I own this MacBook for just over 4 months now and it started continuosly making these weird crackling sounds while playing any sort of audio using the built-in speakers. Is there any way to fix it?
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 12.3
I have the same issue as so many others on Reddit and 9to5 Mac forums.
Apple replaced my MBP and a few days after a clean install the issue started again. The crackling sound can also be heard using headphones so it's not a hardware issue.
One theory is that legacy code running in 'Intel' mode is responsible for these glitches. see attached sample.
It looks like a compatibility issue with certain Intel based code running on these M chips. I have the same setup on 2 other Intel MBP and never experiences these issues.
Try closing Intel running processes from the 'Activity Monitor' app and see if that resolves the issue. For me it seems to be reduces but still 'cracks' from time to time.
I have the same issue as so many others on Reddit and 9to5 Mac forums.
Apple replaced my MBP and a few days after a clean install the issue started again. The crackling sound can also be heard using headphones so it's not a hardware issue.
One theory is that legacy code running in 'Intel' mode is responsible for these glitches. see attached sample.
It looks like a compatibility issue with certain Intel based code running on these M chips. I have the same setup on 2 other Intel MBP and never experiences these issues.
Try closing Intel running processes from the 'Activity Monitor' app and see if that resolves the issue. For me it seems to be reduces but still 'cracks' from time to time.
By the way, I have just updated the macOS to the latest 12.3.1 version and nothing seems to change.
MacBook Pro 2021 M1 Pro Crackling sounds
