0 and the audio is still glitching bad. I am using an external DAC connected to USB-C and whole sections of audio are being skipped. There is no issues with either the DAC or the headphones since they work perfectly when plugged to an Android Device or the PC. None of those early patches have fixed this issue.

Same with my set up - still glitching no matter what iOS I use after 14.5. iPad Air 4 USB-C out to Mac Pro 2013 USB-3 input. Ecamm live application for live streaming used. iPad Air is seen as virtual USB source in Ecamm Live but the audio glitches every 20-40 seconds. Unusable! The software developers at Ecamm live were able to duplicate the problem on another iPad Pro and stated this is an Apple software issue.

I am not sure what is going on, the audio works fine when I am using my Airpods Max connected through bluetooth. Only when the audio is routed to the USB-C the problem arises. If Apple doesn't want people to use wired headphones they could at least release/patch their headphones and devices to support higher bitrate than AAC codecs.

Agree - only when direct routing from USB-C to computer does the audio glitch manifest. I have found a workaround by using a USB-C hub which has audio and HDMI out... This allows me to get "no glitch" audio from the iPad Air-4 USB-C output through the hub. This was an expensive workaround... really wish Apple would fix this... has been going on now for more than six months! - since iOS14.6.

This must be a more complex driver issue, I think, since I posted on this thread probably 6-8 weeks ago with the issue, and luckily for me the iPadOS update 14.7 resolved the issue for me entirely. I can use the USB-C connection for audio now without issue…at least for a “basic” scenario where I am plugging in earphones…I am not using a more complex audio setup or integrating with other apps (eg music apps).

I really hope Apple resolves the issue for all remaining scenarios…hopefully with 14.7.2 and onwards?