Macbook pro 16" M1 pro 2021 popping sound OS 12.0.1

My crackling only started about a month ago (December 2022). It happens regardless of whether applications are open or not, whether Internet is connected or not, whether anything is playing or not, and it is intolerable. It crackles more loudly and intensely whenever I perform a command and whenever it performs a function, whether I’m hitting an f–key, waiting for an application to open, or even when I just move the mouse around.

MacBook Pro 13” mid–2012,

macOS Sierra version 10.12.6, all software fully up-to-date.

I took a video but I guess we can’t upload videos here? A screenshot would be of little use for a problem like this.

Best wishes, happy new year, best of luck to all

How long we have to suffer this ridiculous issue? Okay maybe this is my last Mac computer. What do you recommend to buy for music and coding? :D Let's make this "get rid of mac" discussion...Yeah I'm very frustrated...

That's weird. Don't you think the described process is just taking up memory to run and therefor creating the popping sound? Because if that's the case, bluetooth (driver) itself is not the problem, just an event connected to the cause.

Is disabling bluetooth for the time being helpful in validating your theory?

lank699 wrote:

For me the issue applies to when I'm wearing headphones, and through the internal speakers, so I don't believe cleaning the internal speakers will affect the popping noise in my Bluetooth headphones

Different problem entirely - the solution I proposed relates to the internal speaker in addition to:

« PROBLEM: Crackling and popping on Right OR Left speaker during "bassy" sounds. Software updates and sample rate changes fix nothing.

Note: Generally, software issues will happen on both sides as the sound engine should be sending the same signal to all speakers. »

In other words, it’s rather obvious that cleaning the internal speakers of the Mac for the specific problem I mention will not fix your Bluetooth speaker problem but it will help other people who’s problems are not like yours [=

These kind of issues can be from different sources. That’s why we troubleshoot and try to find out the issue. I have Bluetooth headsets that work perfectly, so you have a different problem entirely.

Hi Tommy8850

has this problem stopped for you.

mine has shrunk, and every now and then I think it's over but the it kicks in.

theres no way to send messages to the techs or programmers.?

technicians here in Iceland have no solutions and no way to get answers from Apple.

fantastic products, but when something breaks , you are fudged.

I migrated from a 2017 MacBook Air to this new M3 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro. Maybe the migration messed it up, so I tried deleting those plist files. Will update when I experience it again. But ****, it'll be unfortunate if this persists since today is the last day of me asking for a replacement.

In December 2022, I purchased a MacBook Pro M1, only to encounter an immediate issue—a distracting throttling sound emitting from the right speaker. Though I temporarily remedied it by force-quitting Inter Processes via the Activity Monitor, it proved unsatisfactory.

The root cause, as discovered through discussion with a technician, lies in the MacBook Pro's design: two openings flanking each side where the speakers are situated. Should any metal object come into proximity with these openings, the speaker's magnetism may draw it in, resulting in the unwanted sound.

The solution entails delicately opening the MacBook (do not open if you have Limited Warranty) and removing any foreign objects ensnared by the speaker—a process essential for restoring optimal audio performance. While specific to the MacBook Pro M1, it's prudent to remain vigilant for similar issues in subsequent models like the M2 and M3.

Yes, I have a similar problem for about 3 years in my macbook pro 16 m1 and it still no one has not solved, no one cares about your problems, they want you to buy their products for thousands of dollars but do not want to change anything, I heard that in macbooks on m2 similar problem, that is, they even in the new macbooks did not deign to fix it, I do not know how things are in the macbook m3

Has anyone gotten any real answers from Apple? shouldn't we get the computers reimbursed or something. I keep waiting for an update that will fix this problem but the clicks keep coming back.

I can't believe that I spent this much money for something that doesn't fully work and Apple gives no answers or offers to help out/ fix it.

Tried rebooting and resetting still having same issue w crackling over video downloaded and streaming appletv and other streaming formats

I tried both and I still get the popping noise and I am only listening to Taylor Swift on Apple Music

Excellent will give it a try I was curious if it was logic pro that was creating an issue

I hope apple knows about this I thought it was a plug in w pro logic

also seems to stop when i minimize the window

when I go full screen I get the pops

Did you get a resolution on this? I have contacted Apple support and changed audio settings yet the popping continues!

This is.a pretty serious problem to have with the Apple's highest end laptop, which brags endlessly about its speakers.

I find none of the fixes work for me. Seems to pop more and more.