MacBook Pro 2021 M1 crackling sound from Apple TV app

Interesting. I actually had two sessions with higher level Logitech support and they could not get it to run on my MacBook Pro and finally told me that because the app is based on Intel Architecture, they are working on updating the app to the Silicone ARM, but it's not ready. Do you have it running through Rosetta, which is an option I could have used, but chose to just not deal with it.

And therein lies the issue. It's Intel based and at least on my brand new MacBook Pro, Options would not run. I could download it. But I could not get it run in the way it would allow me to program anything.

Why do you need this option app at all? For instance I have Logi Wireless pro gaming mouse, which is not designed for M1 by definition and I didn’t install any extra applications for it. The only issue I have is scrolling. It doesn’t work smoothly. But this problem can be easy solved by installing a little utility called Mos

What sets a MX Master mouse apart from other mice is the ability to program the extra buttons and extra scroll wheel built into the mouse. And to program those buttons, you need the Options app from Logitech. The mouse works without the Options app. But if the Options app can't run on a M1 Silicone MacBook Pro, it will only work as just a mouse, so a total waste of spending the extra money for a mouse which can't be programmed as it was meant to be.

"Oh nice, lots of replies, I wonder if someone has found a solution to the audio issue".

/me finds two pages of off-topic mouse related stuff.

I guess not then.

(also that wasn't really aimed at lobsterghost1, it just happens I clicked that reply button because this forums is weird)

Well, you know, it's quite possibly related. Because when I'm tired of hearing the crunch from the speakers, I put on my Airpods max and the sound doesn't sound smooth there either. I feel like kicking it. So then I reboot.

So instead of the crunching, it could be an overall system jamming issue. That's why the bluetooth mouse was addressed.

So the question is why Apple hasn't fixed it and whether it can be fixed at all and the warranty is running.

That's fair, poor third-party drivers or weird hardware interaction are pretty big causes of these kinds of issues, so rubbish Logitech software might not be helping. I have a Corsair mouse & keyboard on my M1 Pro and they both work great, but the Corsair software is utter garbage and I removed all traces of it in the end due to it constantly using CPU time and periodically crashing for no reason.

Having said that, I suspect the cause lies elsewhere for most of us, since I doubt every person suffering the issue is using a Logitech mouse right now. I might try using another account and installing my usual stuff bit-by-bit and seeing if any one things triggers it. Stuff like Docker, GoLand, Teams, Slack, etc

So again. Service knows about the problem. They have no solution. So the drivers on the logitech are definitely not causing the problem. The repair shop changed someone else's motherboard, the problem came back.

If you read back a couple of pages you can see my self and at least one other person noting that creating a fresh user account immediately solved the issue. Played music for hours, not a single issue. Change back to my main account, crackles and pops return, which suggests it's a software/driver conflict. (well that or CPU load triggering it).

That worked for me for a couple of weeks. Once I started migrating over from the original account, it all came back. Someday when I have the time, I will try again and meticulously log the migration process, but I don't run too many third-party apps.

I've suffered with this issue on my 16" M1 Pro for a while now and this fixed it. I'm kicking myself that I didn't even bother to look as it did sound like a mismatched sample rate.. Cheers for your help Richie..

Open Music and check if the equaliser is switched on or off. If on, switch it off. I did this last night, for the more general clicking and flatus ceased immediately. I re-activated and the flatus returned. The equaliser is off now, and, so far, no noise distortions. Fingers crossed.

I think people may be missing their likely solution to this issue that was resolved in previous pages. I had the same clicking and popping sound during the playback of material, specifically on the Apple TV+ streaming app with my 16" MacBook Pro M1 Pro.

"Audio/midi setup" in the Utilities folder allows you to change the output sample rate. Mine was set to 44.1k and I changed it to 48k and the problem stopped. I actually have it set to 96k which is compliant with the sample rate that is mismatched at 44.1k it seems.. Give it a go

So... the issue has gone away for now.

What I did:

(1) I uninstalled the Corsair iCue application and drivers I installed for my Mouse and Keyboard.

(2) I followed the suggestion by @sbson on page 9:

Open up a terminal

cd /Library/Preferences/Audio
sudo rm com.apple.audio.*

Shutdown / Resart the machine

Sadly I did both at once so I can't say which helped.

(3) I had previously applied the "Midi" fix which did not help at all at the time, but worth mentioning since I had done it.

Two hours means nothing. The problem occurs after a long time. I've tried everything and the only thing that works is a reboot and a few hours of peace. The next day the problem comes back or even later that day.