Video playback Stutters/Freezes on Mac mini upon changing the system volume.

I have the same thing happening on my M2 Mac Mini. Which application doesn't seem to matter, I have it happening in Firefox and mpv for example. Even when not playing any video what so I ever it feels like there's a big delay between pressing the volume keys on my keyboard and the volume indicator showing any change.

Just rebooting macOS fixes it for a while but it will eventually come back again if I just put the computer to sleep instead of shutting down for a few days.

Same exact issue on my M2 Max Mac Studio with 32GB ram. Reboot fixes it temporarily. I use Opera.

Also having this issue, on my M1 mini, running Ventura 13.6.4.

Adjusting the volume up or down, during any video playback, causes the video to stutter.

Also, a potentially related issue, is that anytime my mini plays a system sound (like receiving a message) while I am typing, the key I pressed as the sound played is dropped. Or it will cease to recognize all keyboard input for a few seconds. This is particularly annoying using Messages because if people are messaging me while I'm typing, "evry fw leters ar mssng".

Pax Webb1 wrote:

I also have a M2 Mac Mini running Ventura with the same issue. Very annoying. Will upgrading to Sonoma fix it?

Maybe, maybe not.

Here's the thing: most people have not experienced this problem in either Ventura or Sonoma.

This makes me think that, rather than an OS bug, this may be somehow specific to a few users' particular software setup. If I'm right, then whatever is causing this will probably continue to, if you upgrade the OS.

There are a few easy troubleshooting steps you can take. First, try restarting in Safe Mode. It is slow, but the point here is to check the same problem appears or not.

Also, test while booted normally and logged in to a new user account. Same problem or not?

The two tests will help us determine if some third party software may be behind this.

To examine the issue further:

Please run Etrecheck and post its full report here. Use the "additional text" button and paste the report into the text box.

I am experiencing this issue as well. Has a solution been found?

I also have a M2 Mac Mini running Ventura with the same issue. Very annoying. Will upgrading to Sonoma fix it?