Macbook pro 16" M1 pro 2021 popping sound OS 12.0.1

A pending release of MacOS 12.5 is supposed to contain a fix. If one is following MacOS release news, one could potentially acquire the fix today. I'd be more specific but the forum has rules that keep causing my post to get removed.

Cannot believe this is still an issue. Searching through the forums this has been around for a long time.

Having LOUD pops come from the speakers every so often on a laptop which cost a fortune is just not acceptable.

I didn't say that they did - apologies if that wasn't clear. The T2 was effectively an Apple Silicon co-processor in Intel machines, so whether or not an Intel Mac has a T2 and isn't experiencing the sound issue would be helpful to know, given that I heard of a similar sound issue on an Intel Mac with a T2.

I never had Chrome installed on my MacBook Pro 16" M1, and have had this sound distortion when using any sound application. Restarting will seem to eradicate the problem, but with a little time, the issue returns.

It's almost August 2022 and there is still no fix for this issue. I've been experiencing the same thing. The MacbookPro speakers are completely useless because of this issue. Are there any solutions?

P.s. for me, the issue happens regardless of the CPU load, the OS version (it's the latest) or the application running.

Hey. Can you clarify this, please?

I'm not using a macbook—i have a Mac Studio Max. I first noticed the tiny audio glitches when testing Logic, but then realized it happens even when playing back youtube videos. I thought maybe my Focusrite audio interface needed its software updated, but then i found the same issues with headphones plugged directly into the Mac Studio.

What are examples of third party audio drivers, and would that be a solution considering my specifics?

I have been an Apple 'freak' since the mid 80s, and i cannot believe this situation, if it truly is a problem with apple's hardware or software. They call it a "Studio" and it is ostensibly made for designers/musicians/producers... yet this is a significant problem (assuming mine is the same as is being reported in this thread....). And again, my issue is tiny audio 'glitches,' not really "pops" that occur maybe a couple/few times per minute. Almost imperceptible, but significant enough that it makes listening to music a silly experience, and writing/recording music absolutely unworkable.

Also crackling sound on a Macbook Pro 16 M1 Pro 16 GB Ram (1 TB SSD) - in a lot of different apps.

Apple! - Is this a out of season april fool joke?

3.500 $ MacBookPro for media production and it fails on sound playback. WTF! Are you kidding me?

Sound playback should be a solved problem since years. Mac was always THE music production machine. The solid workhorse with minimum latency in most DAWs. It's a shame in software quality and no fix since months ... i'm speechless ...

I am still getting this issue intermittently. I would be livid if I were still working on audio production, Djing etc, as this would be a dealbreaker. This 'fix' I posted above still works, but I have still run into the odd audio pop with Safari with other applications open such as DaVinci Resolve. Some really odd conflict must be going on. The Apple's internal DAC should be able to be set in priority exclusive mode to override any other application settings.

This is madness. I've had this problem on and off for months now. MacBook Pro 16" M1 Max 32GB of memory. I've changed all sorts of audio buffer settings and nothing seems to solve the issue. Problem persists when playing audio on the internal speakers as well as through external speakers via an audio interface. Will Apple ever fix this??

I am on Ventura 13.0 and have tried all the proposed solutions. It happens with speakers but also with the Apple earbuds via aux.

This is not the only M1 Macbook I have experienced this on either, on my work laptop the same annoying popping/cracking sounds happen.

What a joke for a laptop in this price range.

Hi, I was buying a new macbook m2 for me and my wife about 2021, unfortunately we also had these problems with the crackling sound!

I would like Apple to somehow fix this situation or compensate for this discomfort! because we are connected with the music and it bothers us a lot! we were also in the diagnostic center and no problems were found there (technically). But the problem remains!

I would be very happy if Apple gave us new MacBooks!

thank you very much! :)

I await your reply and compensation, thank you very much!

Hi, I did this it helps. But the sounds cracks again returned. It drives me crazy as we need to listen on low level, then the cracks are really audible. Think of sleep music. The cracks would be waking me up so decided to research it. It is a major bummer.

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That was only a temporary fix. I also tried changing the Format in Audio Midi Setup which also temporarily alleviated it but soon enough the issue returned. I am yet to update to the latest MacOS though.

Hello, deleted plist, all other remedies suggested here. Popping cracks disappear from Music and VLC. However pops are coming when working in premiere on a timeline. After a longer pause a few minutes when I hit a spacebar to get timeline moving, the movement opens up with a pop crack. Interesting is these are a bit different pops each time. I chatted with Apple the guide said to me, "yes, I got it", and I shared with him a link to this thread! When he arranged a call back the girl wanted to take me to SafeMode. Yet due to communication issue, I could not complete the research phase with her at that time. but when I asked the adviser whether she is aware of the issue, she said no.

It seems that Apple people we speak to on chats or phones are postponing the solution or some are simply unaware of it, hence the standard troubleshooting like restart, reset, upgrade, safe mode procedures, etc are offered.