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Mac Mini M1 - Audio Pauses When Display Turns Off

Each time my display is turned off, my audio pauses. It seems like the computer is sleeping, even though sleeping is turned off. any idea to let the screen be off while Audi keeps going?


Energy saver settings:

to turn off display at 1 minute,


checked:

-prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off

-wake for network access

-startup after power failure


unchecked:

  • put hard drives to sleep when possible

Mac mini 2018 or later

Posted on Jun 1, 2021 5:05 PM

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Posted on Jun 1, 2021 8:43 PM

🤦‍♂️ Fixed: I was using sound through hdmi. I tried it on Bluetooth and from the onboard speakers and they all work. Makes sense that the monitor would turn off audio when it sleeps.

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Mac Mini M1 - Audio Pauses When Display Turns Off

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