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tttxx Author

Level 1

10 points

Sound stuttering after Mountain Lion install

Dear community,

after having installed OSX Mountain Lion my sound startet stuttering whenever there is rapid movement on my screen.

This includes e.g. window movement, scrolling through image loaded websites or video playback (flash player, quicktime).

A restart didn't help. I'm using stereo output, not digital.

I have connected a second monitor but the problem persists after disconnecting it. Movement on the second monitor also causes the sound to stutter.

My GPU Diode temperature is at 85°C (there is some bug that keeps the GPU under load while a second monitor is connected AFAIK), but I guess it was the same under Snow Leopard.

In Snow Leopard the sound output was always perfect even under heavy load or heavy HDD I/O.

Any ideas?

iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Jul 28, 2012 5:48 AM

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chilblane

Level 1

5 points

Posted on Jul 28, 2012 3:22 PM

I am also having this issue as well.

I opened Activity Monitor and noticed that during the stuttering, coreaudiod jumps in CPU usage, often past 5%. I have also noticed graphics lag when this occurs if I'm doing something like watching full-screen video or gaming.

I'm currently experiencing this on mid 2011 iMac 27" as well as a 24" iMac 2009 model I use at work.

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rmbpfan

Level 1

8 points

Feb 5, 2013 2:41 PM in response to kallisti

On 10.8.2 when undoing a previous action in Ableton live and just now when opening a project, there is popping and console shows: Unable to talk to lsboxd

2/5/13 11:27:50.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1679us

2/5/13 11:27:50.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1553us

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2/5/13 11:27:52.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1593us

2/5/13 11:27:53.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1545us

2/5/13 11:27:53.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1531us

2/5/13 11:27:54.701 PM mdworker[2221]: Unable to talk to lsboxd

2/5/13 11:27:54.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1529us

2/5/13 11:27:54.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1509us

2/5/13 11:27:54.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:2406us

2/5/13 11:27:54.760 PM sandboxd[2226]: ([2221]) mdworker(2221) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd (pre-ls-info fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:240000005E diag:0 uti:dyn.ah62d4rv4ge80g3xh plugin:internalPlainTextImporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 2916962)

2/5/13 11:27:54.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(2226) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd

2/5/13 11:27:55.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1574us

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2/5/13 11:27:57.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1647us

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2/5/13 11:27:57.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1793us

2/5/13 11:27:58.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1783us

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2/5/13 11:27:58.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1507us

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2/5/13 11:27:59.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1591us

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2/5/13 11:28:01.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1599us

2/5/13 11:28:01.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1521us

2/5/13 11:28:02.470 PM mdworker[2207]: Unable to talk to lsboxd

2/5/13 11:28:02.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:2128us

2/5/13 11:28:02.523 PM sandboxd[2226]: ([2207]) mdworker(2207) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd (pre-ls-info fstype:hfs fsflag:4809000 flags:200000056 diag:0 uti:dyn.ah62d4rv4ge80g3xh plugin:internalPlainTextImporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 419561)

2/5/13 11:28:02.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1745us

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2/5/13 11:28:06.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1730us

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2/5/13 11:28:07.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1617us

2/5/13 11:28:07.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1574us

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2/5/13 11:28:08.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1741us

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2/5/13 11:28:49.000 PM kernel[0]: *** Connected to client 2241 ***

2/5/13 11:30:45.656 PM mdworker[2250]: Unable to talk to lsboxd

2/5/13 11:30:45.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1890us

2/5/13 11:30:45.791 PM sandboxd[2252]: ([2250]) mdworker(2250) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd

2/5/13 11:30:45.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(2252) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd

2/5/13 11:31:00.645 PM WebProcess[2234]: objc[2234]: Object 0x7f8c5341cb80 of class NSUserDefaults autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking - break on objc_autoreleaseNoPool() to debug

2/5/13 11:31:13.000 PM kernel[0]: AudioSM::init nUsedSamples != nMaxSamples 131070 - 131072

2/5/13 11:31:13.000 PM kernel[0]: RESET_ON_UNDER_DELAY, m_uNumUnderrun=22

2/5/13 11:31:13.000 PM kernel[0]: UNDERRUN iBlocksToProcess:5 > iAvailableBlocksFromClients:-18, delay:1 mRts:10 m_uNumUnderrun=0

2/5/13 11:31:13.000 PM kernel[0]: UNDERRUN iBlocksToProcess:2 > iAvailableBlocksFromClients:-21, delay:1 mRts:10 m_uNumUnderrun=1

2/5/13 11:31:23.260 PM Safari[2232]: CGContextClipToRect: invalid context 0x0

2/5/13 11:31:23.000 PM kernel[0]: RESET_ON_UNDER_DELAY, m_uNumUnderrun=7

2/5/13 11:31:23.000 PM kernel[0]: UNDERRUN iBlocksToProcess:4 > iAvailableBlocksFromClients:-3, delay:1 mRts:10 m_uNumUnderrun=0

2/5/13 11:31:23.000 PM kernel[0]: UNDERRUN iBlocksToProcess:4 > iAvailableBlocksFromClients:-7, delay:2 mRts:10 m_uNumUnderrun=1

2/5/13 11:31:31.680 PM Safari[2232]: CGContextClipToRect: invalid context 0x0

2/5/13 11:31:32.840 PM Safari[2232]: CGContextClipToRect: invalid context 0x0

2/5/13 11:31:46.684 PM mdworker[2264]: Unable to talk to lsboxd

2/5/13 11:31:46.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:2484us

2/5/13 11:31:46.747 PM sandboxd[2266]: ([2264]) mdworker(2264) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd

