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M1 MacBook Pro audio glitch

I cannot locate a relevant thread here, but there are reports all over the internet, including several audio forums and Apple dev. forums regarding audio glitches on M1 hardware.


The audio crackling or popping can occur in any application and is frequently (perhaps always?) accompanied by a console message like the following:


3587 HALS_OverloadMessage.cpp:222 HALS_OverloadMessage: Overload due to HAL client proc exceeding io cycle budget

The audio defect, and console message occur *almost every time* I use an application with audio. I am running MacOS 12.6 on a MacBookPro18,3.


Internet lore on the subject suggests deleting the audio plist files in /Library/Preferences/Audio/. I have not found that to be a reliable fix for the problem.


Has anyone discovered a reliable solution to this problem? Please help, Apple.


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MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Dec 15, 2022 2:26 PM

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Posted on Nov 26, 2023 10:25 AM

Just received new M3 iMac, same audio issue. Randomly all audio cut outs for a moment. Does not matter what the audio source is. Very disappointed and frustrated.

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