Macbook pro 16" M1 pro 2021 popping sound OS 12.0.1

MacBook Pro (16 , 2021)

MacOs Sonoma 14.5

What worked for my case :

1. Finder > Go > Macintosh HD > Library > Preferences > Audio
2. Delete the com.apple.audio.DeviceSettings.plist and com.apple.audio.SystemSettings.plist files
3. Empty trash
4. Restart your computer

after that you can test the speaker test and it will work perfectly at my end

It's definitively a software issue. I always had the same problem with Apple Music and Spotify.

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Install latest ve ta. Problem solved in my case.

Esteban, I’m in 12.4, ve ta, and the sound is now gone. Saludos.

Hi check my solution here. It seems to work for 10 days now :-D

https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/132423?page=16

Hi,

Unfortunately I am also facing this issue…

The A-mac store told me that Apple is not able to source this problem. For those reason they are not able to fix this problem for me…

You would not expect this from a machine with this price tag on it.

I’m very disappointed that I bought this laptop.

None of the tips I've found so far have made a lasting difference for me. Changing the MIDI to 44,100 Hz, 48,000 Hz, or even 96,000 Hz didn't help. Deleting the plist files seems to help in that you reboot afterward but the problem came back within a day. Rebooting seems to be the only thing that fixes it but that only lasts a short time. The problem always returns anywhere from a few minutes to at most a few hours.

I opened a ticket back in Feb on this and provided ArTraces and Device Diagnostics half a dozen times. I haven't received any response since March 10th. The ticket has a recent similar reports listed as less than 10 which based on this post seems really low to me:

Maybe if enough of us open a ticket in the Feedback Assistant something will get done?

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I originally had links to Reddit posts but since those apparently violate some rule, please go to reddit and search for:

MacBook Pro 16 2021 audio crackling issue

MacBook Pro speakers crackling and popping

Look for u/[deleted] with 371 comments and 191 upvotes or u/DailyDoseOfHighlight with 56 comments and 39 upvotes. But really any of the dozens of posts would work since they have the same information about changing MIDI and deleting plist files.

This is a very old issue that has been around for 5 years at least.

One surefire way to trigger it is to open the iPhone simulator from Xcode, leave it running for awhile, and then try making a Zoom video call. The sound will start to crackle like crazy after you've been talking for 5 minutes.

Yes, I get it on the MBP M1 (2021 16") speakers and on AMPro's too, Apple Music, YouTube, Teams calls, everything

I've tried all the fixes, it keeps coming back

Disgraceful form Apple - not that they care

Received this from Apple:

We believe we've identified the issue and we have a fix in place. Once thee released build is available we'll ask you to verify that the issue has been resolved.

Fingers crossed a fix is coming soon...

What fixed this for me, was to not use Firefox to play my music. After I switched to Safari, I worked for 1 hour, no noices at all! In Firefox it was nearly constant when making adjustments to photos/saving/opening.

Turning off Hardware Acceleration in Firefox also seems to help, but still has some noises going on, unlike Safari that so far is 100% 'pop' free!

Hope this helps more people.

Niels

OMG, still this issue! SHAME ON APPLE!

I have last updates, MacOS Monterey 12.4

Reproducible in all cases described in this thread.

No matter: 44,100 Hz or 48,000 Hz, on charge or not, high CPU or not.... - crackling is played from various apps and music/video services anyway!

What should we do? Like..ALL devices affected, or part? Can we get it fixed in any Apple official store on Earth?(I have no official Apple store with genius bar in my country...only official dealers...) If yes, it's gonna be "apple refurbished" device after fix?

I was getting popping sounds while watching youtube, and restarting safari fixes the issue until it starts again. I wonder if it is a OS software issue seeing that it affects different apps and restarting or changing settings can fix it for some users.

I have had mine in to be repaired twice (they sent it out, not just done in an Apple store). Didn't fix it at all. I've been on the phone all morning with a rep basically to have them say we just need to wait and see if anything new comes out of this. I'm livid. This is not a cheap computer and I paid extra for Apple Care. I've already been without my computer for two weeks just for it to still make the popping sounds constantly.