2/5/13 11:31:46.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(2266) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd

2/5/13 11:33:13.000 PM kernel[0]: *** Connected to client 2281 ***

2/5/13 11:33:15.000 PM kernel[0]: AudioSM::init nUsedSamples != nMaxSamples 131070 - 131072

2/5/13 11:33:15.000 PM kernel[0]: RESET_ON_UNDER_DELAY, m_uNumUnderrun=17

2/5/13 11:33:15.000 PM kernel[0]: UNDERRUN iBlocksToProcess:5 > iAvailableBlocksFromClients:-17, delay:1 mRts:10 m_uNumUnderrun=0

2/5/13 11:33:15.000 PM kernel[0]: UNDERRUN iBlocksToProcess:1 > iAvailableBlocksFromClients:-21, delay:1 mRts:10 m_uNumUnderrun=1

2/5/13 11:33:39.984 PM Live[2281]: Address book access is denied for executable at path: /Applications/Ableton Live 8.app/Contents/MacOS/Live

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2/5/13 11:33:44.000 PM kernel[0]: RESET_ON_UNDER_DELAY, m_uNumUnderrun=7

2/5/13 11:33:44.000 PM kernel[0]: UNDERRUN iBlocksToProcess:5 > iAvailableBlocksFromClients:0, delay:1 mRts:10 m_uNumUnderrun=0

2/5/13 11:33:44.000 PM kernel[0]: UNDERRUN iBlocksToProcess:4 > iAvailableBlocksFromClients:-5, delay:2 mRts:10 m_uNumUnderrun=1

2/5/13 11:33:44.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:1554us

2/5/13 11:35:48.256 PM mdworker[2319]: Unable to talk to lsboxd

2/5/13 11:35:48.000 PM kernel[0]: KeThread::run - delay:2203us

2/5/13 11:35:48.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(2320) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd

2/5/13 11:35:48.848 PM sandboxd[2320]: ([2319]) mdworker(2319) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd

2/5/13 11:36:05.009 PM com.apple.qtkitserver[2324]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary on line 3. Parsing will be abandoned. Break on _CFPropertyListMissingSemicolon to debug.

2/5/13 11:36:05.075 PM com.apple.qtkitserver[2324]: Reviver.component -- file://localhost/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/: trouble parsing Info.plist's AudioComponents; entry: <CFBasicHash 0x7c44d850 [0xac2da840]>{type = mutable dict, count = 7,

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2/5/13 11:36:05.000 PM kernel[0]: *** Connected to client 2324 ***

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rmbpfan

Level 1

8 points

Feb 5, 2013 2:39 PM in response to rmbpfan

will now reboot in 10.8.3 and open the same project...

rmbpfan

Level 1

8 points

Feb 5, 2013 2:46 PM in response to kallisti

tried resetting NVRAM, SMC will try again after this test on 10.8.3.

kallisti

Level 1

15 points

Feb 5, 2013 2:58 PM in response to kallisti

which ableton are you running? those console errors are pretty wild

rmbpfan

Level 1

8 points

Feb 5, 2013 3:21 PM in response to rmbpfan

In 10.8.3 the crackling still occurs when for example changing send routings during playback but now there are no error messages in console..😕

rmbpfan

Level 1

8 points

Feb 5, 2013 3:25 PM in response to kallisti

it seems so 😊 im running 8.3.4.. but now in 10.8.3 there were none, will sleep, restart, shutdown and test with the same project..

kallisti

Level 1

15 points

Feb 5, 2013 3:31 PM in response to rmbpfan

I'm suddenly getting weird behavior from this particular thread

disappearing posts etc unless I actually make a post, upon which everything reappears

anyone else experiencing this?

kallisti

Level 1

15 points

Feb 5, 2013 3:46 PM in response to rmbpfan

I'm gonna entertain a hunch with your possible crackling. I know if you have an analogue input or a channel that has an inaudible signal running through it (DC bias, very low frequency, extremely high frequency etc) any routing changes will make a loud crack through the mains.

its not uncommon for mixers like the Xone to have this biasing issue on the preamps

Are you experiencing the big cracking noise on the headphone output of your computer or is that noise exclusive to the Xone?

•• Edit: also check to see that every last thing on your audio signal chain is plugged into the same power circuit. This includes stuff like powered studio monitors, the mixer, the computer, any external fx, drives, printer, usb devices....generally everything in the system that could possibly be sharing the ground connection

rmbpfan

Level 1

8 points

Feb 5, 2013 3:49 PM in response to kallisti

mm yes but my address book on this machine is not important 😉 but it seems that even rerouting a send from fxbus to master for example while no audio is being sent (so it is not like you interrupt audio) the static still occurs and i have experienced this also outside of live, like videos listening and skipping through new music, so funky it definately is but probably not the cause I would think.

kallisti

Level 1

15 points

Feb 5, 2013 3:51 PM in response to kallisti

test

rmbpfan

Level 1

8 points

Feb 5, 2013 4:02 PM in response to kallisti

Did a NVRAM / PRAM reset pops still there.

no error message

kallisti

Level 1

15 points

Feb 5, 2013 4:03 PM in response to rmbpfan

i think you might be experiencing 2 separate problems simultaneously

DC bias cannot be heard and it would be present on a number of channels simultaneously

in the Audio MIDI Setup app, is your clock set to "Internal"? Does changing the sample frequency (while abelton is not running) make a loud cracking sound or does it just make a tiny snap?

when the audio stutters on the 3 dif systems I've tested, it makes a high pitched squeak because the stream is being interrupted and interpolated between zero-crossings.