Q: FaceTime making strange clicking sound since OS X 10.10

Problem persists with 10.10.2.  Losing hope that there will be a resolution for this one.

Thanks for the feedback. I'm very disappointed of Apple. Same issue, MacBook Pro mid 2010.

my gf is having the same problem whenever we make a FaceTime call i can't hear her and all it does is that clicking noise. we are sometimes able to fix it by rebooting or using that itunes trick. she's using a mid 11 macbook pro 15" and an iphone 4S and i'm starting to think this might be an handoff/ FaceTime cellular call problem. we just switched that off but didn't have time to try it yet so if anyone wants to give it a shot and leave feedback here, that'd be awesome. you can switch it off on your phone Settings -> FaceTime > deactivate cellular FaceTime calls

Like everyone else, I have the same problem.  It started after I bought my iPhone 6 and upgraded to OS X 10.10.1.   The static on FaceTime occurs after I have use my headphone jack, either for headphones or external speakers.  If I restart my laptop, FaceTime works again until I use the headphone jack.  It's an irritant that I wish Apple would correct but I can at least work around it.  My wife and I switched to Apple 6 years ago because we were fed up with memory conflicts between Windows programs.

Same issue. And I don't want to have to reboot each time. nonono! Can't believe that Apple doesn't fix this with this number of identical issues!

Update.

Earlier today, I spoke with a new representative calling from Apple about the audio issues with Yosemite and this early 2011 MBP.

He is sending more data off to their engineers but it's a guess as to what will happen next week when I'm supposed to hear from him. I provided a small video demonstration that clearly shows the issue happening in OS X 10.10.2 yet no audio issues whatsoever in Windows 8.1. All the more ironic is how the video shows iTunes did not play any audio in OS X when the issue starts yet in Windows iTunes works fine.

I doubt anything meaningful is going to come of this. Meanwhile, I am perfectly happy running Windows on this thing for the foreseeable future, or at least until it dies and I buy a new laptop (not a Mac, though). Although I imagine it looks really bad for Apple that someone, esp. in my professional capacity, to be using a Mac yet running Windows as opposed to OS X.

I have problem when my MacBook Uniboby Late 2008 wake after sleep.

i found a workaround:

open terminal e enter this command:

sudo kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kext

it will ask for your password, enter it.

then enter this one and audio is back.

sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kext

My 2 cents,

Max

But this is for the clicking sound problem of Facetime???

And everytime I must to enter this command???

I tried it but not works for me

Same issue. Horrible cracking noise. Disappointing such a major new aspect fails completely. Weird thing is that I also get this crackle noise when I move a file within Finder....! Apple, fix it...!!

Hello everyone, I have fixed it on my computer (Macbook Pro 15", early 2011, running 10.10.2) permanently.

someone has mentioned it already about Handoff.  and yes, it works permanently for me.

all you need to do is to TURN OFF HANDOFF of ALL your IOs devices (i.e. iPhone, iPod, iPad, etc.) connected to the same Wifi as your macbook pro.  then, restart your macbook pro. this should fix your clicking sound.

if you don't know where Handoff option is, go to General, and there's an option for "Handoff &  Suggested Apps".

let me know if this works for you.

Cheers

1210

Turning off Hand0ff did not work for me.

Update.

Barring a radical change in the problem, this is my final post on the issue. I am getting all of my work done in Windows 8.1 (via boot camp), and having no problems with audio functionality; Skype, Spotify, iTunes, et al. all work with no degradation or hiccup. In short, the computer runs fine with Windows 8.1 while OS X Yosemite cannot properly use audio any longer. I have explained all of this to AppleCare, providing data captures and (2) two video demonstrations yet have received nothing in terms of a solution, fix, or workaround.

Even though I did a clean install of Yosemite in December, wiping the computer HDD clean, setting it up as a new Mac....no fix. The only way I can get trouble-fee audio functionality from this MBP is if I run Windows--not an endorsement but the only Apple-supported OS besides OS X we can run on the Mac.

I can't begin to express my disappointment in Apple on this subject! Not one word from them to acknowledge this problem. When I went to the Genius Bar to have them remove Yosemite and reinstall Maverick the guys behind the counter were oblivious to the problem. Is this the start of the “denial phase” of Apple? I ask myself, do Apple employees experience this situation on their computers and if so what do they do? I am due for a hardware update but will not purchase a new desktop until Yosemite is either scrubbed or Apple fixes this very annoying problem. That’s my 2 cents and final word on this subject.

Let me say it once more: The noise is very probably not caused by Facetime! It might pop up when using facetime but I noticed it more than a year ago on my Mac's audio output. I have never used Facetime. It is present on my MacMinis and on my MacPro. I strongly suspect it is a software glitch somewhere in the innards of the sound software. De-connecting and re-connecting the audio output plug sometimes stops the crackling/ popping noise for a short period of time but after a while it's back again. I'm pretty sure that it's a software glitch since my system (hardware) is the same as before the crackling showed up. I'm running 10.6.8, so it's not dependent on newer systems. Maybe it's the noise caused by the worms in the rotten apple.