MacBook Pro 2021 M1 crackling sound from Apple TV app

ye been facing the same issue, but I seem to observe it that it is only going with high end 4k dolby atmosphere/vision videos on full screen mode please @apple check into this issue and resolve !!

The problem also affects the test versions. So the fix won't be out for a long time.

Since I've installed MacOS Ventura developer, about 2 weeks ago, I did not experience any sound issues. So far Ventura runs pretty stable.

I'm having the same issue, except it is a brand new Macbook Pro 2021 and the sound is crackly every time I try connecting to my TV via AppleTV, regardless of fullscreen or not.

It sounds totally fine with my older Macbook Air so it is unfortunate that the brand new laptop isn't connecting the audio well.

I tried a different test account with the same result.

I should clarify that the sound that comes from the Macbook Pro speakers works fine, it's when I connect to my TV via Apple TV Screen Mirroring that the crackling/sound distortion occurs. The audio with screen mirroring works fine when using my older Macbook Air and old Macbook Pro so not sure why it is crackling with this brand new laptop.

I am having intermittent issues with crackling sounds having one audio source playing (like apple music) and getting a notification from messages, or pulling up a youtube clip. It seems to be an issue (at least for me) with something actively playing already and then a second sound source needs to make a sound. I haven't been able to find any solutions to this after research either.

I updated to Monterey 12.2 and thought that would fix the issue, but after 10 minutes I heard it again. I can bet some of tou who were in a hurry to share good news with us, can still hear crackling 😟 😁

that did solve the problem,but 48000hz is not the default setting,even though I can not tell the difference when switching to 48000hz, I still feel not all right, I want it normal when settings are at the default

I'm sorry to hear you are having all of the same issues I am. I also hope Apple finds an excellent way to fix this soon. This experience is so frustrating and should not be happening for the unit price.

Perhaps if less attention was paid to that waaaay overly engineered brown cardboard shipping box...? *sigh*

So many responses and advices what you can try to fix the issue, and people usually reply with "Thank you! This worked!". Would be nice to explain what you did, what computer you have. If it works on some computers then it has to be hardware issue, and we will have time to return product if not working for us. It is ugly that Apple won't send some info about issue and what we should expect. I tried everything all of you suggested. I have OS Monterey 12.2 and MacBook Pro 16" M1 Pro bought in December 2021 and still have issue. Updated to latest everything and no success. F* annoying sound. Wish I can rip out speakers, to not have them at all.

I have a very similar issue, but without the Apple TV connected.

I'm just playing music on my brand new MacBookPro M1 Pro 16" using Spotify and every few seconds a "GRUNCH" interrupts the song that's playing.

I have a secondary display connected to it.

I tried opening the Audio Midi Setup to try the fix suggested by RichieBBB but the speakers format was already set to 48000 Hz.

This is very annoying and not expected from a new machine.

I have this crackling popping sound when I playback from with HDMI to TV or through home sharing via Apple TV.

AirPlay is pointless due to the lag the videos suffer during playback. very distracting.

I have tried 2 different HDMI cables, different HDMI ports on my amp, setting to 48K was a no go as was already 48K.

Tried other settings to no avail.

Playback locally on MacBook Pro M1 Pro 14 inch is totally fine, but external playback is a no go for me with this terrible noise.

Ok so I got a 4K Apple TV. it both mirrors and plays back from sharing without issue. and on 3rd Gen Apple same result. (it previously did it on this but not any more. it just updated to Monterey 12.2.1 not sure if anything to do with that.

main problem with the sound cracking and popping seems to be now with the HDMI connection.

weird.

Same here on a MacBookPro M1 16"

change to 48khz ist no possible for me because working with 44.1 khz stuff

am extremely disappointed in a $6k computer

hope there is another solution soon and its a software failure.

I got this issue on M1 Pro 14'', I tried the offered solution for 48K Hz but I noticed that it was on 48K when I opened the Audio MIDI Setup.

So this solution definitely doesn't help me.

By the way, the issue started after my upgrade to 12.2.1

Apple doesn't recognize that as an issue?!